Liberty Utilities Co.

Analyst III, Regulatory Accounting

Liberty Utilities Co.$80K — $115K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
  • 5-8 years of progressive experience in regulatory accounting or utility accounting.
  • Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and regulatory reporting requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience with FERC/NARUC reporting and rate cases.
  • Advanced Excel skills and ability to analyze large data sets.
  • Familiarity with SAP, Hyperion/HFM, Workiva, Power BI, or similar tools.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead preparation and review of regulatory financial schedules and filings.
  • Act as the primary financial lead for regulatory audits and data requests.
  • Validate and review information prepared by junior analysts for accuracy.
  • Develop complex regulatory responses and financial analyses.
  • Provide expertise on regulatory accounting and cost allocations.
  • Oversee GAAP-to-regulatory reconciliations and reporting analyses.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams including Regulatory Affairs and Finance.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexibility in work arrangements.
  • Opportunities for continuous improvement and process standardization.
  • Coaching and development support for junior team members.
  • Engaged company culture focused on sustainability and purpose.
  • Collaboration with various stakeholders and experts in the field.
Full Job Description
Purpose

This is a growing Team and various new opportunities on the Regulatory Accounting Team available.

Senior-level individual contributor responsible for leading complex regulatory accounting, FERC/NARUC reporting, rate-case support, commission data requests, and regulatory compliance activities.

Serves as a subject matter expert for regulatory financial data, accounting requirements, rate-case support, and reporting processes while ensuring filings and support are accurate, complete, traceable, and audit-ready.

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Accountabilities

  • Lead preparation and review of financial schedules and support for FERC Form 1, FERC Form 3-Q, rate cases, regulatory filings, audits, management audits, and commission data requests.
  • Serve as primary financial lead for assigned rate cases, regulatory proceedings, audits, and significant data requests.
  • Review and validate information prepared by Level I and Level II analysts for consistency, completeness, and compliance with requirements.
  • Develop complex regulatory responses, exhibits, workpapers, testimony support, and financial analyses.
  • Provide subject matter expertise on FERC USOA, regulatory accounting, regulatory assets and liabilities, cost allocations, rate recovery mechanisms, and utility accounting.
  • Lead GAAP-to-regulatory reconciliations, account mapping validations, and regulatory reporting analyses.
  • Assess accounting impacts from new regulatory orders, emerging requirements, organizational changes, and system implementations.
  • Partner directly with Regulatory Affairs, Legal, auditors, consultants, expert witnesses, business stakeholders, and finance leadership.
  • Lead process standardization, controls, documentation standards, operating procedures, automation, and continuous improvement.
  • Provide coaching and technical support to Level I and Level II analysts.


Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
  • Five to eight years of progressive accounting, regulatory accounting, utility accounting, financial reporting, audit, or related experience.
  • Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, utility accounting, regulatory accounting, regulatory assets and liabilities, and financial reporting.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting filings, rate cases, regulatory audits, commission data requests, or FERC/NARUC reporting.
  • Advanced Excel and analytical skills with ability to manipulate and interpret large data sets.
  • Experience with SAP, Hyperion/HFM, Workiva, Power BI, PowerPlan, BlackLine, or comparable platforms.
  • Strong communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and deadline management skills.


Compensation Data

Full base salary range $80,000.00- $115,000.00 per year*Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.

As the successful candidate

About Liberty Utilities Co.

Liberty Utilities is a regulated utility company that provides electricity, natural gas, and water services to customers in the United States and Canada. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers in various regions including Arizona, California, and Missouri. Liberty Utilities is committed to providing safe, reliable, and affordable services to its customers. The company was founded in 1987 and has since grown to become one of the leading utility providers in North America.
Learn more about Liberty Utilities Co.
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$50 million
Founded
1987
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$1 billion

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