Finance and Rates Analyst

Are you looking for a fantastic career at Essential Utilities? We have an outstanding opportunity for a Finance & Rates Analyst in the Bryn Mawr, PA area!

The Finance and Rates Analyst I prepares, coordinates and documents financial reports, models and analysis for regulatory operation and compliances and internal financial reporting of annual operating budgets and strategic business plans.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepares forecasts and analysis of trends in finance and general business.

Identifies trends and developments in competitive environments.

Reconciles accounts.

Collects and analyzes financial information.

Tracks organizations progress against financial goals. Creates financial models.

Assists with the annual compliance and financial reporting.

Assists in the preparing the quarterly and annual filings.

Assists with updates to the company’s tariffs. Ensures tariffs posted too internal and external websites.

Assists in preparing rate cases. Provides general accounting assistance. Analyzes and forecasts timing and rate increases. Prepares answer to interrogatories, assists with revenue and billing analysis, provides support for witness litigation processes and interfaces with other departments to determine future rate case adjustments.

Supports Manager of Rates and Planning and the Regional Controller on potential acquisition due diligence including: financial modeling, valuation analysis, finance and accounting due diligence, tariff and rate design, expense analysis, presentation preparation, application preparation and original cost study filings.

Assists in the preparation, analysis and submission of the annual operating budget.

Assists in the analysis of expenses, labor, capital expenditures, revenue and income taxes.

Performs other assignments as required.

Qualifications:

BA/BS Degree in Accounting or Finance required

1-2 Years of Related Experience

Qualities of a Successful Analyst in this Position:

Flexible, logical, accountable, approachable, and passionate about work

Maintains positive team-building role during pressure-filled, deadline-driven crunch times

Possess strong organizational/multi-tasking and project-planning skills

Exhibits professionalism with internal and external contacts

Organized with strong attention to detail and time management skills

High degree of initiative; self-starter

Communications with accuracy and precision in writing and speaking

High degree of confidentiality required

Trustworthy; strong personal integrity; emotional maturity

Demonstrates high level of accountability and ownership.

Executes with discipline and urgency

Collaborative/Team oriented

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Expertise in analytic problem solving

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to perform complex computer model development

Advanced level of technical writing ability

A clear understanding of cost of service rate-making and utility regulation is an asset for this position

Strong intermediate to advanced ability with Microsoft Office suite: Word PowerPoint, Excel, Access and other technologies applicable to job

Proficient with technology and re-evaluates process to increase efficiency, accuracy and appropriate level of documentation through the skilled application of technology tools; must be proficient in MS Excel, able to work independently and synthesize large amounts of information