Financial Analyst I (Contract/Temp)

Essential Utilities, Inc.•Lower Merion Township, PA

About The Position

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities. Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities. We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint. Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S. The Finance and Rates Analyst I prepares, coordinates and documents financial reports, models and analysis for regulatory operation and compliances and internal financial reporting of annual operating budgets and strategic business plans.

Requirements

BA/BS Degree in Accounting or Finance required
1-2 Years of Related Experience
Competent to use Microsoft Office suite: Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

Prepares forecasts and analysis of trends in finance and general business.
Identifies trends and developments in competitive environments.
Reconciles accounts.
Collects and analyzes financial information.
Tracks organizations progress against financial goals.
Creates financial models.
Assists with the annual compliance and financial reporting.
Assists in the preparing the quarterly and annual filings.
Assists with updates to the company’s tariffs.
Ensures tariffs posted too internal and external websites.
Assists in preparing rate cases.
Provides general accounting assistance.
Analyzes and forecasts timing and rate increases.
Prepares answer to interrogatories, assists with revenue and billing analysis, provides support for witness litigation processes and interfaces with other departments to determine future rate case adjustments.
Supports Manager of Rates and Planning and the Regional Controller on potential acquisition due diligence including: financial modeling, valuation analysis, finance and accounting due diligence, tariff and rate design, expense analysis, presentation preparation, application preparation and original cost study filings.
Assists in the preparation, analysis and submission of the annual operating budget.
Assists in the analysis of expenses, labor, capital expenditures, revenue and income taxes.
Performs other assignments as required.