Systems/business Analyst

Systems/Business Analyst

The primary objective of this role is to serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in daily operations for assigned retail natural gas markets across multiple states. You will master standard operating procedures, system processes, and regulatory requirements for each market. Your responsibilities include monitoring, identifying, and resolving billing and customer communication exceptions, ensuring compliance and timely correction of system issues. You will also lead User Acceptance Testing for system enhancements and defects, working closely with various teams to ensure shared understanding of system changes and their impacts.

Responsibilities include:

• Align closely with Regulatory, Legal, and Marketing to support Expanded Market letter requirements and perform quarterly audits to ensure compliance.
• Monitor billing and error handling for Expanded Markets, resolving issues proactively using SQL queries.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) efforts for the Expanded Markets billing system.
• Support pricing and promo code setup, researching and correcting any issues promptly.
• Perform letter audits to ensure content, layout, mailing timelines, and state regulations are met.
• Review daily system-generated reports to ensure IT functions are working as designed.
• Participate as an SME in Expanded Markets projects, collaborating on requirements gathering, design, testing, and implementation.
• Support Consumer Relations and Customer Care teams by investigating billing or letter concerns.
• Serve as a reporting liaison for Expanded Markets System reporting and data requests.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are up to date, reflecting system enhancements and project implementations.
• Identify root causes for billing errors and exceptions.
• Manage print vendor relationships for Customer Operations.
• Liaise with the Marketing Team to coordinate rate updates, monthly billing, promo code updates, and pricing requests.
• Work with personnel to develop and launch new customer operations processes and improvements.
• Liaise with vendors and business owners to gather and document requirements for operational changes.
• Gather and analyze data to identify and implement new processes and improvements in billing and Customer Service Support operations.
• Create project plans with controls, milestones, and checkpoints for system implementation projects.

Essential Skills include:

• 5+ years of experience in consumer services, billing, system operations, or business to consumer (B2C).
• Ability to work independently under moderate supervision and effectively as a team player.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong relationship management skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks with sensitive timelines.
• Ability to perform metrics creation, implementation, tracking, and reporting.
• Ability to conduct trending and analysis to identify root causes and possible solutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SQL.

Additional Skills & Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree OR 5+ years of applicable experience.
• Retail utility experience or related field (consumer services billing)
• Natural Gas Marketer/Supplier experience.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Project, Visio, and Access.
• Advanced database knowledge, including developing and executing SQL statements.

Type of experience/Industry that would be ideal for this role includes:

• Electric power billing
• Telecom billing
• Insurance billing
• Healthcare payer/member billing
• Waste management billing
• Home services (HVAC, pest control, lawn care, propane) billing
• Subscription-based SaaS customer billing
• Cable/internet billing
• Property management billing

Work Environment:

Office environment with a hybrid schedule, requiring on-site presence 4 days per week, subject to change based on business needs. SOMEONE LOCAL

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $36.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type:

This is a fully onsite position in Atlanta, GA.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 9, 2026.

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