Regulatory Accountant

Requisition Number: 25900 

Mountaineer Gas Company is the largest natural gas distribution company in West Virginia with over 220,000 customers and 450 employees. We service fifty (50) of the fifty-five (55) counties in West Virginia and maintain close to 6,000 miles of pipeline.

Job Summary

REGULATORY ACCOUNTANT – CORPORATE OFFICE (CHARLESTON, WV)

We are currently recruiting in our Corporate office, Charleston, WV, for a Regulatory Accountant. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for aspects of natural gas regulatory activities and support of corporate treasury functions.
• Assists in regulatory filings including base rate cases, infrastructure rider cases, purchased gas cost filings, and miscellaneous filings including associated preparation of supporting documents and testimony.
• Performs research of regulatory topics and rate case outcomes related to utilities in West Virginia and throughout the country.
• Assists in cash management, projections, and journal entries.   
• Performs other duties as assigned, such as gas cost analysis, financial analysis, and business process analysis.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance. 
• Proficient at intermediate/advanced level in Excel and working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.  
• Requires ability to read, analyze, and interpret government regulations, technical procedures, and business periodicals; ability to write reports, prepare data responses, and effectively present information; and ability to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.

Preferences:

• Minimum of two (2) years of related experience in a natural gas regulatory environment or public accounting. 
• Experience with the following:  WV natural gas regulations, regulated distribution systems, state utility regulatory commissions, regulatory and FERC accounting including gas industry pricing trends and techniques, and public speaking. 

Mountaineer Gas Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  As such, the Company abides by the requirements of the Executive Order 11246, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a).  The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally protected class in its practices.

Successful applicants shall be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen as a condition of employment, and if hired, shall be subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Mountaineer Gas Company policies.