Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs for a Full Time assignment with one of our premier Utilities clients in Texas.
Responsibilities
- Lead regulatory affairs activities for a regulated utility operation, ensuring alignment between business objectives, financial performance, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and execute rate case strategies, including preparation of regulatory filings, supporting schedules, and testimony for state regulatory proceedings.
- Perform complex financial, economic, and regulatory analyses to support revenue requirements, rate design, and authorized returns.
- Maintain compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and oversee implementation of approved rate adjustments and tariff updates.
- Partner with finance and business leaders to support budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, depreciation analysis, tax-related matters, and long-range financial strategies.
- Prepare annual and periodic regulatory reports and coordinate data validation efforts across multiple departments.
- Serve as a primary point of contact with regulatory agencies and cultivate productive relationships with industry stakeholders and policymakers.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments, assess potential business impacts, and provide recommendations to leadership.
- Coordinate with external consultants on studies related to rate cases, cost allocation, depreciation, and rate design.
- Evaluate operational and financial trends to forecast revenues, funding requirements, and future utility performance.
- Prepare presentations, reports, budgets, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with all applicable state and federal regulatory obligations.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- 3-5+ years of experience in regulatory affairs, rate analysis, financial planning, or a related function within a regulated utility environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing regulatory filings, rate proceedings, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
- Strong understanding of utility ratemaking principles, financial analysis, and regulatory frameworks.
- Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to regulators, stakeholders, or executive leadership.
- Strong project management and leadership capabilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and related financial or regulatory reporting tools.
- Valid Texas driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
- Ability to travel occasionally within Texas for meetings, hearings, and business-related activities.
Preferred Skills
- MBA, CPA, or other advanced business or financial credential.
- Experience supporting regulated water and wastewater utility operations.
- Direct experience with utility regulatory proceedings in Texas or comparable regulatory jurisdictions.
- Knowledge of cost-of-service studies, depreciation analysis, and utility rate design methodologies.
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SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and