Senior Accountant

Requisition ID: 107181 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 Index for 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. Do you have a passion for Preparing journal entries and executing on all assigned monthly close activities, In addition to analyzing financial results and producing variance analysis, ensuring completeness and accuracy of subsidiary and general ledgers, then this role is for YOU! Apply TODAY for immediate consideration!Primary Role Individual will be part of the Controller's Department. Responsible for the accounting, documentation, reporting and analysis of more complex financial transactions, including in the areas of acquisitions and plant / fixed asset accounting for American Water and its subsidiaries (the "Company"). Responsibilities include but are not limited to reviewing and accounting for acquisition purchase agreements, analysis and reporting for capital projects, reconciling various account balances, preparing journal entries, general ledger review and maintenance, supporting month-end close and cross department collaborating.Key Accountabilities * Prepare journal entries and execute on all assigned monthly close activities. Analyze financial results and produce variance analysis, ensuring completeness and accuracy of subsidiary and general ledgers. * For assigned areas, assist in the preparation and communication of monthly financial results to management. * Performs account analyses and reconciliations, including the timely investigation and resolution of discrepancies and reconciling items. * Acquire an understanding of the transaction flows within the business process related to assigned general ledger accounts. * Review and analyzes contracts to determine appropriate accounting decisions and ensure decisions are in accordance with the U.S GAAP, state specific regulation, and Company policies and practices. * Prepare and provide required schedules and reporting information and analysis for the Company's quarterly and annual SEC reporting requirements. * Support and coordinate with external auditors for annual audits (both the consolidated and subsidiary audits). Interfaces/liaises with other departments including Business Development, Rates & Regulatory, Budgeting & * Internal Reporting, Cash/Treasury, and Tax, providing information for accounting and reporting matters. * Provide required information to Rates & To view the full job description, click here>