Job Abstract

Imagine yourself in a career with growth potential and the opportunity to put your accounting, finance, and economics background to work in a position that helps to keep fixed utility rates affordable for ratepayers while balancing the needs of infrastructure improvements for aging utility systems. Apply today!

This position works in a collaborative environment reviewing utility rate filings, working in teams of engineers, other analysts, and attorneys with the common goal of recommending just and reasonable utility rates that balance the needs of regulated utility companies, the ratepayers served, and the community as a whole. Combine your writing, analytical, and time management skills in this dynamic position analyzing financial data and writing testimony and related data requests, and making recommendations before an administrative law judge in quasi-judicial proceedings. There is plenty of opportunity for growth, learning a challenging and important area of utility rate setting, which allows for development of specialized knowledge that is currently in demand.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission offers growth potential, competitive benefits, and an environment that values its staff for their knowledge, qualifications, and individual uniqueness. Don't let this opportunity slip away.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: Part-time work from home (telework) may be a potential feature of this position. The successful candidate is required to report to the headquarters worksite daily, unless the employee meets eligibility requirements and telework has been approved. To be eligible to participate in telework, the employee's alternate (telework) worksite must meet the following requirements:
  • Within a reasonable travel distance of Harrisburg; and
  • Within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Please direct all questions regarding reasonable distance and the type of available telework to the PUC Human Resource Office at ra-puchr@pa.gov or 717.787.8714.
• Management may discontinue any telework arrangement at any time, for any reason.
  Candidates who do not wish to telework or are not eligible to telework, will work from the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree with major course work in accounting, economics, finance, or business administration, which included or is supplemented by 15 credit hours in finance related coursework.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• This posting requires submission of a copy of your college transcript(s). Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You may upload your document as an attachment during the application process. You must still complete the application and answer the supplemental questions. All documents MUST be uploaded prior to the submission of your application.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans’ Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.