Senior Advisor, Performance Analytics & Reporting
Job ID: 570
Position Type: Union Permanent
Department: Performance Analytics & Reporting
Salary Grade: 9 ($125,384 - $147,503)
For the second year in a row, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is proud to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2024. As a top tier regulatory agency, we are passionate about the environment and motivated by our want to enable innovation within the energy sector. We are committed to the economic and social development of Ontario and work every single day to deliver public value to Ontarians. We are a diverse, driven, transparent and thoughtful team, and are accountable to each other, the sector, and the customers we serve.
Empowering Ontario’s energy future we are the Ontario Energy Board.
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.
Responsibilities
- Own and oversee (Manage, validate and 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
- Conceptualizes and builds analytical models to improve reporting and industry analytics and lead the RRR stewardship process
- Leads RRR data validation process and gathers input from industry to provide deep insights and actionable recommendations to improve sector performance/efficiency related to performance assessment such as scorecards
- Leads industry consultations, liaise with industry stakeholders and provides strategic advice on the management of the 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
Pursuant to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the Ontario Energy Board will make reasonable efforts to provide accommodation to candidates with disabilities in the course of the recruitment process upon written request. We request that candidates seeking accommodation identify their particular accommodation needs as soon as possible in the job selection process. Questions concerning the availability of accommodation in the recruitment process may be forwarded by email to hr@oeb.ca.