Rate Analyst

Cleco Power•Pineville, LA

About The Position

The Rate Analyst I is an entry level professional with basic knowledge of regulatory principles, practices, concepts, and theories. Provides rate related services in the areas of regulatory compliance, tariff administration, rate design, cost-of-service, load research, unbilled, forecasting, fuel cost analysis, avoided cost, and strategic planning. Serves as an interface between multiple departments including regulatory, governmental, strategic planning, accounting, engineering, marketing, and power supply. Monitors and ensures compliance with regulatory considerations. Assists other Rate Analysts in accomplishing their objectives. Contributes to identifying improvements to regulatory filing activities and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance or Engineering
0-3+ years of related experience
Business acumen pertaining to the Utility industry
Knowledge of leading practices for their practice area
Planning and project management skills
Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, present ideas and opinions in a respective and collegial manner

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, sense of belonging, customer service, and operational excellence.
Responsible for assisting in the analysis, preparation and filing of various regulatory reports as required by the regulatory bodies that oversee the utility as they relate to rates.
Assists in monitoring the regulatory compliance of LPSC orders as they apply to Cleco and effects solutions to ensure compliance.
Assists in preparing, maintaining, and filing of tariffs.
Assists in maintaining and updating databases that are critical to the economic analysis, financial analysis, and other research needed for regulatory compliance and company business and economic development.
Assists in performing forecasting and analytical services to support company development and growth.
Assists in preparing the monthly unbilled revenue calculations.
Assists in preparing the monthly Fuel and Environmental Cost Adjustments.
Monitors, maintain, and ensure compliance with all SOX documented controls in Regulatory area.
Provides analysis and support to other company departments in dealing with rates related questions, data, and issues.
Support the grid resiliency program by coordinating quarterly and semi-annual compliance reporting from across the various lines of business, provide the calculation of semiannual grid resilience rates based on the projected revenue requirements, coordination of LPSC semi-annual prudency review.