Public Utility Auditor - Entry, Senior, or Advanced

Position Summary

This positions is responsible for planning and performing municipal utility rate case and compliance audits. The complexity of these audits increases depending on the level and experience of the auditor. At all levels, the position may require testifying before the Commission on case filings and contested case hearings.

Responsibilities

• Entry Level: Perform and assist on routine and complex rate case audits, hold companies and affiliated interest filings, and participate on special studies.
• Senior Level: Independently plan and perform routine municipal utility rate case and compliance audits; assist with complex audit rate cases, fuel reconciliations, and fuel cost plans. Responsibilities include serving as a case coordinator, devising and implementing the audit program, reviewing working papers, and providing technical assistance on accounting and financial matters to work groups examining regulatory accounting matters.
• Advanced Level: Manage, plan, and perform complex energy utility rate case audits. This position will also perform as advanced auditor for highly complex rate case, fuel reconciliations, and fuel cost plan audits. Responsibilities include performing lead worker functions and reviewing working papers. Responsibilities also include providing technical assistance concerning advanced accounting and financial matters, and performing special studies for both the industry and the accounting discipline.

Qualifications

• Experience with presenting technical information to technical and non-technical audiences through written or verbal communication.
• Experience and/or education in the utility industry, such as regulatory principles or regulatory accounting.
• Experience forecasting data or numbers.
• Team, project or program management experience as well as experience analyzing complex data such as analyzing detailed billing structures, or analyzing data that has multiple inputs.
• Experience training lower-level staff; experience auditing the work of coworkers to ensure accuracy; experience forecasting data and recognizing trends; experience developing and implementing new policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of paid leave time to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that roll over each year.
• Ace quality and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits (health plan options start at just $49/month for single plans and $122/month for family plans after two months of employment).
• A casual office atmosphere, flexible work schedules, and telework options depending on the position’s requirements.
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.
• A well Wisconsin Wellness Program.
• A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being.

Pay

• The Public Utility Auditor is in schedule-range (07-04) with an annual salary of $62,400-$74,381, depending on qualifications.
• The Public Utility Auditor - Senior is in schedule-range (07-03) with an annual salary of $72,800-$85,280, depending on qualifications.
• The Public Utility Auditor - Advanced is in schedule-range (07-02) with an annual salary of $87,360-$97,760, depending on qualifications.

How to Apply

To apply, click “Apply for Job” to start the application process. Then, you will access your existing account or to create a new account if you don’t have an account. Once you are logged in, click “Apply for Job.” Follow the steps outlined in the application process and submit your application.

Your application materials are very important parts of your application and are used during our evaluation process to determine your eligibility for the position. For instructions on how to develop and what should be included in these materials, please view the Resume and Letter of Qualifications Tips document. For instructions on how to ensure a fair and equitable hiring process, please view the Ensuring a Fair and Equitable Hiring Process document.

Application Materials

• Resume
• Letter of Qualifications

Deadline to Apply

The deadline to apply is 11:59 PM CT on Monday, July 13th, 2026.