Utility Financial Analyst 12 PCN 086007

This recruitment is open to Alaska residents only.

What you will be doing:

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) is recruiting for a Utility Financial Analyst 1/2 position in Anchorage. This is a flexibly staffed position. If you possess the knowledge skills and abilities noted in this recruitment we welcome your application. This recruitment is open to Alaska residents only.

The Utility Financial Analyst 1 is an entry level position and you would review analyze and provide recommendations regarding power cost equalization filings and routine tariff filings in addition to verbally defending your recommendations to a panel of Commissioners. The Utility Financial Analyst 2 is the journey level position and you would independently review and analyze rate case filings of narrow to moderate complexity power cost equalization filings and other routine and nonroutine tariff filings in addition to verbally defending your recommendations to a panel of Commissioners. You may also work independently and/or collaborate with finance tariff and engineering staff in conjunction with formal docket proceedings.

The RCA regulates public utilities (electric water sewer refuse and natural gas) pipeline carriers and to a limited extent telecommunications providers to ensure they provide safe and adequate services and facilities at just and reasonable rates terms and conditions. The Finance Section reviews filings where regulated utilities and pipeline carriers seek to revise their rates assist in financial fitness review and act as the staff docket manager on docket filings such as rate cases suspended for further investigation regulatory assets and dockets that are financial in nature. In addition the Finance Section processes filings determining Power Cost Equalization amounts for nonregulated electric utilities.

Our team enjoys working with a variety of people both inside the agency and with utilities and pipeline carriers. There is a balance of work performed independently and coordinating internally as a team. There is an opportunity for a hybrid telecommuting schedule after training is complete.

The working conditions you can expect:

The RCA is located in the heart of downtown Anchorage. The daily work environment is busy with many tasks to accomplish. Each workday brings with it a new challenge. Downtime is rare but when it occurs it is used as an opportunity to create more efficiencies in our work flow. Being organized and planning ahead is essential to meeting deadlines.

For the Utility Financial Analyst 1 and 2:

• Accounting: Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual obligations and costs methods.

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical systematic sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

• Computer Skills: Uses computers software applications databases and automated systems to accomplish work.

• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar punctuation and spelling; communicates information (for example facts ideas or messages) in a brief clear and organized manner; produces written information which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Specific to the Utility Financial Analyst 2:

• Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles standards and practices (for example: double entry accounting accrual accounting including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets financial statements ledgers and journals.

• Decision Making: Makes sound wellinformed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

Minimum Qualifications for the Utility Financial Analyst 1
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Accounting: Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual obligations and costs methods.

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical systematic sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

• Computer Skills: Uses computers software applications databases and automated systems to accomplish work.

• Decision Support: Knowledge of decision support theories methods and tools for identifying synthesizing representing and evaluating the important aspects of a decision situation and prescribing the recommended course for decision makers and other stakeholders.

• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar punctuation and spelling; communicates information (for example facts ideas or messages) in a brief clear and organized manner; produces written information which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.

• Accounting: Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual obligations and costs methods.

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical systematic sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing evaluating and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws regulations and guidance

• Decision Making: Makes sound wellinformed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar punctuation and spelling; communicates information (for example facts ideas or messages) in a brief clear and organized manner; produces written information which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.

*SPECIAL NOTICE*

If you are selected to advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process you must provide the following at the time of the interview:

• Postsecondary transcripts if using education to meet minimum qualifications.

• Copies of your three 3 most recent evaluations; and

• Three 3 professional references who have had supervisory responsibility over you along with their daytime contact phone numbers

FLEXIBLY STAFFED POSITION

EDUCATION
If postsecondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employer name your job title dates of employment and whether fullor parttime. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one 1 vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety 90 days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

NOTICE
Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at(toll free) or . If you choose to be contacted by email please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the domains. For information on allowing emails from the domains visit the Lost Password Help page located at STATEMENT
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