Address:1200 W. Washington Phoenix AZ

Salary: $85000 - $105000 DOE

Grade: 29

The Hearing Division exercises the Commissions authority to hold public hearings and arbitrations on matters involving the regulation of public service corporations and the sale of securities. It includes Docket Control responsible for the Commissions filings and record-keeping.
This Special Assistant to Commission is a high-level expert resource to the Administrative Law Judges who preside over rate and other cases.

Duties include helping the Administrative Law Judges in timely preparation of Recommended Opinions and Orders and preparation for hearing and assisting the Commissioners in their deliberative process and decision making. This involves performing in-depth analysis of public utilities applications and case filings scrutinizing spreadsheets prepared by parties and verifying mathematical calculations therein preparing accurate spreadsheets for the Administrative Law Judges use and identifying and summarizing issues for the Administrative Law Judges.

- Knowledge of utility ratemaking theories and rate design and skills in analyzing regulatory theory policy and law;
- Expertise in interpreting and analyzing a wide range of critical complex and technical financial economic and accounting data;
- Knowledge of applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS);
- Expertise in interpreting and analyzing rate case filings financial statements and general ledgers audits and transfers of Certificates of Convenience and Necessity including sales and merger agreements;
- Advanced skills in using MS Office computer applications including spreadsheets databases and word processing; and using data to create complex ratemaking schedules and spreadsheets;
- Ability identify and advise Administrative Law Judges and Commissioners on a wide rate of critical complex and technical financial economic accounting and regulatory theory and policy;
- Ability to explain and support recommendations clearly in writing and verbally including in a public setting;
- Ability to work independently and mange and prioritize a workload comprised of multiple matters with overlapping deadlines.

Bachelors Degree in accounting economics or business administration is highly desired.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background/reference check and confirmation of any degrees/certifications.
A.R.S. Section 40-101 prohibits Commission employees from having certain interests in entities that the Commission regulates. Applicants shall be required to disclose any interests they may have in the regulated entities during the application process and as a condition of employment to divest themselves of any prohibited interests.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

- Excellent comprehensive benefits including a top-ranked retirement plan low-cost health coverage supplemental policies such as vision and short-term disability and generous paid vacation and sick leave programs
- Career and personal development support; multiple training and education opportunities and resources; qualifying Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer
- Interesting challenging work in a public sector environment with the chance to make a real difference in our state
- We are an Equal Employment Opportunity agency and a recognized Arizona Veteran Supportive Employer.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

This position participates in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

If you have any questions please feel free to email for assistance.