Compliance Analyst

Atmos Energy; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Atmos Energy is seeking a compliance professional to lead and enhance regulatory adherence across the division. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and four years of progressively responsible experience, with strong written and verbal communication to explain complex regulatory concepts to varied audiences.

You will develop compliance plans, manage analyses and audits, coordinate with regulators and stakeholders, and stay current with federal, state, and local rules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required with 4 years of progressively responsible experience or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence, persuade, resolve conflict and build consensus.
• Ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and statistical methods.
• Advanced knowledge of various software applications to create complex documents, reports and/or graphics.

Responsibilities

• Leads compliance programs and assures full regulatory adherence across the division.
• Develop and maintain expert knowledge of compliance related plans, programs, and procedures.
• Manages complex compliance regulatory analysis, reporting, and communications.
• Leads and supports internal audits to determine the effectiveness of programs, identify issues, and recommend solutions.
• Works closely with division personnel, external organizations, and regulatory agencies on compliance-related initiatives.
• Completes incident reports and responses filed with regulatory agencies to assure consistency in reporting and responses.
• Tracks and monitors responses to assure compliance with the guidelines imposed by the agencies.
• Researches and informs internal stakeholders of updates to federal, state, and local agency rules and regulations.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships and effectively coordinates with other business units as needed.
• Stay abreast of upcoming, new, and revised rules, regulations, and directives applicable to the business and support the development of changes.
• Recommends improvement with processes, management systems, procedures, and operating equipment to comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to others.

Skills

Regulatory research

Communication skills

Numeric analysis

Advanced software skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Office software

Job description

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in technical writing and use of online tools for regulatory code research to aid in evaluation of applicable codes, standards, and regulatory interpretations to support company operations and compliance programs.

Primary Duties

1. Leads compliance programs and assures full regulatory adherence across the division.
2. Develop and maintain expert knowledge of compliance related plans, programs, and procedures.
3. Manages complex compliance regulatory analysis, reporting, and communications.
4. Leads and supports internal audits to determine the effectiveness of programs, identify issues, and recommend solutions.
5. Works closely with division personnel, external organizations, and regulatory agencies on compliance-related initiatives.
6. Completes incident reports and responses filed with regulatory agencies to assure consistency in reporting and responses.
7. Tracks and monitors responses to assure compliance with the guidelines imposed by the agencies.
8. Researches and informs internal stakeholders of updates to federal, state, and local agency rules and regulations.
9. Develops and maintains positive working relationships and effectively coordinates with other business units as needed.
10. Stay abreast of upcoming, new, and revised rules, regulations, and directives applicable to the business and support the development of changes.
11. Recommends improvement with processes, management systems, procedures, and operating equipment to comply with local, state, and federal regulations.
12. Provides guidance and mentorship to others.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Bachelor's degree in a related field and four years of progressively responsible experience, or equivalent.
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, persuade, resolve conflict, motivate and build consensus (inspire not require); the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers in order to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or information on technical or other complex concepts to individuals with little or no background in the area under discussion.
• NUMERIC SKILLS: Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and statistical methods.
• COMPUTER SKILLS: Requires advanced knowledge of various software applications to create complex documents, reports and/or graphics.
• WORK CONDITIONS: Works in an office environment and requires occasional travel. Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Compliance