Utility Financial Analyst

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #102 Utility Financial Analyst

NUMBER OF VACANCIES:  1

DEPARTMENT:  Electric Utility / Administration

WORK LOCATION:  MOC

SALARY RANGE:  $59,769 - $91,124 / Annual

PAY GRADE:  O Exempt

TYPE OF POSITION:  Regular / Full-Time

DAYS WORKED:  Monday Friday

HOURS WORKED:  8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.    

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED THROUGH:  May 17, 2019

JOB DUTIES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Works under the general supervision of Electric Utility Director.

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Reconciles all Electric Utility financial and operating data from various sources monthly and makes corrections, as necessary.

Prepares financial and operational reports including budget variance reports, power cost adjustment, financial and operating reports monthly.

Updates and maintains all statistical data for the Electric Utility.

Reviews all expenditures to ensure they are expended to the appropriate FERC and City accounts.

Maintains and prepares all data for cost of service studies.

Maintains and prepares all data for the sale of bonds.

Prepares the base budget for five years for all Electric Utility Divisions.

Researches future budget expenses to assist division managers in the preparation of their budgets.

Researches and prepares the Electric Utility's twenty (20) year financial forecast to include loads and resources to be used by the electric utility and bond rating agencies.

Directs data collection for forecasts and assesses customers' energy consumption patterns and prepares end-use, or other forecast models, of short and long-term energy consumption;

Prepares revenue budget by class for customer loads.

Performs research and analysis related to customer characteristics, behavior, and attitudes.

Develops, assists, and oversees customer surveying activities.

Prepares and disseminates, as appropriate, customer profiles and other sensitive customer related information.

Devises methods and procedures, obtains, maintains and updates large sets of market-related data, including the direction of, or performance of, collection, coding and tabulation.

Provides leadership responsibility in the evaluation of data, as well as, database development and maintenance of the database and user interface tools.

Reviews rate and cost of service studies, and formulates recommendations for customer retention and competitiveness, through rates and other utility activities.

Prepares reports and makes presentations to upper management, the Public Utility Commission, the City Council, and city committees regarding the results of research and analysis.

Leads project teams, as assigned, consisting of other staff, consultants, or contractors.

Provides preliminary review and coordinates legal review during utility contract preparation.

Reviews financials of business partners to ensure credit worthiness.

Reviews, prepares updates, and recommends to the PUC changes to the Utility's cash reserve policy.

Reviews, prepares updates, and recommends to the PUC changes in the Utility's rules and regulations.

May manage consultant contracts, market analyst projects, schedule coordination, and provides inter and intra-utility coordination.

Serves as a member of various employee committees, as assigned.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

The following qualifications will be required of the employee:

Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting or economics.

Two years of experience in market analysis, resource planning, utility demand-side programs, data management related to customer analysis, or other related fields.

Five years of experience working for an electric utility in an accounting, economist or financial function.

Thorough knowledge and experience working with the FERC system of accounts.

Knowledge of and ability to perform quantitative analysis.

Working knowledge of data management, including database and spreadsheet applications, with the ability to use moderately complex models or specialized computer applications on both personal and mainframe computer system.

Ability to apply advanced analysis methodologies, interpret and present findings in a clear, concise manner, including the creation and use of tables, charts and graphics to summarize results.

Ability to research and evaluate utility load impacting technologies, and to analyze, design, and evaluate utilities load impacting programs.

Ability to prepare clear and comprehensive reports.

Ability to make sound decisions in a manner consistent with essential job functions.

Excellent oral and communication skills and ability to communicate complex data and be understood.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Ability to manage a project form inception to completion.

Ability to maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities which may include sitting for extended period of time and operating assigned office equipment.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

The tools and equipment used will be but are not limited to:  telephone, personal computers, copy machines, facsimile machines, projectors, financial models, spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (Word) and graphics software (Power Point and Visio).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, climb and descend stairs; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. 

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes:  pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job will generally work in an office environment; sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time; may utilize a computer terminal for prolonged periods of time.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F/D/V.

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