Regulatory Compliance Analyst Journey

About the role

This position intends to fill a three (3) year limited term position. The ideal candidate is organized, attentive, a self-starter, tech-literate, and comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams. This role involves managing multiple deadlines, supporting various compliance activities, and leveraging technology to improve tracking, execution, and reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Researches and analyzes regulatory and compliance reporting requirements for the department on a continual basis; actively monitors FERC, NERC, WECC and other regulatory agencies and governing documents to research and decipher exact reporting and time requirements.
• Serves as liaison with SMUD Departments in developing and acquiring reporting information; informs SMUD staff of changes in regulatory agency requirements, standards and practices; reads, researches, analyzes, and provides information and/or recommendations on regulatory compliance issues; establishes archives and manuals for staff reference; actively participates in process improvement efforts and initiatives by providing recommendations for improving or expediting compliance responses and data flows.
• Prepares and reviews complex analysis; provides recommendations on compliance methods and approaches, and assists in resolving problem issues associated with compliance reporting.
• Completes and submits forms and reports required by FERC, NERC, WECC and other regulatory agencies; interacts with internal and external subject matter experts and outside agencies to ensure that the submittals are made on time; reviews and ensures that information received meets regulatory standards and reporting requirements and follows up when additional reporting is needed; explains complicated or unusual issues to staff/management; archives all submittals, forms and backup documentation in accordance with SMUD’s record keeping policies and procedures.
• Creates, manages, and maintains a regulatory and compliance database to aid in meeting all filing and documentation control of reporting data/evidence for FERC, NERC, WECC and other regulatory agencies; (Note: This database will serve as the primary tool for tracking and monitoring all reporting elements required for compliance with regulatory agencies.) monitors and verifies the accuracy of compliance filings, self-reports of violations, mitigation plans, self-certifications of compliance, periodic self-audits, WECC audits, compliance violations and mitigation plan data entered into SMUD databases.
• Captures, tracks, and manages regulatory and compliance data; performs data analysis and reporting; coordinates and participates in the timely completion of analytical and administrative tasks, activities, and requests for information; establishes processes and procedures to enable more efficient and accurate future reporting requirements; prepares reports for internal and external use; coordinates review and approval of internal control; evaluates, analyzes, and reports results of processes and findings of studies; negotiates changes in or commitments to business processes or agreements; disseminates information and responds to requests for information in a timely manner; makes recommendations for new or changes to existing programs or processes.
• Establishes and maintains communications with outside agencies; analyzes and responds to requests for information from agencies; represents SMUD at meetings and public hearings; works with department staff to influence regulations and reporting requirements.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is organized, attentive, a self-starter, tech-literate, and comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams. This role involves managing multiple deadlines, supporting various compliance activities, and leveraging technology to improve tracking, execution, and reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college with major course work in business administration, public administration, or related field or equivalent experience. If no degree, seven (7) years of relevant work experience are required.
• Three or more (3 +) years experience working in a public utility and/or regulatory compliance with progressively responsible professional administrative experience including experience coordinating and performing analytical processes, drafting business correspondence and reports, database management, planning and performing data compilation and reporting, coordinating processes with other staff and departments, personnel administration, and/or organizational evaluation and management.

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and ensure timely completion
• Ability to create and maintain trackers, pivot tables, dashboards, templates, workflows, and visual tools to improve team coordination and compliance visibility
• Experience supporting regulatory compliance, audits, RFIs, self-certifications, internal controls, corrective actions, evidence collection, procedure development, and reporting
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills, especially in managing large document libraries and folder structures
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and professionally, both written and verbal
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), Teams, Project, Visio, SharePoint, PowerBI, Adobe Acrobat, EDM, SAP EAM Plant Maintenance, and Fiori applications
• Initially: Proficient in SAP EAM Plant Maintenance (specifically Notifications and Maintenance Plans), SharePoint, Enterprise Document Management (OpenText D2 Smartview), and Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Within 6-12 months: Familiar with Adobe Acrobat Pro, Fiori, Project, PowerBI, Visio
• Ability to quickly learn and apply technical and regulatory subject matter to practical compliance tasks
• Competent in building and maintaining productive relationships with internal stakeholders
• Able to Identify inconsistencies, missing information, and potential compliance risks
• Proven track record in maintaining professionalism, good judgment, and discretion when handling sensitive information

Benefits

Initial hiring salary range is not subject to negotiation and salaries will vary over time based on performance.

Pay

Minimum Pay Rate: $105,456.00
Maximum Pay Rate: $139,651.20

Schedule

Hybrid Work