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INTRODUCTION

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.

Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Sr SOX Compliance Analyst

Position Summary

Assist in managing Sarbanes - Oxley compliance. Assist company personnel in understanding and complying with the requirements associated with internal controls over financial reporting. For the suite of SAP applications, participate in reviewing risks, role changes and access requests within the Governance Risk and Compliance application.

Essential Responsibilities

• Maintain and/or facilitate updates to Sarbanes - Oxley documentation including risk assessment, control activities, significant business process documentation including process maps, and compliance activities. Facilitate training to control owners or other relevant parties on an ad hoc basis.
• Participate in quarter-end and year-end assessment of the control environment, including assessing, assisting in resolving complex problems and reporting on issues.
• Participate in mitigation activities for special projects as assigned. Projects may include but are not limited to evaluating risk and implementing appropriate risk mitigation tools related to system implementations, upgrades or enhancements or process related changes, developing ad hoc reports and process improvement initiatives, including driving technology changes.
• Participate in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) assessments of risks, changes to role and access.
• May provide work direction and training to others (i.e., control owners, analysts, interns, etc.).

Minimum Requirements (Min: $73,700 | Max:$104,633)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting. MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• The experience required for this position is one of the following:
• Two years of auditing experience AND holds a Master’s degree or is a licensed CPA/has equivalent certification (CPA eligible); OR
• Two years of IT auditing or IT controls integration experience; OR
• Four years financial accounting and reporting or tax experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of working knowledge of GAAP, SEC, FERC, PCAOB Sections 302, 404 and 906, DOL & ERISA accounting.
• Experience with IT and/or systems related controls (preferably SAP) preferred.
• Ability to communicate complex control issues and accounting and financial reporting items, organizational, communication/presentational and documentational skills.

SOX Compliance Consultant

Position Summary

Assist in managing and directing Sarbanes - Oxley compliance. Assist company personnel in understanding and complying with the requirements associated with internal controls over financial reporting. For the suite of SAP applications, assist in reviewing risks, role changes and access requests within the Governance Risk and Compliance application.

Essential Responsibilities

• Maintain and/or facilitate updates to Sarbanes - Oxley documentation including risk assessment, control activities, significant business process documentation including process maps, and compliance activities. Facilitate training to control owners or other relevant parties on an ad hoc basis.
• Participate in or lead quarter-end and year-end assessment of the control environment, including assessing, assisting in resolving complex problems (including working with Senior Leadership) and reporting on issues to Executive and internal and external auditors.
• Drive mitigation activities for special projects as assigned. Projects may include but are not limited to evaluating risk and implementing appropriate risk mitigation tools related to system implementations, upgrades or enhancements or process related changes, developing ad hoc reports and process improvement initiatives, including driving technology changes.
• Participate in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) assessments of risks. Evaluate and provide approval on changes to role and access risks.
• May provide work direction and training to others (i.e., control owners, analysts, interns, etc.).

Minimum Requirements (Min: $84,900 | Max:$120,567)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting. MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• The experience requirement for this role is one of the following:
• Four years of auditing experience AND holds a Master’s degree or is a licensed CPA/has equivalent certification (or CPA eligible); OR
• Four years of IT auditing or IT controls integration experience; OR
• Six years financial accounting and reporting or tax experience;
• Demonstrated understanding and working knowledge of GAAP, SEC, FERC, PCAOB Sections 302, 404 and 906, DOL & ERISA accounting.
• Extensive experience with IT and/or systems related controls (preferably SAP).
• Ability to resolve and communicate complex control issues and accounting and financial reporting items.
• Strong organization, presentation, professional judgment, and documentation skills.

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Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $73,700.00 to $120,567.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 11/15/26

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