Rate Analyst - Public Works

About This Position The City of Phoenix Public Works Department is responsible for providing Solid Waste, Facilities Management, and Fleet Services citywide. The Public Works Fiscal Services Team is seeking to hire an experienced, innovative, high-performing, and positive-minded Rate Analyst. The Rate Analyst provides centralized oversight of department-wide preparation of cost-of-service studies, development of fair and equitable rate structures, and implementation of the rates.

The Rate Analyst performs these tasks to ensure compliance with City policies and procedures and prepares and presents financial information to executive leaders. The work involves considerable initiative, independent judgment, and leadership in user rates and fee structures. Responsibilities Include Developing and calculating rates.

Utilizing fair and equitable rate structures. Implementing rates into appropriate billing systems. Preparing cost models, cost of service studies, cost accounting and allocation of operating expenditures.

Rate adjustments. Researching rate policies and regulations. Projecting long-range revenue requirements and revenue forecasts and making recommendations to management.

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills and the ability to communicate with middle management staff, executives and various committees. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, in data management, pivot tables, formulas and producing analytical reports. Salary Pay Range: $82,451.20 to $110,510.40 annually.

Hiring Range: $82,451.20 to $100,235.20 annually. Pay Range Explanation Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification. Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Benefits Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information. 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions. Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.

Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan. Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually. Dental, vision, and life insurance options.

Employer paid long-term disability. Free Bus/light rail pass. Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.

Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days. Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period. Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

Minimum Qualifications Three years of professional level accounting or budgeting experience. Including one year of rate auditing, rate preparation, or rate analysis either for a government entity, utility, or a utility regulatory body. AND Bachelor's degree in accounting, economics, public or business administration or related field.

Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted. All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position. For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.

The City job description can be found here. Preferred Qualifications The minimum qualifications listed above, plus: Experience With SAP or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Financial Management or budgeting experience for forecasting revenues and expenditures.

Workorder tracking analysis and reporting. Financial Management; working with a Utility or Service Industry. Cost Analysis and cost accounting principles.

Rate development or workorder cost recovery. Creating and maintaining data forecasting models, cost of service models, user rates. Governmental budgetary and finance activities.

Recruitment Dates Recruitment closes April 3, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date. This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list.

This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future. How To Apply Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above.

Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address. We Are Here To Help Job interviews may be held by video or audio conference.

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You may also fill out and submit a Reasonable Accommodation Request Form. Reference Rate Analyst, JC:03850, ID# 60756, 3/20/26, USM, AJ, Benefits:007 Building the Phoenix of tomorrow. #DoWorkThatMakesPhoenixWork City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr