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Job Description
Announcement Number: 439387016
JOE LOMBARDO
Governor
STEPHANIE MULLEN
Executive Director
HAYLEY WILLIAMSON
Chair
TAMMY CORDOVA
Commissioner
RANDY J. BROWN
Commissioner
NORTHERN NEVADA OFFICE
1150 E. William Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701-3109
(775) 684-6101
• Fax (775) 684-6110 https://puc.nv.gov
SOUTHERN NEVADA OFFICE
9075 W. Diablo Drive, Suite 250
Las Vegas, Nevada 89148
(702) 486-7210
• Fax (702) 486-7206
STATE OF NEVADA
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Unclassified Job Announcement
REGULATORY ACCOUNTANT
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada ("PUCN") is seeking qualified applicants for the position of
Regulatory Accountant for the Regulatory Operations, Regulatory Accounting Division. This is an
unclassified, at-will, full-time exempt position within the State of Nevada.
About the PUCN: The PUCN is a quasi-judicial regulatory agency that, among other duties, ensures
investor-owned utilities comply with all applicable state and federal laws. For more information about the
agency, please visit the PUCN website at http://puc.nv.gov.
The Position's Key Areas of Responsibility:
• Audits general rate change applications and analyzes filings for electric, natural gas, telephone, water
and wastewater utilities.
• Audits deferred energy and purchase gas adjustment applications and mobile home park filings.
• Analyzes and processes applications for licenses.
• Reviews applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity and changes in ownership.
• Reviews annual report filings; tracks compliance for non-safety issues, and monitors the universal
energy charge collections and the Universal Service Fund program.
• Provides written testimony and orally defends testimony for proceedings brought before the
Commission; and serves as an expert witness.
• May prepare and present testimony to legislative committees.
• May make presentations to various state, local and federal agencies.
• Analyzes issues and evaluates other parties' written and oral testimony for accuracy, logic and
consistency with existing Commission policy, state statutes and regulations, and writes rebuttal
testimony based upon analysis.
• May be expected to perform additional job-related duties and to have or develop additional specific
job-related knowledge and skills.
Skills Required:
Must be highly professional, well-organized, self-motivated, and possess leadership skills. Must be able to
work independently with minimal supervision as well as in a team environment in collaboration with other
financial analysts, auditors, engineers, economists, and legal staff; compile and summarize information and
prepare correspondence, periodic or special reports related to assignments; and contribute effectively to the
accomplishment of the team or agency goals, objectives, and activities. Ability to audit and analyze
accounting, financial and operational data recorded in the books and records of utilities; ability to audit and
analyze a utility's modifications to recorded accounting data for regulatory ratemaking purposes. To include:
developing and recommending appropriate adjusting entries to be recorded in a utility's books and records;
and developing and recommending appropriate adjustments to a utility's modifications to recorded
accounting data for regulatory ratemaking purposes. Complete and in depth knowledge of cost of service
ratemaking principles and techniques at the state and federal level. Complete and in depth knowledge of
generally accepted accounting principles.
Must be available for occasional travel.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in finance, accounting,
business administration, or closely related field and studies or work experience pertaining to regulated
industries; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years professional level
experience with a regulated utility company or an agency responsible for regulating utilities; OR an
equivalent combination of education and experience. Possession of a current CPA, CMA, or CFA
certification desirable. Also desirable is a working knowledge of federal income taxation of corporations and
the ability to research and apply federal income tax law with respect to cost of service regulation.
Salary: Salary reflecting retirement (PERS) contributions by both the employee and the employer is up to
$126,547 ($108,391 for employer only contribution). Salary offers are based on a wide array of factors such
as a candidate's experience, skills, and education.
Benefits: The State benefits package includes enrollment in the Public Employees' Retirement System
(www.nvpers.org), a choice of health insurance plans (www.pebp.state.nv.us), twelve paid holidays, and
paid annual leave and sick leave, after appropriate waiting periods. Other optional benefits are also
available, including a deferred compensation program.
Position Location: This position will be located in Carson City.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until recruitment needs are satisfied.
Submit Cover Letter, Writing Sample, and Resume to:
Bre Potter
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
Email bpotter@puc.nv.gov
In subject line please reference: Regulatory Accountant Position
Posted: 8/27/24
Closing Date/Time: Until recruitment needs are satisfied -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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State of Nevada
Show moreThe presence of Nevada's earliest inhabitants, beginning about 12,400 years ago, is marked by many petroglyphs and archaeological sites. Baskets, decoys, and ingenious traps are evidence of the resourcefulness of these early people in a harsh and arid environment.
European explorers traveled through Nevada in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1851 that the first settlements were established. An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada's first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state. The State's first elected Governor, Henry Blasdel, took office on December 5, 1864.
Today, Nevada is the nation's seventh largest state in land area. Several hundred mountain ranges cross its landscape, many with elevations over 10,000 feet. In contrast, the State's lowest point (along the Colorado River) is only 470 feet above sea level. From majestic mountains to desert valleys, nature has endowed Nevada with diverse and unique ecosystems.
The Nevada Legislature has honored the State's natural resources and cultural heritage with a variety of State designations described below.
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