Utilities Principal Finance Specialist (Hybrid)

Office of Consumer Counsel; New Britain (CT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework

Job summary

Office of Consumer Counsel in New Britain (CT) seeks a Utilities Principal Finance Specialist to provide expert financial and technical analysis for utility rate cases. The role involves rate of return analyses, financial viability evaluations, and cross-examination of expert witnesses, while auditing utility operations across electric, gas, water, and telecom sectors.

The position reports to the Supervisor of Utility Financial Analysis and leads a technical staff, with Hybrid telework options

Qualifications

• Experience in regulatory proceedings or utility financial auditing.
• Ability to independently perform complex utility economics and financial analyses.
• Strong written and oral communication for reports and regulatory testimony.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex financial and technical expertise for rate cases and regulatory proceedings.
• Conduct rate of return analyses and evaluate utility financial viability.
• Develop expert witness cross-examinations on financial and accounting matters.
• Audit utility operations across electric, gas, water, and telecom sectors.

Skills

Public utility finance

Rate of return analyses

Financial modeling

Regulatory testimony

Cross-examination

Regulatory auditing

Written and oral communication

Job description

The Utilities Principal Finance Specialist will provide complex financial and technical expertise to the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel, representing consumer interests in utility rate cases and regulatory proceedings before the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The role involves conducting rate of return analyses, evaluating utility financial viability, developing expert witness cross-examinations, and auditing utility operations related to electric, gas, water, and telecommunications companies. Located in New Britain with hybrid telework options, the position reports to the Supervisor of Utility Financial Analysis and serves as a team leader for technical staff.

Key qualifications:

• Considerable knowledge of public utility finance, capitalization, and rate of return/cost of capital analyses
• Ability to independently perform complex utility economics and financial analyses
• Experience developing and conducting expert witness cross-examinations on financial and accounting matters
• Proficiency with computerized financial modeling and complex financial statement analysis
• Experience in regulatory proceedings or utility financial auditing
• Strong written and oral communication skills for preparing reports and regulatory testimony