AP Analyst, Vendor Communications Lead - Essential Utilities

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 AP Analyst, Vendor Communications Lead acts as a liaison between the vendor and accounts payable departments. They also lead training efforts for the accounts payable team’s new hires. Ready to take your career to the next level? Let’s talk!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: (Primary Duties and Responsibilities) 
•    Lead Vendor Communications needs such as: conveying to vendors the need to follow our new SAP invoice processes, explain what correct information needs to be on the invoices and where to send to (i.e., ensuring that vendors email invoices to appropriate inboxes. 
•    Daily vendor correspondence
•    Vendor statement reconciliation
•    AP training lead for new hires
•    Creates an energized work environment, fostering an atmosphere that enables employee trust and engagement.  Inspires confidence and motivates others to perform at their best. 
•    Performs other special assignments as required.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function(s).

QUALIFICATIONS (Required Experience, Education, Licenses, and Certifications) 
•    Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field
•    Minimum of two years’ experience in accounts payable or other accounting related functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: (Examples below) 
•    A basic understanding of SAP reporting system,
•    Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel Spreadsheets and PowerPoint Presentations
•    Excellent written and verbal communications skills; communicate effectively (clearly, concisely and professionally) with internal customers.
•    Strong customer service skills
•    Ability to work well under pressure.
•    Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
•    Extraordinary attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
•    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 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).  
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.