Platte River Power Authority is a not-for-profit, community-owned public power utility that generates and delivers safe, reliable, environmentally responsible and financially sustainable energy and services to Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, Colorado, for delivery to their utility customers.

At Platte River, we share a sense of purpose and pride in the value we add to our communities, our region and the energy industry. We rely on our staff to sustain our leadership role in the region and to help us work toward our goal to achieve a 100% noncarbon energy mix within the next decade. To accomplish this, we offer competitive pay and benefits, state-of-the-art workplaces at both headquarters and the Rawhide Energy Station, and the following unique benefits:

• Onsite, fully-equipped gym facilities
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements for most roles
• Fleet cars for use by staff for local business travel
• Employee rewards, health and financial wellness programs
• Volunteer days and opportunities to participate in community events
• Culture of respect, commitment and camaraderie

If you’re searching for a collaborative working environment within a mid-sized organization that values innovative ideas, diverse perspectives and provides opportunities to make a difference, consider joining the Platte River team.

Job summary
Platte River is seeking a financial analyst to support financial planning project efforts and processes. Areas of focus include rate analysis and tariff support, various financial modeling and risk management.

This is a great opportunity for someone with relevant business, finance and/or accounting experience, who is interested in learning about the electric utility industry and working cross-functionally with other departments as well as independently. Our future team member should take initiative, be detail oriented, have advanced Excel skills and be an effective communicator.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Maintains and updates long-term financial planning and cost of service models as well as develops and implements initiatives that improve modeling effectiveness
• Conducts rate impact analysis, creates financial models, builds and analyzes forecasting scenarios and delivers financial projections
• Collects, interprets, analyzes and summarizes data and trends; examines assumptions; studies resource modeling cases; assists in rate design and policy development, and identifies and implements improvements to financial modeling
• Prepares, maintains, updates, delivers and presents information through reporting, presentation, graphical, in-person and virtual meetings; authors and prepares written analysis, including summaries and findings
• Serves as a subject matter specialist in the structure and application of tariffs and charges, their components and implications for billing customers
• Monitors, reviews, and evaluates service rates and charges for various utilities (benchmarking); conducts comparative analysis; analyzes proposed rate change impacts on owner community customers and recommends prospective courses of action
• Supports the development, implementation, verification of the strategic financial plan
• Manages relationships with insurance brokers, procures policies, responds to claims and assists internal and external stakeholders with claims management
• Provides energy risk management oversight and counterparty credit assessments; ensures all products and transactions comply with the policies; Performs various credit management duties
• Supports the coordination, management, monitoring and reporting of the enterprise risk management program action plans
• Prepares standard operating procedural documents and updates risk management plans
• Partners with subject matter experts internally to identify risks and risk tolerance and thresholds, facilitates and coordinates responses to insurers
• Provides information related to insurance contract(s), risk analysis, damage and liability assessments and other risk processes

Other duties

• Compiles data and assists in drafting and editing financial planning documents
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, skills and abilities

The following are required:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to communicate technical information effectively
• Excellent financial analysis, problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Working knowledge of traditional risk management standards and processes, trends and best practices
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, with exceptional proficiency using Microsoft Excel
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, exhibit a positive attitude and collaborate with others to provide high level of customer service
• Ability to work productively and act independently, demonstrating high levels of initiative and attention to detail in problem-solving efforts
• Skill in ensuring the accuracy of information, timeliness of system updates and an ability to bring problems forward for resolution

Qualifications
Education and licenses

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business, finance, accounting, economics or related field or equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Current valid driver’s license and ability to remain insurable under the vehicle liability policy

Required work experience

• Three years of business finance or other relevant experience

Preferred work experience

• Utility experience in the areas of rates
• Risk management experience
• Broad understanding of insurance programs, coverages and concepts: general liability, cyber, property, D&O and auto
• Experience learning new and adaptive technologies and accessing external professional services used in financial analysis and modeling

Physical demands

• Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Walking and/or standing as needed and minimal.

Hazards

• Minimal exposure to hazards are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely to no exposure to injury or accident

Work environment

• Exposure to routine office noise and equipment

Bi-weekly salary range for position: $3,305 - $4,544 (placement DOQ)
(range if annualized: $85,925 - $118,154)

Platte River Power Authority offers employees an outstanding benefits package. Benefits offered for this position may include the following:

• Health insurance options including a PPO and high deductible health savings account with prescription drug coverage
• Telemedicine
• Benefit advocacy
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending plan
• Basic life insurance
• Basic accidental death and disability
• Dependent life and supplemental life insurance options (voluntary)
• Accidental death and disability insurance (voluntary)
• Long-term disability insurance
• Retirement plans 401a defined contribution plan 457b deferred compensation plan
• Paid holidays (12 annually)
• Paid time off: personal and sick leave
• Wellness program
• In-house training opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement Employee assistance program

For additional information, please see our website careers page at: https://www.prpa.org/careers/benefits/

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Platte River endeavors to make our careers site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please call us at 970-229-5323 or email recruiting@prpa.org.

Must be legally eligible to work in the United States. Platte River cannot provide employment to applicants who will require sponsorship now or in the future (i.e. H1B visa, OPT status).


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