Job: Utility Accounting & Finance Manager

Position Description

Utility Accounting & Finance Manager

Anticipated Starting Salary Range : $105,700 - $135,000

Starting Salary Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

The State Corporation Commission (SCC or Commission) seeks a Manager to join our Division of Utility Accounting & Finance (UAF), which regulates public utilities that provide essential services such as energy and water to Virginians. The Division of UAF provides the Commission with accounting and financial information to use when deliberating utility cases involving rates and services. Utility ratemaking is the formal regulatory process by which public utilities set the prices they will charge consumers. The UAF Manager will oversee the work of the team responsible for investigating utility applications under Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the Code of Virginia.

The job responsibilities of this position will include the following :

• managing and conducting complex analysis of utility company affiliate agreements, affiliate transactions, utility asset transfers, transfers of control, and security / financing transactions;
• analyzing and directing analysis of complex corporate structures involving multiple legal entities and reviewing and interpreting complex legal agreements;
• developing and helping to develop discovery to identify issues or areas of concern with utility applications / proposals;
• clearly communicating issues and areas of concern with utility applications / proposals to ensure utility applications meet the standards for approval set forth in Virginia law;
• preparing and presenting well-written and fully developed staff reports, action briefs, testimony, and draft orders on utility applications;
• conferring with utility company officials regarding filed applications;
• coordinating with OGC and the Commission on review of draft orders and action briefs;
• managing, coaching, developing, training, and evaluating work of professional staff;
• developing the methods and procedures utilized in the review and analysis of utility applications;
• planning, organizing, directing, and reviewing the work of staff; including editing staff work product, and ensuring consistency in staff reports, action briefs, testimony, and draft orders; and
• performing related work as required.

Qualifications

SCC Information

The SCC offers its employees rewarding, impactful public-service work; work-life balance; and professional development opportunities. The SCC fosters a high-performing workforce with a commitment to diversity and inclusion, collaboration, and alignment with the SCC's mission and strategic goals. Core benefits provided to SCC employees include competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts, leave programs, and paid state holidays. Employees participate in a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching. The state funds a short and long-term disability program.

The SCC regulates various companies and industries in Virginia; therefore, to avoid any conflict, employees are required to sign a Conflict of Interest Form and must dispose of any stock they hold in a regulated company or dispose of any licenses or certificates they hold in any industry regulated by the SCC unless otherwise permitted. Employees also shall report employment of household members by a regulated company.

The SCC does not provide employer sponsorship. We use the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

The SCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified Employer, we value and encourage veterans and members of the Reserves and National Guard to apply.

The information you submit must clearly demonstrate your experience and qualifications as they relate to this position. Interview consideration is based on the information submitted online. If requested, the SCC will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application and interview process. A background investigation is conducted on the selected candidate as a condition of employment.

This position is classified in the SCC Salary Structure as a Grade P-15 and is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). How To Apply

This position will remain open until filled; however, interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by January 28, 2025.

Qualified internal and external candidates are encouraged to apply. If you are an external candidate, click the Apply button on this page to apply . If you are an internal candidate, apply using eSCC (Oracle) - iRecruitment Employee Candidate.

Minimum Salary 105700.00 Maximum Salary 135000.00 Ad Close Date

Salary : $105,700 - $135,000