Senior Financial Analyst

Requisition ID:

107422

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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

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About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

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Primary Role

- This position supports the Corporate financial planning, analysis, and reporting processes for American Water.

- This role is a key strategic partner in driving growth for the organization through the use of and interpretation of appropriate financial models.

- Responsible for supporting the business planning and reforecasting process through financial modeling and scenario evaluation, ratio analysis, and operational metric interpretation.

- This role also requires extensive collaboration with operational and functional business partners and functions as a liaison with line of business leaders on financial matters.

Key Accountabilities

- Participation in strategy development through financial modeling of scenarios to the financial plan in order to achieve targets and objectives that support the overall corporate plan.

- Collaborate with business to understand key business drivers and operational metrics and deliver effective analysis of results.

- Provide analytical support to all levels of management, including ad-hoc reporting.

- Participate in budgeting and reforecasting processes and analysis of financial risk.

- Collaborate with operational and financial business partners to develop budget assumptions and pertinent supporting schedules.

- Involvement in management reporting processes, including monthly and annual reporting requirements of various key metrics and performance indicators.

- Other special projects and ad hoc assignments.

Knowledge / Skills

- Strong financial analysis and complex modeling skills.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

- Ability to recommend and implement process improvements.

- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

- Strong time management and organizational skills.

- Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on communication and knowledge sharing.

- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships within finance and with all levels of management.

- Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

- Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills.

- SAP and Oracle Planning experience preferred.

Competencies

- Champions Safety

- Customer Obsessed

- Cultivates Innovation

- Collaborates

- Drives Engagement

- Nimble Learning

Experience / Education

- Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, accounting, business or a closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Advanced degree or CPA, CMA, CFA, or MBA preferred.

- 5+ years of accounting/financial related experience required.

- Regulated utility experience preferred, but not required.

Travel Requirements: Less than 5%.

- Location: Camden, NJ

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based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.