Rate Analyst jobs in the United States

Requisition ID # 157818 

Job Category: Accounting / Finance 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Corporate Affairs

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Rates department within PG&E’s Corporate Affairs organization develops and provides regulatory expertise in all gas and electric rates proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). In addition, the Rates team conducts cost of service analysis, forecasts revenues, analyzes trends and underlying drivers impacting rates and bills, and supports other organizations in understanding customer usage trends as applicable towards reviewing and enhancing various PG&E programs.

Position Summary

Conducts quantitative analytical work in support of various regulatory proceedings. Develops and sponsors cost allocation, revenue recovery, rate design proposals in regulatory proceedings. Develops, reviews, and analyzes testimony, discovery, and other case materials. Develops revenue and rate forecasts. Develops and administers advice letters and tariffs. Develops and implements rate and cost recovery-related policies and programs. Develops and maintains relationships with various stakeholders as part of the regulatory process. May act as or support an expert witness.

The role is classified as hybrid (0-3 days per week in office), working primarily from your remote office and in-person in the Oakland General Office to attend team meetings or as business needs require.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $85,000.00
Bay Area Maximum: $127,000.00

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and applies disciplined quantitative models in conducting analyses.
• Supports the results of the quantitative analysis by providing work papers or pertinent policy documentation.
• Supports writing sections of testimony for witnesses.
• Develops documentation for models, applications and tools using standard templates.
• Ensures documentation is complete, peer-reviewed, available to others, and kept up-to-date.
• Establishes cross-organizational relationships.
• Prepares numerical analysis in support of cost allocation and rate- related areas as assigned and monitored by a project manager or supervisor.
• Prepares technical content of less complex data responses.
• Provides research to provide historical context as it related to cost allocation and rate design. Identifies interrelations and linkages to previous/related regulatory decisions.
• Reviews and summarizes proposed decisions, testimony, and agreements, consistent with the written facts.
• Supports development of technical content of settlement documents and communication materials.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• BS/BA degree in Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Engineering or other related fields or equivalent experience
• 2 years of job-related experience

Desired:

• Master’s Degree in Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Engineering or other related fields or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 3 years
• Strong skills in in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills to analyze and interpret data and effectively communicate findings.
• Knowledge and experience in energy markets and utility ratemaking.
• Ability to communicate technical information to a broad audience.
• Strong prioritization and project management skills to effectively manage multiple assignments or a project with demanding time constraints.