Job Description:

Requisition ID: 107001



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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.

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Are you in the early phases of your Acccounting career and have a high school diploma have exprience with SOX, US GAAP regulations ?! Then this role is for YOU! Apply TODAY to beccome the newest member of the American Water family!





Primary Role


The Plant Accounting Specialist is responsible for processing a high volume of plant accounting transactions accurately and timely. Responsibilities include validating, preparing and processing transactions via fixed asset software, and providing issue analysis and workflow status resolution. This position will also review physical inventory counts to ensure proper counts are performed. The position requires the delivery of excellent customer service to internal clients.




Key Accountabilities

• Process transactions in accordance with departmental volume and accuracy standard
• Identify and correct issues preventing automated processing and resolve workflow status posting blocks.
• Review physical inventory counts to ensure proper counts are performed
• Collaborate with internal customers to continually evaluate efficiency opportunities or make enhancement recommendations within the current plant systems.
• Prepare ad hoc and ongoing reports for the department while continually evaluating and recommending improvements to reports.
• Assist with ensuring all Plant Accounting transactions are processed in accordance with USGAAP, SOX, regulatory and tax policies, and internal policy and procedures.
• Deliver excellent customer service to internal clients and external customers.
• Monitor aging transactions in workflow and troubleshoot
• Assist with new process implementations.
• Identify and suggest implementation of process and system enhancements to continuously improve operations.
• Address, resolve, and/or escalate stakeholder inquiries
• Willing to accept work outside of normal scope or responsibility

Knowledge/Skills

• Must be detail oriented with the ability to demonstrate a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to assess problems, resolve or escalate issues as necessary
• Strong problem solving, planning and organization skills, that arise in the day-to-day processing of plant accounting transactions
• Ability to multi-task, and prioritize in a fast paced environment
• Good written and verbal communication
• Must have the ability to interact diplomatically and respectfully with co-workers, customers, and department management
• Knowledge and use of Microsoft Office tools (MS Office, etc.) General experience with fixed asset software/systems preferred

Experience/Education

• High school diploma or state recognized Educational Equivalency Certificate.
• Two-year Associates degree in Accounting or related field preferred.
• Minimum two years prior job-related experience preferred.
• Utilities industry experience a plus
• SAP, or Powerplan experience a plus
  

Work Environment

• Office

Competencies


Collaborates


Cultivates innovation


Customer obsessed


Champions safety


Drives Results


Nimble learning



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.




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