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Forensic Regulatory Data Analyst – Utility Cost Recovery

UtiliSave's forensic billing analysts find actionable savings in 94% of the accounts they audit — including clients who were previously reviewed by another firm and believed nothing remained. If you have the instincts to absorb complex rules, spot the flaw no one else noticed, and relentlessly pursue a claim you know is right, you will thrive here.

Consider this: a large commercial building billed for peak electricity demand on the wrong interval meter. A university's water charges calculated under a rate code that hasn't applied to its account type for three years. A hospital's natural gas tariff with a weather normalization adjustment misapplied for 18 months. These are not hypotheticals — they are the types of claims our analysts have made, won, and been paid for. Join the team that has recovered over $700 million for large commercial and industrial clients across the U.S. and help us break through One Billion.

UtiliSave has been an industry leader in utility bill auditing services for over 35 years and is still growing rapidly. We are seeking curious, analytical action-takers with strong Python skills to join the team at the heart of our success — playing a key role in deep, forensic utility bill analysis for large commercial and industrial clients.

The core talent this role demands is the ability to rapidly absorb and master detailed billing rules, tariff schedules, demand charge structures, rider provisions, regulatory codes, and client usage data — and then deploy that knowledge creatively to find refunds and savings others miss. The ideal candidate thinks beyond established frameworks: constructing novel, sustainable claim theories that withstand regulatory scrutiny, and expressing those claims persuasively in writing and verbally to utilities, regulators, and clients.

On a typical day, you might write a Python script to flag demand charge anomalies across 40 accounts in the morning and draft a formal claim letter to a state utility commission in the afternoon. This is an ideal entry-level role for someone who wants to become an expert in a rare, financially consequential discipline and to see that expertise translates directly into personal earnings.

What You Will Build Here

UtiliSave is not a lateral move — it is a launchpad:

·         3–6 months: Generating your first confirmed refund claims on live client accounts, guided by senior analysts and our proprietary platform.

·         12–18 months: Independently managing a portfolio across multiple utility jurisdictions with a growing track record of recoveries.

·         24+ months: High performers advance to Senior Analyst, Practice Lead, or Client Relationship Manager — with expanded compensation and client ownership.

The expertise you build here — utility tariff law, regulatory billing, forensic financial analysis — is rare and directly monetizable. Few entry-level roles put this much earning power in your own hands this quickly.
To apply, email your resume and optional cover letter to recruiting@utilisave.com with the job title in the subject line. Please include your state of residence, work authorization status, and compensation expectations.

Requirements

Please confirm you meet all the following before applying:

·         Full-time remote; core hours 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time.

·         Must reside in the Eastern Time Zone or Central Time Zone (Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama).

·         U.S. Citizens and active Green Card holders only. Visa sponsorship is not available.

·         Python proficiency required.
Responsibilities

·         Apply analytical skills and general business knowledge to identify cost savings using UtiliSave's proprietary tools and those you help build in real time — then initiate action to recover those savings for clients.

·         Rapidly absorb and master the billing rules, tariff schedules, demand calculations, rider provisions, tax codes, and regulatory frameworks across each client's utility jurisdictions — using that knowledge to uncover billing errors, misapplied rates, and overlooked credits.

·         Conduct retroactive audits across the full statute of limitations — often six years or more — to maximize the recoverable amount on every client account.

·         Interface with clients, utility companies, tax authorities, and regulatory agencies to implement savings. When utilities dispute or delay valid claims, pursue every available administrative and regulatory channel until the matter is resolved. When escalation is warranted, coordinate with UtiliSave's outside utility-specialized law firm retained at no additional cost to clients to bring the full weight of the firm's resources to bear.

·         Develop novel but defensible claim theories going beyond standard audit playbooks by combining deep tariff knowledge with creative pattern recognition across billing history, meter data, and account classifications.

·         Draft clear, persuasive written claim submissions, client summaries, and regulatory correspondence that make complex billing issues accessible to non-technical readers.

·         Pivot quickly across accounts, jurisdictions, and claim types as opportunities surface, deadlines shift, or utility responses require a change in approach.

·         Maintain meticulous records of all open claims, supporting data, utility correspondence, and recovery outcomes from identification through payment.

·         Collaborate with our MIS group to build tools that improve account review and drive revenue.
Requirements

·         1–3 years of experience — or equivalent academic, project, or internship work — demonstrating the ability to rapidly master complex rule-based systems (regulatory codes, tariff schedules, tax law, legal frameworks, accounting standards) and translate that mastery into actionable opportunities.

·         Undergraduate degree completed (or within six months of completion). STEM, economics, finance, regulatory affairs, or pre-law preferred — but candidates from any field are welcome. What matters most: a proven ability to absorb dense, rule-laden material and apply it creatively. Strong hires have included engineers who spot meter anomalies, accountants who catch tax misclassifications, and economists who identify misapplied rate tiers.

·         Proficiency in Python — used daily to extract, clean, and interrogate billing data and to automate anomaly detection across large client portfolios. UtiliSave has invested over $10 million in proprietary analytics infrastructure; your Python skills will extend these systems. Other languages a plus.

·         Intellectually tenacious: you pursue a well-founded claim until it is resolved, do not accept a utility's first "no" as final, and find alternative angles when the obvious path is blocked.

·         Creative and analytically precise: able to construct novel but technically sound claim theories that hold up under regulatory scrutiny — not just surface-level billing corrections.

·         Strong written and oral communicator: persuasive claim letters, client reports, and regulatory filings on the written side; confident presenting findings to utility representatives, regulators, and senior client personnel verbally.

·         Comfortable with ambiguity: utility tariff language is often dense, contradictory, or silent on the precise situation. The best analysts are energized by that gap — because it is often where the opportunity lives.

·         Agile: able to shift rapidly between accounts, jurisdictions, and issue types without losing precision or momentum.

·         Experience with a regulated public utility — especially in rate billing analysis or customer interaction — is a material advantage.

·         Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.

Additional Information

·         Training: New analysts complete a paid three-month intensive onboarding process, one of the most comprehensive programs in the utility auditing industry. It is a paid apprenticeship in one of the most arcane and financially valuable corners of regulatory billing law. The pipeline is rigorous by design: every claim we make must be technically sound and built to withstand utility scrutiny. Analysts who commit fully emerge with a rare, market-differentiated skill set.

·         Growth: High-performing analysts have advanced to Senior Analyst, Practice Lead, and Client Relationship Manager within two to three years.

Benefits

Compensation & Benefits:

o    Base: $40,000/year, increasing to $45,000 upon successful completion of auditing skills benchmarks

o    Monthly performance bonus beginning after onboarding completion: UtiliSave's bonus is tied directly to the refund and savings claims you generate. Successful established analysts regularly earn $1,000–$3,000+ per month in bonuses — bringing total annual compensation for strong performers to $55,000–$76,000 or more. Earning potential grows directly with the depth of your knowledge and the creativity of your claims.

o    Health, dental, and vision insurance

o    401(k) with company match

o    3 weeks PTO plus 11 paid holidays

o    Full-time remote