STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION EXAMINER
Class Code: 7225-25
Date Established: 06-25-79
Occupational Code: 7-2-4
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To analyze finance and rate increase
petitions and prepare studies of capital structures, rates of return, and cost
of capital for the Public Utilities Commission.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Analyzes finance and
rate increase petitions preparing studies of capital structures, rates of
return, cost of capital and verification of exhibits.
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Prepares accounting,
financial, and statistical schedules for the information of agency staff, or
for final presentation in finance or rate cases.
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Performs field audits
of company accounting and financial operations, including preparing audit
report and recommendations for action.
·
Determines cost of
capital, including analysis of individual utilities security issues utilizing
special knowledge of bond and stock.
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Performs field audits
of utility books of accounts and financial operations gathering supporting data
for information listed in submitted reports, preparing audit reports and
recommending corrective action.
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Provides financial
information regarding utilities to various parties including other government
agencies, intervenors, interested parties and the public.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific understanding
to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a particular
field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in accounting or business
administration. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Five years' experience in a public
accounting or certified public accounting firm including experience in physical
operations and the field of automatic data processing.
License/Certification: Possession of a valid New Hampshire
driver's license and/or have access to transportation for statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the theory and practices
of accounting in its application to government accounting systems including
exposure to data processing functions.
Knowledge of management practices.
Knowledge of the functions of state government. Ability to communicate
effectively. Ability to exercise
sound judgment, tact, initiative, and imagination in developing and maintaining
operating policies and procedures.
Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with
the general public, governmental departments, officials and other employees of
the Public Utilities Commission.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:
This class specification is
descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific
function of this class title.
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