Seasonal Accounting Clerk

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we’re delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities.  If you’re looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

About Essential Utilities

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 Seasonal Accountant maintains the general ledger, analyzes expense accounts, balances sheet accounts and recommends accruals and adjustments as needed. Reviews input of accounts payable and payroll prior to entry into the financial systems. Reviews financials results with state management to ensure their understanding of the reported financial results. Assists in other accounting duties including property record accounting, forecasting, planning and other specific analysis as required. Assists the Controller with financial reporting and assignments as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Reviews and analyzes monthly results to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
• Prepares and posts journal entries to record and/or make accruals and adjustments as needed.
• Ensures the accuracy of general ledgers for subsidiary companies.
• Assists in the monthly, quarterly and annual close of the financial books and records.
• Reconciles and analyzes balance sheet accounts to ensure proper recording of cash, receivables, payables, current costs, revenues, financial commitments, accruals and obligations.
• Assists in the preparation and analysis of support data used to support critical accounting accruals.  Prepares various ad hoc reports as needed.
• Works with state management on CPR (property records), reviews capital spending and projects completion status.
• Performs other assignments as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must have a valid driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to use Microsoft Office suite: Word‚ PowerPoint‚ Excel and other technologies applicable to job.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; communicate effectively (clearly, concisely and professionally) with internal customers
• A team player able to work effectively in a team fostered multi-tasking environment   

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Perform sedentary work- exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company 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