Contract Senior Business Analyst - Finance & Analytics

Aqua America, Inc.; Bryn Mawr (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Utilities, Inc. seeks a temp/contract Business Analyst IV in Bryn Mawr, PA to perform financial-operational analyses and support strategic initiatives for the Executive Leadership Team.

You will model budgets, generate data-driven insights, and help drive data-powered decisions across the organization. Reporting to Financial Planning & Analysis, the role emphasizes budget management, analytics, and continuous process improvements, including mergers and acquisitions support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a technical discipline; MBA/CFA is a plus.
• 5–10 years in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or an analyst role; regulated utility experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial-operational analyses and develop metrics and budget models with executive leadership.
• Create data-driven insights through analytics and information visualization.
• Lead analytics discussions at leadership level to inform decisions and build business cases.
• Identify problems and opportunities by collecting and analyzing data.
• Prepare data sources for analysis of costs across subsidiaries and functions.
• Develop a training program to improve data usage and decision making.
• Support evaluation processes for municipal acquisitions and legislative initiatives with ratemaking impact.
• Contribute to the Finance of the Future initiative by sharing analytical methods.
• Assist with additional tasks or projects as assigned.

Skills

MS Office Suite

Excel

Data analysis

Data visualization

ERP systems

SAP

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Budget modeling

Financial analysis

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a technical discipline

MBA and/or CFA is a plus

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

SAP

Job description

Essential Utilities, Inc. seeks a temp/contract Business Analyst IV in Bryn Mawr, PA to perform financial-operational analyses and support strategic initiatives for the Executive Leadership Team.

You will model budgets, generate data-driven insights, and help drive data-powered decisions across the organization. Reporting to Financial Planning & Analysis, the role emphasizes budget management, analytics, and continuous process improvements, including mergers and acquisitions support.