Senior Regulatory Analyst
Offer summary
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field., Proven experience in regulatory environment, financial planning, or accounting., Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and technical proficiency., Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently..Key responsibilities:
- Develop and support regulatory strategies and rate case filings.
- Prepare testimony and exhibits for regulatory applications and hearings.
- Analyze regulatory data and ensure accurate rate implementation in billing systems.
Job description
*This is a hybrid role (work from home on Monday and Friday)
Job Summary
Works with cross functional teams to plan, prepare, research, analyze, litigate, implement regulatory strategies and plans with each states regulatory team to meet cost recovery objectives to ensure rates that are competitive, profitable, and comply with regulatory policies and guidelines.
Within this environment, the Regulatory Analyst will support accurate, timely and innovative regulatory initiatives, including but not limited to: regulatory rate case filings, compliance filings, tariff filings, regulatory asset accounting, data analysis, and utility capital structure. The Regulatory Analyst will support working relationships with Legal, Financial Planning, Accounting, etc., to meet corporate, regulatory strategic initiatives.
Essential Functions
Work with various NiSource operating company management teams to develop strategies and work plans that will ensure timely recovery of costs that are included in base rates and approved recovery mechanisms.
Support analytical studies that provide alternative approaches and recommend regulatory strategies that maximize the operating companies; ability to generate revenues and provide for timely recovery of costs while optimizing the return on invested capital.
Prepare testimony and exhibits to support regulatory applications; analyze intervenor testimony to formulate responsive testimony and assist with crossexamination strategies; prepare data request responses during general rate cases and other petitions; and assist with support required during Commission hearings.
Timely and accurate development, interpretation and input of approved rates into customer billing system.
Verification that customers bills are correctly calculated.
Comprehensive financial support, including accurate financial reporting of regulatory items within external filings, financial plan updates and internal management reporting
Foster partnership with other internal departments such as Legal, Financial Planning, Accounting, etc.
Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other business discipline
Proven experience in the regulatory environment, financial planning, finance andor accounting discipline
Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision in an accurate and timely manner and deliver results
Proven record of experience in the regulatory environment, public accounting, finance andor accounting discipline
Demonstrated ability to be selfmotivated
Exhibited expert technical skills and attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Solid working knowledge of MS Office (Excel & Word)
Works well in a team environment
Compiles, organizes, analyzes and formats data for cost recovery filings, base rate case filings and other regulatory reports and filings
Provides fundamental rate interpretation, maintains rates in the billing system, coordinates billing changes
Provide regulatory support to other business units and project teams
Assists in ensuring accurate financial records
Maintains awareness of state projects andor matters in the provision of good customer service
Ensures the seamless flow of information amongst team members
Embraces and utilizes new technologies and strives for continuous improvement
Prepare test scripts for SOX internal control testing, perform and record testing results to maintain adequate internal controls to comply with SarbanesOxley requirements
Performs duties under close supervision
Provides regulatory support to internal project teams and individuals
Interprets and analyzes Commission regulations, rate orders, Commission Staff reports and interveners positions
Coordinates external and internal audits
Coordinates tasks within assigned projects
Provides technical support for responding to outside parties such as Commission Staff, Consumer Advocates, and legal counsel
Maintains rates in the customer billing system and verifies the customer bills are correctly calculated
Leads billing implementation changes with IT and other internal groups
Assists Managers and Lead Regulatory Analysts with duties, including training of Regulatory Analysts
May provide expert testimony in support of filings
Adaptability
Initiating Action
Work Standards Quality Orientation
Masters Degree MBA
Witness training andor previous witness experience
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Upon Hire
As a public utility, NiSource is required to provide continuous service to customers at all times. To ensure we fulfill that obligation, employees may be required to work outside their normal work hours and perform tasks outside of their normal responsibilities in support of emergency operations.
Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
Workplace Connection
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others
Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position
Required Qualifications For Position