Forensic Regulatory Data Analyst
About The Position
UtiliSave's forensic billing analysts find actionable savings in 94% of the accounts they audit. This role requires the ability to absorb complex rules, spot flaws, and pursue claims. The company has recovered over $700 million for large commercial and industrial clients across the U.S. UtiliSave is seeking curious, analytical action-takers with strong Python skills to join the team. The core talent demanded is the ability to rapidly absorb and master detailed billing rules, tariff schedules, demand charge structures, rider provisions, regulatory codes, and client usage data, and then deploy that knowledge creatively to find refunds and savings others miss. The ideal candidate thinks beyond established frameworks, constructing novel, sustainable claim theories that withstand regulatory scrutiny, and expressing them persuasively in writing and verbally. On a typical day, an analyst might write a Python script to flag demand charge anomalies and draft a formal claim letter to a state utility commission. This is an ideal entry-level role for someone who wants to become an expert in a rare, financially consequential discipline and to see that expertise translate directly into personal earnings. UtiliSave offers a launchpad for growth, with opportunities to manage a portfolio, advance to Senior Analyst, Practice Lead, or Client Relationship Manager within two to three years, with expanded compensation and client ownership.
Requirements
- 1–3 years of experience — or equivalent academic, project, or internship work — demonstrating the ability to rapidly master complex rule-based systems (regulatory codes, tariff schedules, tax law, legal frameworks, accounting standards) and translate that mastery into actionable opportunities.
- Undergraduate degree completed (or within six months of completion). STEM, economics, finance, regulatory affairs, or pre-law preferred — but candidates from any field are welcome. What matters most: a proven ability to absorb dense, rule-laden material and apply it creatively. Strong hires have included engineers who spot meter anomalies, accountants who catch tax misclassifications, and economists who identify misapplied rate tiers.
- Proficiency in Python — used daily to extract, clean, and interrogate billing data and to automate anomaly detection across large client portfolios. UtiliSave has invested over $10 million in proprietary analytics infrastructure; your Python skills will extend these systems. Other languages a plus.
- Intellectually tenacious: you pursue a well-founded claim until it is resolved, do not accept a utility's first "no" as final, and find alternative angles when the obvious path is blocked.
- Creative and analytically precise: able to construct novel but technically sound claim theories that hold up under regulatory scrutiny — not just surface-level billing corrections.
- Strong written and oral communicator: persuasive claim letters, client reports, and regulatory filings on the written side; confident presenting findings to utility representatives, regulators, and senior client personnel verbally.
- Comfortable with ambiguity: utility tariff language is often dense, contradictory, or silent on the precise situation. The best analysts are energized by that gap — because it is often where the opportunity lives.
- Agile: able to shift rapidly between accounts, jurisdictions, and issue types without losing precision or momentum.
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with a regulated public utility — especially in rate billing analysis or customer interaction — is a material advantage.
Responsibilities
- Apply analytical skills and general business knowledge to identify cost savings using UtiliSave's proprietary tools and those you help build in real time — then initiate action to recover those savings for clients.
- Rapidly absorb and master the billing rules, tariff schedules, demand calculations, rider provisions, tax codes, and regulatory frameworks across each client's utility jurisdictions — using that knowledge to uncover billing errors, misapplied rates, and overlooked credits.
- Conduct retroactive audits across the full statute of limitations — often six years or more — to maximize the recoverable amount on every client account.
- Interface with clients, utility companies, tax authorities, and regulatory agencies to implement savings. When utilities dispute or delay valid claims, pursue every available administrative and regulatory channel until the matter is resolved. When escalation is warranted, coordinate with UtiliSave's outside utility-specialized law firm retained at no additional cost to clients to bring the full weight of the firm's resources to bear.
- Develop novel but defensible claim theories going beyond standard audit playbooks by combining deep tariff knowledge with creative pattern recognition across billing history, meter data, and account classifications.
- Draft clear, persuasive written claim submissions, client summaries, and regulatory correspondence that make complex billing issues accessible to non-technical readers.
- Pivot quickly across accounts, jurisdictions, and claim types as opportunities surface, deadlines shift, or utility responses require a change in approach.
- Maintain meticulous records of all open claims, supporting data, utility correspondence, and recovery outcomes from identification through payment.
- Collaborate with our MIS group to build tools that improve account review and drive revenue.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- 3 weeks PTO plus 11 paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
