PUBLIC UTILITY ANALYST I - 61000248

State of Florida•Tallahassee, FL

31d

About The Position

The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) is committed to making sure that Florida's consumers receive some of their most essential services — electric, natural gas, telephone, water, and wastewater — in a safe, reasonable, and reliable manner. In doing so, the FPSC exercises regulatory authority over utilities in one or more of three key areas: rate base/economic regulation; competitive market oversight; and monitoring of safety, reliability, and service. The Division of Accounting and Finance is instrumental in determining the rates charged by Florida’s investor-owned electric, natural gas, and water and wastewater utility companies. Processing utility company rate changes includes analyzing filings and expert testimony, presenting staff expert-witness testimony, developing interrogatories and cross-examination questions, holding customer meetings, and presenting recommendations to the Commission including recommendations regarding the profit that utility companies should be allowed to earn. The position will compile and analyze utility data, communicate the results of the reviews both verbally and in writing, participate in meetings related to the regulation of investor-owned utilities, and attend training opportunities to obtain skills necessary for success in the position. The incumbent will fill a position in one of the sections described below. Finance and Tax: The duties associated with this position include reviewing utility cost of capital, financial statements, and related testimony on utility finance and tax issues. Cost Recovery: The duties associated with this position include performing independent analyses of complex regulatory filings with respect to cost-recovery clauses, staff-assisted rate cases, and various other utility rate-setting proceedings. Surveillance: The duties associated with this position include performing technical work involving independent analyses of complex regulatory filings with respect to electric and gas investor-owned utilities, including processing rate proceedings. Duties also include reviewing and analyzing annual report filings for regulated investor-owned water and wastewater utilities. Rate Filings: The duties associated with this position include performing technical work involving independent analyses of complex regulatory filings with respect to water and wastewater investor-owned utilities, including processing rate proceeding. Duties also include reviewing and analyzing annual index and pass-through filings for regulated investor-owned water and wastewater utilities.

Requirements

Four years of relevant work experience in the area of accounting, finance, mathematics, statistics, public administration, business administration or economics is required.
An associate degree and two years of relevant work experience OR a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university may be used as an alternative for the years of required experience.

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to applicants with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Special consideration will be given to applicants with the ability to review, analyze and evaluate data and who are able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

Compile and analyze utility data
Communicate the results of the reviews both verbally and in writing
Participate in meetings related to the regulation of investor-owned utilities
Attend training opportunities to obtain skills necessary for success in the position
Review utility cost of capital, financial statements, and related testimony on utility finance and tax issues (Finance and Tax)
Perform independent analyses of complex regulatory filings with respect to cost-recovery clauses, staff-assisted rate cases, and various other utility rate-setting proceedings (Cost Recovery)
Perform technical work involving independent analyses of complex regulatory filings with respect to electric and gas investor-owned utilities, including processing rate proceedings. Duties also include reviewing and analyzing annual report filings for regulated investor-owned water and wastewater utilities (Surveillance)
Perform technical work involving independent analyses of complex regulatory filings with respect to water and wastewater investor-owned utilities, including processing rate proceeding. Duties also include reviewing and analyzing annual index and pass-through filings for regulated investor-owned water and wastewater utilities (Rate Filings)

Benefits

State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
Paid Leave of Absence benefits, including Personal and Sick Leave
Nine paid holidays and one paid Personal Holiday each year
State Employee Tuition Waiver Program – Six credit hours per semester with the state college/university system
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Deferred Compensation Plan
Tax Beneficial Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Work Schedules
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Student loans can be forgiven after 10 years of qualified public service, certain eligibility requirements must be met.
And more!