Cost of Service & Tariff Analyst

cleco; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleco in Louisiana is seeking a Cost of Service & Tariffs Analyst II to join our energy solutions team. This role applies analytical and regulatory knowledge to support cost of service studies, rate design, and data integration for revenue recovery.

You will build data sets, assist in allocating costs to classes, and help forecast sales and revenue using load research. A Bachelor's degree in a related field is required, and a Master's is preferred; 3-5+ years of experience is typical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or Statistics.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 3-5+ years of related experience.
• Knowledge of standard business practices and professionalism.
• Ability to interact with all levels of employees to address difficult issues.
• Ability to manage high workloads and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to operate effectively and proactively with an employee centric mindset.
• Detailed-oriented and high work standards in support of seamless execution.
• Act decisively while thinking strategically.
• Drive issues to resolution while maintaining an atmosphere of collaboration.
• Thrive on working in a team and supporting others to achieve goals/targets.
• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements; must be supported by market survey data.

Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, sense of belonging, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Assists in development of functionalization, classification and allocation of costs to customer classes, as well as for large individual customers
• Assists in evaluation and recommendation of alignment of revenue components including Customer, Demand, Energy, Reactive Power, etc. through rate design
• Assists in maintaining differentiation between revenues collected through standard tariffs and revenue trackers
• Assists in leveraging load research into sales and revenue forecasts
• Provides support and expertise for all relevant regulatory and developmental company efforts

Skills

Analytical skills

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or Statistics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Database Reporting

Database Queries

Information Retrieval

Development Environment

Documentation

Job description

At Cleco, we're not just powering lives-we're powering a cleaner, smarter future for Louisiana. With bold investments in innovative energy solutions, we're transforming how we power our communities: smarter, cleaner, and more sustainable. This is a long-term commitment to our people and our communities because our future-and the future of generations to come-depends on it. If you're ready to make an impact where it matters most, join us at Cleco- where we're Energizing Your Tomorrow. The Cost of Service & Tariffs Analyst II is an experienced professional with knowledge of and some experience with preparing cost of service studies and rate design. Assists in the development of summary sales data and interval usage data and its integration into the cost of service and rate design. Is current and stays current in industry development of rate design, real time pricing, marginal pricing, and emerging considerations relative to electric vehicle, grid modernization, distributed generation and the impact these have on cost recovery and rates. Assists in identifying drivers of changes in revenue requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, sense of belonging, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Assists in development of functionalization, classification and allocation of costs to customer classes, as well as for large individual customers
• Assists in evaluation and recommendation of alignment of revenue components including Customer, Demand, Energy, Reactive Power, etc. through rate design
• Assists in maintaining differentiation between revenues collected through standard tariffs and revenue trackers
• Assists in leveraging load research into sales and revenue forecasts
• Provides support and expertise for all relevant regulatory and developmental company efforts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or Statistics
• Master's degree preferred
• 3-5+ years of related experience
• Knowledge of standard business practices and professionalism
• Ability to interact with all levels of employees to address difficult issues
• Ability to manage high workloads and conflicting priorities
• Ability to operate effectively and proactively with an employee centric mindset
• Detailed-oriented and high work standards in support of seamless execution
• Act decisively while thinking strategically
• Drive issues to resolution while maintaining an atmosphere of collaboration
• Thrive on working in a team and supporting others to achieve goals/targets
• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements; must be supported by market survey data

BEHAVIORAL

• Building Organizational Talent*
• Building Partnerships
• Leading Teams
• Business Acumen
• Communication
• Courage
• Building Self-Insight
• Building Talent*
• Driving for Results
• Energizing the Organization
• Driving Execution
• Building Trusting Relationships
• Driving Innovation
• Planning and Organizing
• Safety
• Establishing Strategic Direction
• undefined

TECHNICAL

• Analytical skills
• Compliance
• Policy and Regulation
• Law and Regulation
• Document Management
• Database Reporting
• Database User Interfaces and Queries
• Information Retrieval and Searching
• Development Environment

May perform other duties as assigned.

Salary dependent on experience, skills, education, and training.