Senior Consultant — Utilities Finance & Data Modeling

Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in‑

Office and field flexibility

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Consultant to deliver financial planning, rate design, and feasibility studies for municipal utilities. You will build Excel-based models, manage multiple projects, and present findings to clients.

You will work under project managers, contribute to business development, and collaborate with staff across offices. Travel will be required as needed. Hybrid work is offered in Austin, Denver areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, engineering, economics, mathematics, or other related fields.
• A minimum of 3 years managing projects in the water, wastewater, stormwater, and/or related industry
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel including advanced user functions and Visual Basic programming
• Strong proficiency with MS Word and PowerPoint - ability to create report templates, modify report templates
• Experience analyzing large data sets, working with and/or developing database queries, using MS Access, SQL server and/or relational databases
• Critical thinking skills – ability to formulate multiple solutions to problems, test hypothesis and develop solutions based on analysis.
• Ability to work under multiple project managers with competing deadlines and deliverables
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willing and able to travel overnight as needed

Responsibilities

• Data mine and aggregate project data from multiple sources and develop Excel-based financial models to support analysis of a variety of financial and management studies including projects related to financial planning.
• Under guidance of project managers, work independently and have the ability to switch between projects quickly to meet milestones and deliverables
• Utilize public speaking and technical writing skills to produce, edit and present reports, proposals, and presentations in a clear and succinct manner
• Support senior staff in business development and marketing activities and lead junior staff in the management, development, and execution of project work
• Communicate with clients to gather data and other relevant project information

Skills

Excel

VBA

SQL

MS Access

PowerPoint

Word

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree (finance, accounting, engineering, economics, mathematics, or related fields)

Master's degree (MBA, CPA, or similar)

Tools

MS Excel

SQL Server

Relational databases

MS Access

Visual Basic programming

Job description

Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Consultant to deliver financial planning, rate design, and feasibility studies for municipal utilities. You will build Excel-based models, manage multiple projects, and present findings to clients.

You will work under project managers, contribute to business development, and collaborate with staff across offices. Travel will be required as needed. Hybrid work is offered in Austin, Denver areas.