Senior / Principal Regulatory Affairs Modeling Analyst

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We'rehiring fora position open to bothSeniorandPrincipal levelcandidates. The level will bedeterminedbased on the successful applicant's qualifications, experience, and skills demonstrated during the interview process.

Senior / Principal Regulatory Affairs Modeling Analyst

Job Function Summary

Supports regulatory affairs by providing economic and financial modeling, revenue requirement, pricing, and power-cost projections for corporate and regulatory projects and/or functions. May include conducting analyses of competitors, operational effectiveness and capacity utilization. Manages corporate and/or site budgets, generates forecasts, analyzes utilization and serves as internal consultant on financial matters for the organization. Creates financial models of scenarios for future business planning decisions.

Senior Level

Key Responsibilities

Economic Analysis Develops economic analyses for significant and complex corporate projects and/or functions, including examining economics/costs under uncertainty; directs the activities of at least one other team member in completing the analysis

Financial Models Develops longer-term financial models within UI Planner software with complex assumptions or relationships (e.g., models that will receive a high level of scrutiny internally and by regulatory groups); coordinates with other departments to ensure model assumptions/outputs align across the organization

Reporting Develops end-to-end load-forecasting models with complex algorithm and presents to management and internal stakeholders; identifies, designs and implements process improvements of the load-forecasting models

Internal Consulting Develops reports documenting complex analyses; may be responsible for preparing annual budgets and/or strategy reports including metrics and measurements

External Interaction Presents analysis and work products to clients and senior management; may direct external consultants to complete projects

Financial Systems Prepares information to be presented to the Oregon Public Utilities Commission and other external parties and answer straightforward questions

Education/Experience/Certifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics or other related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically, five or more years in related field.
• Experience with UI Planner.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

Functional Competencies

• Intermediate knowledge of fundamental economic, business and accounting principles.
• Advanced knowledge of macroeconomics and microeconomics, pricing theory, finance, accounting and financial analysis.
• Advanced financial modeling skills and experience using Microsoft Excel.
• Intermediate knowledge of regulated utility operations, revenue requirements, utility accounting principles (e.g., rate-base return standard, AFUDC), wholesale power market and the basics of power plant and transmission system operation and market fundamentals.
• Intermediate mathematical skills, including calculus, ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra, probability and multivariate statistics.
• Intermediate knowledge of fundamental economic, business and accounting principles.

General Competencies

• Intermediate business acumen.
• Intermediate problem-solving skills.
• Advanced written and oral communication skills.
• Intermediate analytical thinking skills.
• Intermediate organization and prioritization skills.

Principal Level

Key Job Information

Specialist: Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise.

• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices.
• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• May lead functional teams or projects.

Key Responsibilities

Economic Analysis Leads the development of economic analyses for significant and complex corporate projects and/or functions; provides QA of models developed by other team members

Financial Models Leads the development of longer-term financial models with complex assumptions or relationships (e.g., models that will receive a high level of scrutiny internally and by regulatory groups); develops plans/schedules and leads efforts to ensure schedules are met

Reporting Leads the development of load-forecasting models, adding functionality and flexibility to the model for increased accuracy and more flexibility; presents the results to internal and external stakeholders; participates in the data gathering, system designs and business processes across silos to feed the load-forecast model

Internal Consulting Develops standards/guidelines for reports documenting analyses; develops and maintains business rules and data hierarchies

External Interaction Leads effort to provide other departments with comprehensive responses to all planning inquiries; delegate or redirect questions as appropriate

Financial Systems Presents information and provides advice and guidance on complex or escalated information requests for presentation to Oregon Public Utilities Commission and other external parties

Education/Experience/Certifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics or other related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically, eight or more years in related field.
• Experience with UI Planner.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

Functional Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of fundamental economic, business and accounting principles.
• Advanced knowledge of macroeconomics and microeconomics, pricing theory, finance, accounting and financial analysis.
• Advanced financial modeling skills and experience using Microsoft Excel.
• Expert knowledge of regulated utility operations, revenue requirements, utility accounting principles (e.g., rate-base return standard, AFUDC), wholesale power market and the basics of power plant and transmission system operation and market fundamentals.
• Advanced mathematical skills, including calculus, ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra, probability and multivariate statistics.
• Advanced knowledge of fundamental economic, business and accounting principles.

General Competencies

• Intermediate knowledge of enterprise/business awareness.
• Advanced decision-making skills.
• Advanced negotiation skills.
• Advanced diplomacy skills.
• Advanced organization and prioritization skills.

Senior AND Principal Levels

Physical and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level Intermediate: Consistent use of relevant principles to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks.
• Ability to follow accuracy standards.
• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks.
• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress.
• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change.
• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback.
• Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement.
• Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks.
• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization.
• Demonstrates sound memory.
• Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks.

Schedule/Attendance

• Ability to work long hours.
• Ability to work a variable schedule.
• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather.
• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance.
• Ability to work shift schedule.
• Ability to work on-call schedule.

Physical Capabilities

• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

Environment - Indoor

Office - hybrid - 3 days per week in office

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Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.

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