Forensic Utility Bill Auditor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Nigeria, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Assess customer utility accounts and billing records to pinpoint high-value accounts needing investigation.

• Download and arrange historical utility bills along with supporting documentation.

• Establish and uphold standardized folder structures and audit files.

• Prioritize accounts according to billing thresholds and potential financial ramifications.

• Transform utility statements into organized PDFs for data extraction and analysis.

• Utilize AI-driven tools to extract up to 24 months of billing data into structured spreadsheets.

• Analyze billing data using Month-over-Month and Year-over-Year comparisons.

• Examine billing dates, charges, consumption, rates, tariffs, meter types, rate classes, and detailed generation, transmission, and delivery costs.

• Detect irregular usage patterns, billing discrepancies, unjustified charges, and potential overbilling.

• Manually verify AI-generated data against original utility bills.

• Investigate property characteristics and operational factors influencing utility usage.

• Prepare specific client inquiries regarding property operations and consumption trends.

• Investigate incorrect rate classes, meter types, and tariff infractions.

• Calculate potential historical overcharges and compile evidence for audit findings.

• Validate utility tariffs, rate schedules, regulations, and supporting documentation through official sources.

• Oversee multiple high-priority accounts while ensuring accuracy and organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Business, Engineering, Energy Management, or a related discipline is preferred.

• Prior experience in data analysis, auditing, utility billing, energy management, financial analysis, or forensic analysis is highly sought after.

• Strong analytical skills for recognizing patterns, anomalies, discrepancies, and potential errors in extensive financial and operational datasets.

• Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.

• Experience managing large volumes of documents while keeping organized digital filing systems.

• Familiarity with AI-driven data extraction or document analysis tools is a plus.

• Previous experience reviewing utility bills, tariffs, rate schedules, meter types, or energy consumption data is preferred.

• Strong research abilities and capacity to interpret official utility, regulatory, and public sources.

• Exceptional attention to detail and dedication to manually verifying data accuracy.

• Capability to compare Month-over-Month and Year-over-Year performance and identify unusual variances.

• Strong problem-solving and investigative skills.

• Ability to manage multiple accounts and priorities at the same time.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• High level of integrity, accuracy, and discretion when handling client financial and operational information.

• Reliable computer, noise-canceling headset, second monitor, stable internet connection, and backup internet connection.

• Availability to work from 9am to 6pm US Eastern Standard Time (EST).

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote working environment.

• Work-from-home flexibility.

• Collaboration with an international team.

• Reliable computer requirement.

• Noise-canceling headset.

• Second monitor for enhanced productivity.

• Stable internet connection.

• Backup internet connection.