Sr Manager, Financial Controls and Compliance

American Water • Camden, NJ

6d

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!
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.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of auditing, internal controls, risk assessment and SOX related activities
• Strong written and oral communication skills with proven ability to interact effectively with internal stakeholders, management and external professionals (i.e. auditors)
• Technical accounting skills and knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC Reporting and regulatory practices
• Full, end-to-end ownership of assignments including, proactively engaging appropriate members to jointly resolve issues and communicate results
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on initiative, knowledge sharing, team building and decision making
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 9+ years of relevant accounting or auditing experience required
• Prior public accounting and/or internal audit experience a strong preference

Nice To Haves

• CPA preferred; CIA or CISA a plus
• Prior experience working with AuditBoard, SAP, and/or Hyperion a plus
• Prior experience working in the utility industry a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall internal controls program to ensure SOX compliance. This includes compliance oversight of Business Process and IT General Controls (Access Management, Change Management, Logical Security, etc.)
• Update annual risk assessments to determine SOX scope, including key systems and key reports
• Analyze internal control environment for changes in the business, such as acquisitions/divestitures or changes in key systems/processes, and assist the business in developing or designing new controls
• Develop strong relationships with IT and business process owners and act as a subject matter expert in the design and implementation of controls
• Review and assess control deficiencies, develop remediation plans and determine adequacy of mitigating controls.
• Coordinate with “AW2030 project” internal controls lead on upcoming system and process changes
• Collaborate with external/internal auditors to resolve and manage potential control issues
• Lead annual process walkthrough meetings with internal and external auditors; create and maintain process flow diagrams and narratives in collaboration with SOX process owners
• Serve as owner of the Company’s SOX compliance platform / database (AuditBoard). Identify areas where internal controls can be optimized (e.g., shift toward preventive automated controls)
• Manage the quarterly SOX 302 certification and sub-certification procedures. Assist with summarizing and reporting results to the Controller and CFO
• Participate in special projects and initiatives upon management request, including those that would optimize the effectiveness of existing business applications, technologies and systems and build efficiencies/improvements into current business processes
• Work on ad-hoc projects as needed.

Benefits

• health benefits package
• 401(k)
• Defined Contribution Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits, health and wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level