Rates and Regulatory Strategy Analyst

About the role

ScottMadden, a premier management consulting firm, is seeking driven candidates to join our team as an Analyst / Senior Analyst in our Rates and Regulatory Practice. In this role, you will support class cost of service, cost allocation, and rate design studies for electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities.

Responsibilities

• Support class cost of service, cost allocation, and rate design studies for electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities
• Build, review, and maintain analytical models using large data sets, billing determinants, revenue requirements, usage data, and customer class information
• Perform financial, economic, operational, and statistical analyses to support utility rate and regulatory recommendations
• Analyze customer usage patterns, revenues, costs, and rate impacts across customer classes
• Affiliate with the development of rate options, bill impact analyses, and supporting schedules for client engagements
• Conduct research on utility rate structures, regulatory precedent, industry practices, and emerging trends
• Benchmark utility practices to identify innovative approaches and best practices
• Affiliate with the development of expert testimony, regulatory filings, reports, presentations, and client deliverables
• Summarize analytical findings clearly and translate quantitative results into practical business and regulatory insights
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely and accurate work products
• Contribute to internal firm development activities to enhance best practices and knowledge sharing

Requirements

We are looking for analytical, detail-oriented individuals who enjoy solving problems with numbers and are eager to learn the utility regulatory business. Preferred qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including comfort working with numbers, formulas, spreadsheets, and large data sets
• Interest in cost of service, cost allocation, rate design, cost accounting, financial analysis, or utility regulation
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability or willingness to work with formulas, linked workbooks, large data sets, and analytical models
• High attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, well-documented work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize findings for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with clients and team members
• Demonstrated initiative and eagerness to learn