Lead, Financial Analyst - Capital Markets

American Water; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

American Water seeks a senior treasury professional to provide comprehensive analyses on capital structure and financing strategies, including debt and equity activities for the organization.

You will support regulatory submissions, maintain credit metrics, and partner with rating agencies while mentoring junior team members and ensuring SOX compliance across subsidiaries.

Qualifications

• 7 - 10 years proven experience in a finance or treasury related position
• Bachelor’s Degree in financing, accounting or economics required

Responsibilities

• Provide treasury management with comprehensive and objective financial analyses and recommendations regarding capital structure and financing strategies.
• Drive analysis in support of capital structure and cost of capital testimony for rate cases.
• Own credit metric analysis and support discussions with Rating Agencies.
• Support all financing activity (short- and long-term debt and equity) for the organization.
• Assist regulatory documentation, data requests and compliance.
• Mentor junior team members and support presentations.

Skills

Proven track record

Investment valuation

Accounting experience

Cross functional PM

Utilities industry

Bloomberg terminal

SAP & Treasury Workstation

Cash forecasting

Debt issuance knowledge

Tax-exempt financing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting or economics

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

SAP Treasury Workstation

Job description

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 profession

Primary Role

• Provide treasury management with comprehensive and objective financial analyses and recommendations regarding capital structure, and corporate and subsidiary financing strategies with minimal support from senior staff.
• Drive analysis in support of capital structure and overall cost of capital testimony for operating company general rate cases.
• Own credit metric analysis. Build deep understanding of Moody’s and S&P processes. Arm senior management with analysis and data to drive conversations with Rating Agencies in support of maintaining or improving ratings/outlooks.
• Responsible for helping to drive and supporting all financing activity (short- and long-term debt and equity) for the organization.
• Support State Finance teams with regulatory documentation; data request response and maintain data request inflow and outflow.
• Support compliance requirements and filings.
• Help provide guidance to state finance teams to shape strategy and disseminate knowledge across the American Water footprint

Key Accountabilities

• Take active role in debt and equity issuances. This will include but is not limited to the process of issuing taxable and tax-exempt debt, preparing applications, petitions, tracking debt rates and comparable debt deals, tracking debt issuance fees, calculating all-in costs for senior management analysis, preparation of various certificates, review of debt legal documents, identification and ongoing tracking of financial and non-financial debt covenants, setup of debt subledgers, sub-lending of debt to subsidiaries.
• Lead evaluation of new/alternative financing products and provide recommendations to senior management on potential fit for American Water.
• Work with state and corporate rates/regulatory teams to ensure full recovery of all prudent financing costs.
• Develop a deep knowledge/understanding of the Company’s cashflows sufficient to accurately forecast cashflow needs at a consolidated and operating subsidiary level.
• Perform and produce analysis for Annual Budget process as well as period ‘Refreshes’.
• Self sufficient to run analysis beginning to end with minimal review; able to get through 85-90% of an assignment without supervision.
• Mentor and guide junior members of the team and provide feedback on analysis and presentations.
• Run various reports out of Hyperion to support business planning process, prepare and maintain schedules of planned debt/equity.
• Support all Treasury Accounting and Financial Reporting functions. Prepare and provide monthly, quarterly and annual Treasury Analysis and reporting to Treasury Management.
• Provide information for disclosure in various SEC and regulatory filings.
• Support 10Q and 10K debt reporting.
• Ensure compliance with AW SOX controls and other company policies, practices and strategies.
• Prepare documentation as needed for Audit purposes.
• Update existing procedures and document new procedures to communicate company-wide.
• Partner with finance and regulatory to prepare capital structures for all subsidiaries as needed basis to analyze debt/equity needs, prepare internal financing proposals.
• Prepare and analyze the need for equity infusions, credit limit adjustments, and new long-term debt.
• Compile and maintain documentation related to each debt financing, ensure all debt issuance fees are processed via Cash Management.
• Compile and prepare necessary information to complete quarterly debt covenant compliance calculations, analysis and obtain treasury management sign-off for all debt across the regulated AW System. Oversee the distribution of all quarterly and annual financial statements prepare and obtain management sign-off on all Officer's Certificates and supporting schedules to bondholders, rating agencies and municipal authorities.
• Provide support to all subsidiaries relating to rate case support, business planning and forecasting. Maintain data request log by tracking each data request received, delegating to proper department for response and consolidating responses for review.

Knowledge/Skills

• Proven track record or running the largest and most complex analyses and assignments with minimal supervision required
• Investment valuation and analysis experience preferred
• Experience in a professional accounting role preferred
• Cross functional project management experience preferred
• Utilities industry experience preferred
• Bloomberg terminal experience preferred
• SAP & Treasury Workstation experience a plus
• Experience with cash forecasting and working capital management a plus Understanding of short-term and long-term debt issuance a plus Knowledge of tax-exempt financing a plus

Experience/Education

• 7 - 10 years proven experience in a finance or treasury related position required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in financing, accounting or economics required