ScottMadden, Inc. is a general management consulting and economic advisory firm. Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, with offices in Atlanta, GA and Framingham, MA, we provide a wide range of consulting services and approaches that support our clients along the continuum of strategic assessment to solution development to implementation and performance monitoring across a wide array of industries. Our three main practice areas are: Energy, Corporate & Shared Services, and Enterprise and Specialized Services. Within our Energy practice, we have six focus areas: Rates & Regulation, Energy Markets, Grid Edge, Strategy & Services, Generation, and Transmission & Distribution. We believe the combination of our business focus, industry knowledge, consulting experience, and tailored approach distinguishes us from other management consulting firms.
Overview of Position
We are seeking a highly qualified, self-motivated individual to join ScottMadden’s co-operative program in our Rates & Regulatory practice in Framingham, MA. Successful candidates will gain broad exposure to important strategic issues in the energy and water industries. Example assignments for gas and electric utilities include preparation of cost of capital analysis, preparation of cash working capital studies, preparation of class cost of service (or cost accounting) studies; research and analysis of utility rate structures, and research and analysis of current industry issues, such as decarbonization strategies.
At ScottMadden, we have a team approach to client engagements. Co-ops will work closely with other members of the firm to complete client engagements. Our engagements are driven by client needs which means co-ops will work on a variety of projects for numerous clients over the co-op period. Co-ops will learn how to use valuation models, perform and review financial and economic analyses, develop and summarize issue-specific research, perform financial and operational benchmarking, and contribute to various analyses relating to a broad range of issues. Co-ops will have an important role in preparing analyses to support presentations, reports, and expert testimony for client engagements.
Ideal candidate(s) will demonstrate the following:
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in finance, managerial or cost accounting, economics, statistics, or similar quantitative discipline;
- Superior academic performance in the coursework of finance, managerial or cost accounting, economics, or other quantitative disciplines;
- Familiarity with financial modeling and statistical analysis;
- Excellent spreadsheet, analytical, writing, and communication skills;
- Superior qualitative and quantitative research skills;
- Ability to manage multiple competing projects;
- Strong attention to detail; and
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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