Pricing and Tariff Specialist - Fortitude Valley, Australia - Urban Utilities

Description

There's No Us Without U. Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow

There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. It's why our people are so passionate about what they do and how they do it. And it's why we need people like YOU.

Your Opportunity

We have a new Pricing and Tariff Specialist vacancy in our Finance Group

Our Finance Group is on a mission to champion, safeguard and drive customer, community, and shareholder value. They do this by leading our business through enterprise performance, procurement and supply initiatives, financial management, and creating and enhancing sustainable value.

The Pricing and Tariff Specialist is accountable for all aspects of pricing and tariff analysis (including utility and non-utility charges and infrastructure charges) and modelling for Urban Utilities. The role will also be responsible for all analytical activities critical to the ongoing development and evolution of Urban Utilities' pricing, revenue, and tariff strategies.

Some of your accountabilities will include:

• Providing modelling and insights to ensure Urban Utilities pricing to customers remains affordable and transparent, providing analysis to support setting pricing and tariffs that are resilient and adaptive to changing customer expectations and regulatory oversight.
• Contribute to the development of strategic business policies and help develop policy frameworks for the determination of tariff and pricing structures.
• Expert-level economic analysis, accounting and/or regulatory modelling to deliver prescribed outcomes including development, reforms and maintenance of pricing and tariff models, systems and/or processes.
• Identify new external developments by proactively monitoring intelligence across local markets,
• regulatory frameworks and obligations, global trends and customer feedback on matters that will impact pricing and charges.
• Significant interpersonal and verbal communication on infrastructure charging arrangements, pricing and tariff implementation, tariff reforms and annual pricing decisions. Facilitation and participation in internal and external meetings, workshops and consultation to influence decision making.

About You:

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about shaping our future, and ideally have the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• A tertiary level qualification in accounting, finance, economics, or equivalent specialist work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in an accounting, financially modelling, economics, or pricing role, within a large commercial organisation with experience of operations in a regulated environment.
• Have a critical thinking mindset when looking to conceptualising risks and opportunities, and you possess high levels of perseverance and resilience in times of uncertainty.
• Have an acute understand of the role we play within the SEQ community, driving and championing pricing strategies and that ultimately add value back to our shareholders and customers.

At UU, we celebrate diversity. We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business. You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role. We'd still encourage you to apply as we we're looking for the right human being for this role - it's about so much more than ticking all the boxes

Why Urban Utilities?

At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you'll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that'll help you bring the best you. Speaking of which, here's just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave & 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with family and friends
• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you
• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

Visit our website to learn more about us at

How to apply

Click on the 'Apply" link below to complete your application.

Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical & National Police History Check as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our Talent team at