Utility Account Specialist

City of Austin; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Austin seeks a Utility Account Specialist to review and correct billing exceptions, verify consumption and rates, and adjust customer accounts. Under supervision, you’ll support billing processes, reconcile accounts, place holds, and assist with utility program outreach and development of procedures to improve service delivery.

You will engage with customers, analyze data, prioritize tasks, and work across teams to ensure accurate, timely utility billing and high customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field plus three years of service experience.
• Experience may substitute education up to four years.
• Familiarity with billing or utility account corrections preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review utility usage, verify rates, and adjust customer accounts.
• Process billing and payment adjustments per procedures.
• Reconcile customer accounts and place holds as needed.
• Assist with subdivision development and service extensions.
• Support data analysis and problem solving across projects.

Skills

Data analysis

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CCB billing system

Customer information system

Job description

About This Position

This position is in Pre-Bill Exceptions and is responsible for review, analysis and correction of exceptions that prevent the utility bill from being generated. The Utility Account Specialist (UAS) reviews utility usage, determines average consumption, verifies rates, investigates potential mis-charges and adjusts customer accounts.

Job Description

Purpose: Under close supervision, provides utility services and review of utility accounts, and ensures customer satisfaction.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities

• Reviews utility usage, determines average consumption, verifies rates, investigates potential overcharges, and adjusts customer accounts.
• Initiates and processes billing and/or payment adjustments and account corrections in accordance with established procedures.
• Reconciles customer accounts.
• Places accounts on hold, assesses late fees and charges, and refers customers to other organizations.
• Reviews and recommends requirements for subdivision development, re-subdivision, and water and wastewater service extensions.
• Evaluates site/lot plans, criteria, etc. for a variety of projects, programs, and activities.
• Assists with all assigned utility projects from initiation to completion.
• Maintains, safeguards, and provides original documents of record.
• Assists with preparing presentations for successful arguments that represent the utility in hearings, investigations, examinations, or other arenas where disputes are addressed.
• Assists with developing, revising, and implementing procedures and processes to facilitate the provision of services to customers.
• Supports the department in development, maintenance, growth, and customer satisfaction.
• Performs customer outreach through various communication channels and serves as a point of contact for utility programs.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised

None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Knowledge of the applicable principles, laws, rules, regulations, and practices of utility service operations.
• Knowledge of City practice, policy, and procedures.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in using computers and related software.
• Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
• Skill in planning and organizing.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with City employees and the public.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related field, plus three (3) years of experience providing customer service for a utility or another commercial/government organization, or other experience related to the job. Experience may substitute for education up to a maximum of four (4) years.

Licenses and Certifications Required

None

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge working with billing exceptions and/or billing corrections/adjustments in the CCB billing system.
• Experience working with a table-based customer information system for a business or government entity in billing or accounting.
• Experience in knowledge working with utility metered services such as electric, water or gas.
• Experience working repetitive tasks throughout the workday, while prioritizing numerous task types and deadlines.
• Experience working with complex work instructions and analyzing data and reviewing accounts holistically.

Notes to Candidate

Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more.

Pay Range: $30.19 - $37.44 per hour

Schedule: 7:00AM - 3:30PM

60% COA telework policy

Location: 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, Texas, 78723

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