Specialist, Accounts Payable

American Water•Camden, NJ

8h•$55,700 - $62,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s approximately 7,000 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. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.

Requirements

Must be detail oriented with the ability to demonstrate a high degree of accuracy
Must have the ability to solve challenging AP issues by analyzing problems that arise in the day-to-day processing of invoices or correct prior erroneously posted documents
Must have strong organization skills, including ability to multi-task, and prioritize in a fast paced environment
Strong written and verbal communication
Must have the ability to interact diplomatically and respectfully with co-workers, customers, and department management
Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable’s processes and best practices
Strong knowledge and use of Microsoft Office tools (MS Office, Lotus Notes, etc.)
Strong experience with Accounts Payable software/systems.
Relevant business Bachelor’s degree
Minimum two years prior job related experience preferred or a relevant business degree.

Nice To Haves

Utilities industry or shared services experience a plus
SAP, Great Plains, Open Text, or ImageNow experience a plus
Unclaimed property software – Tracker a plus
3-way match invoice resolution a plus
1099 tax from experience a plus
Travel and expense reimbursement or purchasing

Responsibilities

Monitor aging PTP transactions in workflow and troubleshoot
Validate transactions are processed in accordance with USGAAP, SOX, regulatory and tax policies, and internal policy and procedures.
Reconcile sub ledger account activity to the general ledger.
Process correcting journal entries.
Address, resolve, and/or escalate supplier/customer inquiries
Identify and correct duplicate invoices and payments
Analyze vendor statements
Assist with training of internal clients and external customers.
Assist with month end closing, by calculating accruals, preparing journal entries and performing miscellaneous A/P reconciliations as requested