Career Opportunities

Piedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily engaged in the distribution of natural gas to 980,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Our subsidiaries are invested in non-utility, energy-related businesses, including unregulated retail natural gas and propane marketing and interstate and intrastate natural gas storage and transportation. More information about Piedmont Natural Gas is available on the Internet at www.piedmontng.com.

Reporting to the Manager Regulatory Affairs, the Regulatory Analyst is responsible for a variety of gas cost accounting and both state and federal regulatory functions to ensure the integrity of gas costing information and the Companys compliance with state and federal regulations.  In particular, the Regulatory Analyst compiles and analyzes gas costing information used in financial reporting (SEC, IRS, NCUC, SCPSC, TRA, etc.) and fulfillment of regulatory requests.  The position is responsible for recording all cost of gas entries, including all related regulatory deferred accounts and inventory accounts, analysis of variances in revenues, and margin for management review and financial disclosure.  The Regulatory Analyst is also responsible for working with regulatory agencies and other PNG departments to ensure regulatory requirements and requests are met in an accurate and timely manner.  In addition, the Regulatory Analyst may represent PNG to the various regulatory agencies as directed by the Managing Director Regulatory Affairs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in a related field     
• Three or more years accounting experience in a professional role    
• Excellent analytical skills as demonstrated through current job performance or previously held jobs    
• Excellent communication skills to include interpersonal, written and verbal communications    
• Flexibility to perform complex accounting and regulatory activities as demonstrated through work experience or current job performance    
• Experience in financial reporting

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance    
• Professional Certification (CPA)    
• Experience with automated retrieval tools (i.e., ACL, BRIO)    
• Experience with advanced EXCEL functionality    
• Experience with PeopleSoft financial applications    
• Natural gas industry experience

Physical Requirements:

Sitting for long periods of time while working on a computer

Other Requirements:

Occasional evenings and/or weekend work depending on the status of projects, etc.  Must be able to work independently and make sound decisions with minimal supervision. Must present as a professional in all interactions with staff and management.

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To apply for position, send resume along with requisition number to corporate.recruiter@piedmontng.com.

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