Company Description: Raftelis is a national industry leader in financial, organizational, communication, and technology consulting for utilities and the public sector. We provide insights and expertise to help public agencies operate as high-performing, sustainable entities, and, ultimately, make their communities better places to live, work, and play.
Job Summary: Working within a team, the Associate Consultant will be responsible for assisting project managers in performing analyses, modeling, and cost evaluations and related client services to the public sector water, wastewater, solid waste, and stormwater municipal industry. Our services include long-range financial planning, utility cost allocation and rate-setting, and management consulting services.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Analyze data, and prepare MS Excel based business forecasting models to support a variety of financial, accounting, and economic studies including projects related to financial planning, customer data and customer service, revenue requirements, cost of service, impact fees, rate and fee design, and debt feasibility studies under the direction of team members
- Support senior staff in the development and execution of project work
- Assist in benchmarking surveys and industry research
- Utilize technical writing skills to produce and edit reports
- Maintain effective, professional attributes while dealing with clients & colleagues
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, or other related fields)
- Experience using MS Office applications of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Strong analytical skills coupled with an ability to understand complex relationships and think creatively to solve complex problems
- Excellent oral communication and written skills including reporting of complex analytical results in easy to understand terms to clients and stakeholders
- Diligent, enthusiastic, and team-player attitude
- Ability to work within a small team that may be spread across a broad geography
- Ability to work independently on specific assignments once direction is provided
- Willingness to travel overnight for project and job functions, if necessary
Preferences:
- Modeling proficiency and experience MS Excel, Access, Word, Power Point and Tableau or similar data visualizing software.
- Experience and/or interest in the state and local governmental water, wastewater, and stormwater utility industries
Rewards: Working for a values-based organization focused on growth with an exceptional reputation in its industry, employees receive competitive compensation, generous bonus structure, and excellent benefits that include:
- Company paid medical and dental benefits
- Health Savings Account with company contributions
- Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Vision Insurance
- Company paid Life and Disability Insurance and Employee Assistance Program
- Discretionary paid time off program and education reimbursement program
- 401(k) with company contributions
Additional Information: To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. Raftelis is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and our sincere belief in the dignity of each employee, it is our policy to prohibit harassment based on race, national origin, color, age, sex, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual preference, medical condition, disability, religion, or veteran status.
To learn more about Raftelis and apply: Please visit www.raftelis.com.