What Am I Worth?

The job: Regulatory and pricing analyst, senior-level, at a large telecommunications company. Responsible for creating and advising pricing models and strategies that meet the company’s commercial and legal obligations.

Various advisory responsibilities with pricing and sales departments as well as economic and legal experts within the company; providing legal and economic analyses to ensure business practices are in accordance with regulation.

The profile: 9 years experience at a large airline company, where roles have given the candidate thorough knowledge of the regulatory environment and strong modelling expertise, as well as very good quantitative analytical and technical skills. Has a BCom (Hons) with majors in Finance and Economics.

The salary: $120,000 to $150,000 depending on experience, plus bonus. Debbie Graham & Associates director Debbie Graham said such roles were reasonably transferable between utilities, infrastructure, airlines, airport and internal corporate finance/strategy teams. 

The upgrade: Ms Graham said an improvement to salary would require a move up the ranks, “or possibly a move to the corporate strategy area of the business.”

She said most candidates for this type of role had a strong commercial tertiary qualification – unless their expertise had been developed internally. They might then have entered the company with a less closely related degree to their eventual role.

"In our experience though, individuals with an interest in this type of position tend to have demonstrated this interest both at university and subsequently via a CFA [Chartered Financial Analyst qualification] or similar professional development qualifications."

Curious to know what you’re worth? Email cwoodfield@nbr.co.nz