Manager Finance & Rates

About the role

The Manager, Finance Planning & Rates position at Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, plays a crucial role in strategic financial forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities. This role also involves supporting and coordinating regulatory proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), preparing rate case analyses, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensures capital investments included in rate base are appropriately reflected in regulatory filings and aligned with the Company's strategic and operating plans.
• Aids in the development of the Company's annual budget, forecasts, and long-range financial plans, ensuring alignment with business objectives, capital investment strategies, and regulatory requirements.
• Supports the development and execution of regulatory strategies designed to promote timely recovery of investments and operating costs through rate cases and other regulatory recovery mechanisms.
• Collaborates with other departments to implement regulatory outcomes and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements following rate case and other regulatory proceedings.
• Provides guidance on regulatory accounting matters and implementation of regulatory orders, settlements, and precedent in accordance with ASC 980.
• Supports acquisition evaluations, due diligence activities, and other strategic initiatives through financial analysis, planning, and forecasting.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with regulatory agencies, outside legal counsel, consultants, and other internal Essential departments, serving as a key liaison on financial and ratemaking matters and ensuring successful implementation of regulatory outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required with a thorough understanding of accounting and tax concepts.
• 7-10 Years of Related Experience.
• 5+ Years Supervisory Experience.
• PREFERRED: 2 Years of Managing Staff.
• PREFERRED: SAP experience.

Skills

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office and spreadsheet software (Excel).
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Leadership skills.

Benefits

Essential Utilities offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities. The company is dedicated to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status, including a commitment to environmental stewardship and community engagement.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This is a full-time position.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 7-10 Years of Related Experience.
• 5+ Years Supervisory Experience.
• PREFERRED: 2 Years of Managing Staff.
• PREFERRED: SAP experience.

Company Information

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, operates as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, serving 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aqua America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).