*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 Waters 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the companys 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 Barrons 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys 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. * American Water has an immediate Full-Time opening for a Financial Analyst! Apply TODAY if you have a Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting, posess 5-7 years of financial experience and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel apply TODAY for immediate consideration! * _ *Primary Role*_ Support the creation, completion and analysis of standard and moderately complex financial reports and financial information to ensure the overall analysis supports the financial business objective of the company. Support management in shaping, driving and influencing business performance and continuous improvement; support value creation from financial analysis aligned with business goals. Support the Rates and Regulatory Department and/or Regulatory Operations related to rate cases and filings with special emphasis on revenue modelling and analysis, and supporting detailed work schedules. _ *Key Accountabilities*_ * Research, monitor and track financial compliance & reporting requirements to further develop a complete and full understanding and adherence of filing deadlines and submission requirements; responds to internal and external colleagues regarding questions, verifications and follow-up. * Support the development of integrated revenue analyses, projections, reports, cost allocations and presentations. * Create and analyzes moderately complex monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensure financial information has been recorded accurately and completely. * Review financial publications and journals to learn to identify trends and developments in competitive environments; assist in the development & delivery of financial presentations as requested. * Perform moderately complex financial forecasting, financial modeling and trend analysis. * Partner and liaise with internal and external colleges and functions to collect the individual pieces of data and information required by required filings and/or reports. * Complete special financial studies, e.g. cost of service studies, return on equity, capital structure, depreciation, service company costs and lead/lag. * Analyze and assess business performance; identify options to deliver value. * Shape, drive and influence planning and reporting for management team. * Assist in ensuring accuracy of business plans, forecasts and variance analysis. * Support development of team members; provide advice and expertise on a proactive basis to team members. * Support and/or lead the analysis of revenues (trends, modelling, and other analytics. * Support preparation of Rate Case filings, specific to revenues. _ *Knowledge/Skills*_ * Economic principles relating to utility rates and cost analysis. * Fundamental accounting concepts and understanding of analytical concepts for financial analysis as well as US GAAP accounting practices. * Methodologies and practices of data collection, research methodologies and of statistical and cost analysis. * Business report writing, preparation and delivery of presentations including oral testimony. * Audit, review and analyze business and financial records. * Execution and analysis using company business technologies and computer simulation programs. * Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) with particular expertise in Microsoft Excel (advanced). * Must have the ability to review data and make appropriate decisions regarding public utility operations and to project future costs. * Knowledge/Experience of ERP and CIS Systems (preferable integrated platform). * Knowledge and experience in the rate case process (have been directly involved in the process) providing support and/or detailed schedules/analysis. _ *Experience/Education*_ * Five to seven years of pertinent financial experience. water utility industry a plus. * Bachelor's degree(Required) in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business or a closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. _ *Other*_ * This is a higher intermediate and growing level of the job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing moderately complex work solving a wider range of standard and nonstandard problems and to continue to build their skills in gathering and analyzing data concerning public utilities, and in reviewing utility applications. In this role they work under moderate to minimal supervision and may independently handle presentations at public meetings, preparing exhibits and testimony, and may be called upon to provide expert testimony in routine cases, or to research a portion of a case and testify to the findings. _ *Competencies*_ Champions safety Customer obsessed Cultivates innovation Nimble learning Drives Results Collaborates * Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing* * American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants* *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.*