Rates Analyst

The Rate Analyst II is an experienced professional with knowledge of and some experience with regulatory filing principles, practices, concepts, and theories. Provides rate related services in the areas of regulatory compliance, tariff administration, rate design, cost-of-service, load research, unbilled calculation, forecasting, fuel cost adjustment, avoided costs, and strategic planning. Serves as an interface between multiple departments including regulatory, governmental, strategic planning, accounting, engineering, marketing and power supply. Monitors and ensures compliance with regulatory considerations. Assists in the development and onboarding of entry-level employees with regulatory filing responsibilities through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing. Assists other Rate Analysts in accomplishing their objectives. May identify improvements to regulatory filing activities and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Responsible for assisting in the analysis, preparation and filing of various regulatory reports as required by the regulatory bodies that oversee the utility as they relate to rates.
• Utilizes regulatory standards, procedures, and processes, providing recommendations for process improvements, as necessary.
• Prepares, maintains, and files tariffs.
• Monitors the regulatory compliance of LPSC orders as they apply to Cleco and effects solutions to ensure compliance.
• - Maintains, updates, and enhances databases that are critical to the economic analysis, financial analysis, and other research needed for regulatory compliance and company business and economic development.
• Assists in performing forecasting and analytical services to support company development and growth.
• Prepares the monthly unbilled revenue calculations.
• Prepares the monthly Fuel and Environmental Cost Adjustments.
• Monitors, maintain, and ensure compliance with all SOX documented controls in Regulatory area.
• Provides analysis and support to other company departments in dealing with rates related questions, data, and issues.

Qualifications

Required Education, Skills & Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance or Engineering

• Master’s degree preferred
• 3-5 years of related experience
• Step progression levels based on skill proficiency and scope of job.
• Strong business acumen pertaining to the Utility industry
• Strong knowledge of leading practices for their practice area
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
• Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, present ideas and opinions in a respective and collegial manner
• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements; must be supported by market survey data.

Licenses and Certifications

Key Competencies

BEHAVIORAL

• - Balances stakeholders
• - Builds effective teams
• - Business insight
• - Communicates effectively
• - Courage
• - Demonstrates self-awareness
• - Drives Results
• - Drives vision and purpose
• - Ensures Accountability
• - Instills trust
• - Nimble learning
• - Plans and Aligns
• - Safety
• - Strategic mindset
• TECHNICAL
• - Analytical skills
• - Compliance
• - Policy and Regulation
• - Law and Regulation
• - Document Management
• - Database Reporting
• - Database User Interfaces and Queries
• - Information Retrieval and Searching
• - Development Environment

May perform other duties as assigned.