Senior Advisor, Performance Analytics & Reporting (Contract)

Overview

As the Senior Advisor in Performance Analytics & Reporting, you will be responsible for implementing the OEB’s utility performance analysis and reporting activities.  We will count on your skills and experience to be a champion of the OEB’s focus on driving continuous improvement.

This is a 17-month contract position.

Responsibilities

• Lead the OEB’s econometric and program-based benchmarking work by developing, managing and driving this work with internal teams and through an industry stakeholder process for the electrical and gas industries.
• Conceptualizes and builds analytical models to derive industry insights based on) the OEB's Reporting and Record Keeping Requirement (RRR) submissions for all provincial Electricity Distributors, Gas Distributors and other Licensees and the benchmarking of costs and productivity measurements.
• Leads industry consultations, liaise with industry stakeholders and provides strategic advice on the management of the benchmarking and RRR including monitoring the Ontario energy sector and OEB developments
• Identifies relevant issues and provides in-depth analysis associated with financial and non-financial data for regulated entities, guide the work performed by team members including advising on analytics best practices and utility operations
• Provides subject matter expertise to internal and external stakeholders regarding best practices for data gathering and integration with current processes of reporting
• Provides strategic and targeted advice, interrogation of rate applications and Data Products, and supports policy implementation through specialized reporting requirements to other rate/policy and compliance teams at the OEB
• Prepares and/or reviews monthly, quarterly, and annual statistical and project status reports/publications, ensuring information published is accurate and thorough 

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Finance; Economics; Mathematics; Data Science; Engineering or a related field 
• Must have exceptionally strong oral, written & Interpersonal skills and familiarity with OEB RRR is preferred
• Experience with electric or gas utilities, performance metrics and regulatory considerations including key drivers and challenges is preferred
• Deep understanding of electrical or gas networks and/or operations and equipment is an asset. Accounting and/or financial experience is an asset
• Demonstrated experience in data analytics or machine learning preferred
• 8+ years of relevant experience in the energy sector including performance assessment, industry insights, asset management and system planning
• Demonstrated success leading projects with interdisciplinary teams, aligning stakeholder expectations, and managing project timelines / deliverables
• 5+ years’ experience translating large data sets into actionable information and valuable insights for decision making purposes
• Advanced experience with MS suite is a must, and  demonstrated experience with tools –, SQL, VBA, Oracle BI, SAS, R, Tableau, Alteryx is an asset