Rate Analyst or Senior Rate Analyst

JOB FUNCTION

Provides policy direction, coordination, and implementation for cost recovery, rates, and utility program initiatives that support strategic focus areas of the Hawaiian Electric Companies.

• Leads the cost recovery process, including designing the rates, preparing the tariff rate sheets and regulatory applications, managing the accounting, reconciliation, and reporting for all surcharges for all of the Hawaiian Electric Companies.
• Leads the preparation of testimony, exhibits, work papers, responses to information requests, for revenues, cost of service, and rate design for all of the Hawaiian Electric Companies in rate cases and other regulatory proceedings. Works with other departments to coordinate assumptions and policy approaches. Leads the implementation of rate changes, including oversight of tariff preparation and rate re-programming in billing system.
• Leads division support for other dockets, including fuel and purchased power contracts, program initiatives, and performance based regulation. Develops supporting testimony, tariffs, responses to information requests. Works with project leaders from other departments to ensure effective pricing support. Assists in preparation of revenue forecasts.
• Serves as liaison and resource for rates and pricing issues in planning and implementation. Works with both regulatory and policy planning groups and customers and operations groups to enable desired rate outcomes for both short-term and long-term.
• Responds to rate-related inquiries from all stakeholders, including customers, regulators, and outside consultants. Performs tasks as needed to support the Department and the Process Area.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

• Extensive knowledge of the principles of public utility rates, rate design, cost-of-service methodologies, utility accounting, engineering concepts, economic analysis methods, and/or cost accounting, acquired through job experience and/or formal education in graduate level or advanced college level courses in economics, engineering, and/or business.
• Extensive knowledge of fuel, purchased power, rate making issues, and/or related issues and concepts in the electric utility industry. Hawaii-specific knowledge preferred.

• Leadership skills to organize and coordinate the activities of cross-functional working groups within the company. Demonstrated ability of taking initiative and being proactive.
• Creativity and innovation to identify appropriate pricing and rate design concepts and modify them as necessary for application in cost recovery filings, in rate cases, and in other proceedings.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical skills. Strong computer skills. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to apply technical concepts and methodologies in developing pricing and cost recoveries; to keep thorough documentation of work projects, and to complete tasks accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated organizational, planning, and time management skills to contribute to multiple projects and programs at the same time.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of individuals one-on-one or in a team setting and handle difficult and/or sensitive issues while meeting the expectations of internal and external customers.

• Multiple (5-7) years of experience in areas such as utility pricing, development of utility cost studies, economics, accounting, rate analysis and design, financial analysis, analytics, and/or engineering.
• Several years (3-5) of experience in regulatory related matters preferred.