Senior Financial Analyst - Hybrid: Strategic Forecasting & Reporting

American Water; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical, dental, vision

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

American Water is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the financial function for multiple states and lines of business. You will assist in business planning, reforecasting, financial reporting, and modeling of new opportunities, collaborating with operational partners across the organization.

In this role you will analyze drivers and metrics, prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual results, and support regulatory filings and SOX controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business or a closely related field.
• Advanced degree or CPA, CMA or CFA preferred.
• 5 years of accounting/financial related experience required.
• Regulated utility experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with the business to understand key business drivers & operational metrics and deliver effective analysis of results on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Provide analytical support to all levels of management, including ad-hoc reporting for the state(s) and/or line of business and corporate partners.
• 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 Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance controls assigned to the team.
• Other special projects and ad hoc assignments.

Skills

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

US GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

SAP experience

Hyperion experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business or related field

Advanced degree or CPA, CMA or CFA preferred

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

Job description

American Water is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the financial function for multiple states and lines of business. You will assist in business planning, reforecasting, financial reporting, and modeling of new opportunities, collaborating with operational partners across the organization.

In this role you will analyze drivers and metrics, prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual results, and support regulatory filings and SOX controls.