Director, Regulatory Accounting & Reporting in Reno, Nevada at NV Energy

NV Energy
Position Title: Director, Regulatory Accounting & Reporting

Job ID: 10005887

Location: Reno, NV, United States
Description:

Job Description

Basic Purpose
This position has primary responsibility for the Company’s regulatory and revenue accounting activities. Manages, directs, and coordinates the analysis and recording of internal and state regulatory filing obligations related to revenue accounting, deferred energy accounting, public policy programs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy Information Administration, earned rate of return reporting, and state and FERC rate case filings. This position represents the Company as an expert witness in various regulatory proceedings and directs a team of about thirteen team members.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Directs the preparation and review of monthly accounting, quarterly regulatory rate filings, monthly reporting obligations, monthly projections, and annual case filings for deferred energy and other public policy programs. Normally serves as expert witness to these regulatory filings.

Directs the preparation and review of monthly revenue accounting, internal and external reporting and analyses, quarterly filings, and annual filings. Normally serves as expert witness to these regulatory filings.

Supports the Company’s Nevada state general rate case filings:

• directing the preparation of analyses for revenue requirements calculations
• providing oversight of the revenue requirement schedules
• providing management analyses related to timing and filing strategies
• responding to data requests
• reviewing testimony
• serving as an expert witness to these regulatory filings through the preparation and defense during cross examination of expert testimony.

Directs the development and implementation of new public policy programs and FERC regulatory filings that include the development of objectives and strategies for wholesale and transmission.

Directs multiple Federal Energy Regulatory tasks including the of quarterly FERC 920 3Q filing obligations, filing/recording FERC tariffs and rate schedule, assist in maintaining documents in the utilities electronic contract administration system, assist in federal tariff filings. Provides case management for FERC regulatory filings.

Directs support of required inputs to the utilities long-term plan. Develops wholesale transmission tariffs and pricing proposals. Supports company’s participation as an intervenor in the regulatory filings of suppliers.

Monitors and enforces all compliance requirements for area of responsibility.

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment
Education and Work Experience
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in accounting, engineering, economics, business or related field and 10 years of regulatory experience including general rate case, deferred energy and FERC experience, and at least 3 years in a leadership role.

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 14 years of regulatory experience including general rate case, deferred energy and FERC experience and at least 3 years in a leadership role.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrated knowledge of:
Utility and regulatory theory and methodologies.

The utilization of various accounting and reporting software.

Skills such as:
Analytical, problem solving, quantitative modeling, planning, time management, verbal and written communication, decision making, presentation, organization, and interpersonal.

Developing and participating with internal and external customers in identifying and analyzing regulatory issues.

Equipment and Applications
PCs, word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
General office environment. No special physical demands required.

Note: Immigration Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but is NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For more information regarding work visas, please visit www.uscis.gov.

About Us

NV Energy is looking for qualified people to join us in one of the premier energy companies in the West. Located in the fastest growing state in the United States, NV Energy provides electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually. Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko and South Lake Tahoe. We also provide natural gas to more than 155,000 citizens in the Reno-Sparks area.

About the Team

NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

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