Regulatory Accounting Case Manager

Job Posting End Date 05-12-2025 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date. Job Summary * This opportunity can be located in either Shreveport, LA or Austin, TX office. Starting June 2, 2025, this role will be onsite 5 days a week in office. Manage the regulatory accounting efforts to support operating company regulatory activities. Position requires managing the determination of total company revenue requirements utilizing a diverse set of data from many resources across functions. This information is used to determine the rates operating companies use to bill customers for electric service. Position includes interaction and communication with various parties to regulatory proceedings, including the presentation of written and oral testimony before various regulatory commissions. At the conclusion of regulatory proceedings, requires providing accounting instructions to other accounting departments. Keep accounting management informed about regulatory activities. Job Description ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Support operating company regulatory activities by managing accounting data and assistance Manage regulatory accounting aspects of various regulatory filings before various commissions Provide accounting testimony before regulatory commissions including the sponsoring of accounting exhibits and schedules contained in the filing requirements as defined by individual commissions Develop, create, modify, and manage regulatory accounting models for specific regulatory jurisdictions Prepare and coordinate various regulatory schedules and exhibits across functional lines of business Query accounting records Analyze and research accounting transactions Participate in determination total company revenue requirements, rate base, operating income and cost of capital while considering regulatory jurisdiction variables Tailor presentation of results to operating company management Interact and communicate with various parties in regulatory proceedings including commission staff Attend commission meetings Coordinate, participate and host on-site reviews and/or audits by regulatory commission staff and intervenors Make presentations to commission staff and intervenors Manage the preparation and review of responses to interrogatories during discovery and rebuttal phases of proceedings Manage the accounting effort to support settlement discussions with financial analysis based on multiple scenarios Manage the accounting effort to support internal and external legal personnel in the preparation and filing of regulatory applications, briefs, proposed findings of fact and orders, motions for rehearing and appeals as necessary Analyze regulatory legal requirements, commission rules and develop strategies on compliance as it relates to regulatory accounting activities, including research of other utilities' filings for precedent on individual issues Participate in working groups with commissions and other utilities in establishing or updating filing requirements in individual jurisdictions, as well as developing new legislation applicable to our industry Manage the preparation of regulatory analysis as needed by operating companies Manage the analysis of financial data involving variables such as total company data, data related to a specific jurisdiction, or data related to a specific investment or a specific expense for a variety of reasons such as to assist with both actual versus budget comparison, as well as earnings versus amounts approved in rate filings Consider impact of past commission decisions and incorporating into analysis Inform management of the accounting implications related to certain regulatory initiatives Research commission decisions Research generally accepted accounting principles Research Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Rules Issue accounting memos Complete Regulatory activity portion of quarterly accounting issues book to management Draft and review regulatory contingency disclosures for SEC Form 10K, GAAP and FERC reporting MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Regulatory Case Manager (Grade 9) Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other business-related degree. Experience: Minimum 6 years of general accounting experience or 4 years directly related to regulatory accounting or other regulatory activities. Licenses/Certifications: CPA preferred Regulatory Case Manager (Grade 10) Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other business-related degree. Experience: Minimum 8 years of general accounting experience or 8 years directly related to regulatory accounting or other regulatory activities. CPA required active or expired. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: These are additional expectations for the job and could include specific work experience, license / certifications, preemployment testing, expectations about travel, shift work, etc. Some travel required. Overtime expected at times during the processing of cases. Strong written and oral communication skills. Strong computer skills: accounting software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word. Compensation: Will be determined based on grade level and skillset after interviews are conducted. Range can be from $112,869 - $172,333. #LI-ONSITE #SWEPCO #AEPCAREERS Compensation Data Compensation Grade: SP20-009 Compensation Range: $112,869.00-146,730.50 USD The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met. Hear about it first! Get job alerts by email. Log in to your Candidate Home Account today! If you don't have an account, you can create one. 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Salary : $112,869 - $172,333