Regulatory And Rates Analyst
Summit Utilities, Inc was named as one of the fastest growing Denver area private companies 2019 and 2020; best places to work in Maine 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and best places to work in Arkansas 2020 and 2023, Oklahoma 2022 and 2023 and Missouri 2023. Summit was also recently named one of Forbes 2023 Americas Best Small Employers. Summit is a growing natural gas utility company providing safe, reliable and clean burning natural gas service to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri and Oklahoma. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence, diversity and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do. We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Regulatory and Rates Analyst to work in a hybrid capacity from one of our offices in Arkansas, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, or remotely from Texas.
Position Summary:
Develops and prepares revenue requirements, cost of service studies and other rate and regulatory filings in order to achieve Summit Utilities, Inc. strategies, goals and objectives. In conjunction with department management and senior team members, reviews analysis and participates in the formulation of law, rules and policy at the state and federal level.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports the implementation of rate changes and the administration of existing rates and tariffs
- Performs the planning and preparation of required regulatory reports, annual compliance filings, data responses, ordered compliance filings and other similar non-rate case filings
- Assists team members in assembling, analyzing, and reviewing rate change proposals associated with purchased gas adjustment and demand cost filings
- Maintains compliance with all applicable requirements concerning rates, gas costs and tariff-related matters
- Assists with preparation of regulatory filings including testimony, schedules, work papers, requests for information and briefs on a timely basis and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements
- Gathers and analyzes financial information and operating statistics and their impacts for the development of regulatory strategies
- Supports the preparation of major rate and regulatory projects
- Aligns with senior team members in the monitoring and communication to senior management key developments in rate and regulatory matters that directly or indirectly impact Summit Utilities, or its business environment
- Works closely with industry associations to coordinate industry responses to key rate and regulatory issues
- Establishes and maintains communications with members of the various Summit Utilities departments
- Works with other departments relative to identifying and researching current issues or trends affecting regulatory environment
- Attends workshops and conferences to monitor regulatory proceedings to identify trends, issues, or decisions which might affect Company's regulatory objectives
Education and Work Experience:
Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance Three (3) years experience in ra