Senior, Financial Analyst

Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. 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. We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. 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 $30 to $34 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 Indexfor 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. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Position Information $68,640 - $114,660 The base salary range represents a good faith salary range for this position. This position is eligible for annual incentive pay and has the opportunity for continued salary growth. If you are hired at American Water your base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as market, geography, skills, education and/or experience. At American Water, we are committed to pay equity. In addition to compensation, you will be offered a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k),Defined Contribution Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits, health and wellness programs and much more! American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally! Primary Role This role supports the finance function by providing support for standardized financial planning, reporting and analysis for the operating companies. These initiatives focus on providing consistency in process and on delivering high-quality, actionable insights to the Executive, Senior, and State Leadership Teams supporting data driven decision-making. In addition, this role will help support sustainable improvements in Operating and Maintenance (O&M) cost management by providing value-driven analysis and advancing actionable O&M reporting. This role will also assist in partnering with functional leaders with driving consistency in financial planning for center-led activities.Key Accountabilities

• Lead collaboration with the business to understand key business drivers & operational metrics and deliver effective analysis on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Participate in budgeting & reforecasting processes. Collaborate with operational and financial business partners to develop budget assumptions and pertinent supporting schedules
• Support regulatory filings and data requests with financial data and analysis
• Support state standard and ad hoc reporting and analysis, sharing ad-hoc analysis with other states to advance best practice development.
• Develop performance metrics that can be cascaded from the consolidated level to States, and down to local Districts to measure financial performance accurately and reliably with the ability to consolidate information at different enterprise levels.
• Partner and liaise with internal colleagues and functions to collect performance metric data required for accurate and timely reporting.
• Publish and present reports at different enterprise levels that contain performance metric results to provide Service Company, State, and local District leadership with visibility into financial performance.
• Analyze performance metrics to gain insight into key drivers of financial performance at the Consolidated, State, and local District levels.
• Benchmark performance metrics to gain a sense for financial performance relative to enterprise peers and overall industry standards.Knowledge/Skills
• Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to recommend and implement process improvements, work independently, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Sound knowledge of utility/business processes.
• Thorough understanding of, and ability to apply, key principles of P&L management, marketing, pricing, offer strategy, financial analysis, and technology principles.
• Proficiency in the development of metrics, KPIs and overall business intelligence architecture.
• SAP and Hyperion/Oracle experience preferred
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint Skills
• Strong understanding of data management, integrity, and controls
• Strong process, project, and program management skills
• Strong quantitative skills (e.g., analytical, technical, problem solving)
• Effective people management skills (e.g., planning, organizing, recruiting, controlling, and leading individual staff and teams)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (e.g., fluency in report writing and presentations)
• Effective interpersonal skills (e.g., persuasion, negotiation, listening, cooperation, tact, diplomacy, problem solving, internal consulting)
• Leadership presence (e.g., ability to deal effectively and maintain collaborative relationships with Company senior management and other key stakeholders)Experience/Education
• Bachelor's Degree preferably in finance or accounting.
• Advanced degree or CPA, CMA or CFA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• Regulated utility experience preferred.Travel Requirements

• Professional office environment.
• Hybrid working schedule, 3 days in office and 2 days remote. CompetenciesChampions safetyCustomer obsessedCultivates innovationNimble learningDrives ResultsCollaborates