Public Utilities Specialist (Settlements Analyst)

Public Utilities Specialist (Settlements Analyst)

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in the Transmission EIM Settlements (TSRE) organization in Commercial System Management group (TSR), Transmission Marketing and Sales (TS), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). A successful candidate in the Public Utilities Specialist (Settlements Analyst) position will serve as a senior Settlements Analyst to provide day-to-day leadership and technical expertise to market data and settlement functions.

Responsibilities as a Public Utilities Specialist (Settlements Analyst) include :

• Review and approve invoice payments.
• Investigate and resolve complex and / or atypical market settlement discrepancies or BPA Transmission customer disputes.
• Lead the development of metrics and tools to monitor and analyze market validation, settlement results, market initiatives, and dispute resolution outcomes.
• Formulate and implement improvements to the settlement, validation, and dispute resolution processes and recommend new guidance and policy changes.
• Review and approve invoice data for BPA's Financial systems (including monthly accruals for financial and credit reporting).
• Develop and implement corrective actions to resolve process or system problems and mitigate process errors or compliance risks.

Requirements :

Conditions of Employment : In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.

Key Requirements :

Conditions of Employment : Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually. This position has been designated as requiring a PUBLIC TRUST background. A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check.

Specialized Experience Requirements : A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as : Implementing and assisting in the development of improvements to the settlement, validation, and dispute resolution processes and recommend new guidance and policy changes.

Time-in-Grade : Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP / ICTAP candidates : To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred.

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

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