Senior Regulatory Accounting Lead – Flexible Work & Growth

Liberty Utilities

Tyler (TX)

Hybrid

USD 95,000 - 135,000

Full time

9 days ago

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401k with matching

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Job summary

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is seeking a Lead Analyst in Regulatory Accounting to lead complex regulatory filings, provide technical accounting guidance, and shape the regulatory reporting framework.

The role requires deep knowledge of US GAAP, FERC/NARUC guidance, and strong collaboration with Legal, FP&A, and Tax teams. The role offers a hybrid work model in Tyler, TX, with a base salary in a broad range and opportunities to mentor Analysts while driving data integrity and process

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
Eight to ten or more years of progressive experience in accounting, regulatory accounting, utility accounting, financial reporting, audit, rate-case support, or related finance roles.
Advanced knowledge of US GAAP, utility accounting, regulatory accounting, regulatory assets and liabilities, cost allocation principles, and financial reporting controls.
Extensive experience supporting complex regulatory filings, rate cases, audits, commission data requests, FERC/NARUC reporting, or jurisdictional proceedings.
Demonstrated ability to interpret complex accounting and regulatory reporting requirements and translate them into defensible workpapers and filing support.
Advanced Excel, data reconciliation, analytical, and financial systems skills, including large data sets and multi-source reporting environments.
Experience with SAP, Hyperion/HFM, Workiva, Power BI, PowerPlan, BlackLine, Analysis for Office, or comparable platforms.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, manage competing regulatory priorities, and lead complex deliverables with limited direction.

Responsibilities

Lead the most complex regulatory filings and rate-case support activities.
Serve as principal financial and regulatory accounting advisor for significant proceedings and regulatory initiatives.
Establish standards for source-to-file traceability, workpaper quality, reviewer evidence, documentation retention, control alignment, and regulator-ready support packages.
Provide final technical review and quality assurance over complex schedules, exhibits, reconciliations, testimony support, regulatory responses, and filing support.
Interpret and advise on FERC USOA, NARUC guidance, ASC 980 considerations, regulatory assets and liabilities, cost allocations, rate recovery mechanisms, affiliate transactions, and jurisdiction-specific reporting expectations.
Anticipate and resolve complex data, accounting, reporting, mapping, control, and documentation issues that could affect filings, audits, compliance readiness, or stakeholder confidence.
Partner with Regulatory Affairs, Legal, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Audit, business operations, consultants, expert witnesses, and senior finance leaders.
Advise leadership on regulatory reporting risks, emerging requirements, accounting implications of regulatory orders, organisational changes, system implementations, and transformation initiatives.
Design and lead improvements to governance, data management, controls, account mapping, filing calendars, request tracking, workflow automation, and recurring support processes.
Develop playbooks, templates, quality standards, training materials, and knowledge-transfer routines for the regulatory accounting analyst team.
Mentor Analysts I, II, and III through technical coaching, review feedback, issue-resolution guidance, and professional development support.