Salary
💰 $85,000 - $120,000 per year
About the role
- Provide exceptional client service in the public municipal utilities industry (water, wastewater, and stormwater) through multi-discipline projects such as financial planning, cost of service rate and fee setting, bond feasibility studies, and miscellaneous financial-related projects
- Data mine and aggregate project data from multiple sources and develop Excel-based financial models to support analysis, including projecting utility revenues and expenditures, developing revenue requirements, cost allocation and rate and fee design
- Work under guidance of project managers, operate independently, and switch between projects quickly to meet milestones and deliverables
- When working in California, ensure alignment with Proposition 218 requirements in financial planning and decision-making processes
- Utilize public speaking and technical writing skills to produce, edit and present reports, proposals, and presentations
- Support senior staff in business development and marketing activities and lead junior staff in the management, development, and execution of project work
- Communicate with clients to gather data and other relevant project information
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (finance, accounting, engineering, economics, mathematics, or other related fields)
- A minimum of 3 years managing projects in the water, wastewater, stormwater, and/or related industry
- Advanced proficiency and experience with MS Excel including advanced user functions and Visual Basic programming
- Strong proficiency with MS Word and PowerPoint - ability to create report templates, modify report templates
- Experience analyzing large data sets, working with and/or developing database queries, using MS Access, SQL server and/or relational databases
- Critical thinking skills – ability to formulate multiple solutions to problems, test hypothesis and develop solutions based on analysis
- Ability to work under multiple project managers with competing deadlines and deliverables
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willing and able to travel overnight as needed
- Legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require sponsorship (Raftelis uses E-VERIFY)
- Preferences: Master’s degree (MBA, CPA, or similar)
- Please include a writing sample with your application
- Employer will consider equivalent combinations of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications