Finance Intern

Requisition ID: [[id]] * Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. 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, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 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. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities. American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. _ Primary Role_ This full-time (40-hour per week) hybrid experience offers an introduction to corporate development career opportunities in the water and wastewater industry. The successful candidate will gain firsthand insight into how water utilities foster sustainable communities that support economic growth and resiliency through strategic acquisitions. Key Accountabilities * The successful candidate will also learn how municipalities and regulated utilities accounting standards differ from typical corporate accounting, gaining insight into unique financial reporting and analysis practices. * The candidate will collaborate with the Corporate Development team on various types of financial analysis related to potential acquisitions of water and wastewater systems. * Projects may include analyzing municipal financial statements, building acquisition models, and developing presentation materials for Business Development Originators to use in meetings with municipalities. _ Knowledge/Skills_ * Typical duties are diverse and tailored to the student’s education and experience level of the student. * Assignments may include performing financial analyses using software such as Microsoft Excel; conducting research on municipal financials; preparing presentation materials using PowerPoint; and supporting the development of internal templates and standards for corporate development processes. * Depending on the candidate’s background, duties may also include learning project management skills, assisting in the preparation and review of acquisition models and supporting documentation, and developing materials for training programs. _ Experience/Education_ Targeted Majors: * Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics _ Competencies_ Champions safety Customer obsessed Cultivates innovation Nimble learning Drives Results Collaborates * Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing™ * American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.