Manager, Regulatory Affairs I

Montana-Dakota Utilities; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 97,110 - 121,390; Full time

Job summary

Montana-Dakota Utilities is seeking a senior regulatory affairs leader to manage regulatory programs across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with FERC and state commissions while maximizing earnings and service to customers. Safety is the top priority in all day-to-day activities.

You will coordinate rate cases, review analytical materials, and develop templates and processes to improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field and seven years in regulatory accounting/finance with leadership experience.
• CPA or MBA preferred with related degree and regulatory experience.
• Experience in regulatory environments, rate cases, and project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary coordinator for electric and/or natural gas rate cases, managing timelines, schedules, and deliverables from initial planning through commission orders.
• Perform highlevel reviews of analytical materials to identify gaps, inconsistencies, or procedural risks prior to filing.
• Develop and maintain templates, checklists, and process documentation to improve efficiency, consistency, and knowledge transfer across rate cases.
• Coordinate the intake, assignment, tracking, and timely response to discovery requests from commissions, commission staff, consumer advocates, and intervenors.
• Maintain current understanding of applicable statutes and commission rules and regulations. Interpret and comply with the various Commissions' filing requirements. Analyze any proposed changes, which affect area of responsibility and make recommendations as appropriate.
• Performs other tasks and special projects as assigned.

Skills

CPA

MBA

Project management

Energy economics

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, engineering, or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for the management of the regulatory affairs function (for multiple jurisdictions for the Utility Group only) in accordance with applicable governing statues, regulations and orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and State Regulatory Commissions (collectively, Commissions), and in accordance with regulatory techniques and practices appropriate within the natural gas and electric industries, to maximize earnings and services to customers while operating within governmental regulations, company policy and legal requirements. Responsible for placing safety as #1 priority in day-to-day work routine for self and others.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, engineering, or related field; and
• Seven years of accounting, finance/business, or engineering experience with increasing level of responsibilities in regulatory and prior leadership experience.

Job Responsibilities

1. Serve as the primary coordinator for electric and/or natural gas rate cases, managing timelines, schedules, and deliverables from initial planning through commission orders.
2. Perform highlevel reviews of analytical materials to identify gaps, inconsistencies, or procedural risks prior to filing.
3. Develop and maintain templates, checklists, and process documentation to improve efficiency, consistency, and knowledge transfer across rate cases.
4. Coordinate the intake, assignment, tracking, and timely response to discovery requests from commissions, commission staff, consumer advocates, and intervenors.
5. Maintain current understanding of applicable statutes and commission rules and regulations. Interpret and comply with the various Commissions' filing requirements. Analyze any proposed changes, which affect area of responsibility and make recommendations as appropriate.
6. Performs other tasks and special projects as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or MBA with a degree in accounting, economics, finance, engineering, or related field.
• Prior analytical or accounting experience.
• Prior project management experience.
• Experience with energy economics, conservation and energy efficiency programs, or economic regulation of public utilities.

Other Requirements

• Must take all measures necessary to protect networks, devices, programs and data from cyber-attack, damage or unauthorized access.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, no sponsorships considered.
• Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.
• Required to maintain a valid driver's license.
• Requires travel - minimal (up to 10%)

Offers

Offers Typically Range Between $97,110 - $121,390

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