Internal Auditor I at 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.

Are you looking for a fantastic career at Essential? We have a great opportunity for an internal auditor, under the direction of the Manager, Internal Audit. The Internal Auditor assists external auditors on financial and benefit audits and performs as part of the audit team on operational audits.  The position helps to see that the external audits are completed in a timely manner, while also helping the annual operational audit plan is completed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Performs quarterly financial audits and reviews with the external accounting firm assigned to the audit. Tests data during the audits.
• Performs benefit plan walkthroughs and acts as a liaison between internal clients and external auditors to gather and test data as well as discuss results.
• Executes audits in accordance with the company’s operational audit plan.   Performs testing and documentation for assigned financial and operational processes, including planning documents, flowcharts, walkthroughs, and tests of control.  Prepares clear, accurate, and well-organized audit work papers that appropriately document the testing performed.  
• Assists in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing of financial and IT controls for the annual SOX assessment.
• Assists in any fraud related investigations.  Gathers data and prepares and reviews findings with management.
• Assist with other tasks or projects as assigned    

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• A minimum of one year of audit experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Excellent spreadsheet skills, specifically Microsoft Excel. 
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; communicate effectively (clearly, concisely, and professionally) with internal customers.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Must have ability to plan for and work under deadline, especially at year-end.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A team player able to work effectively in a team fostered multi-tasking environment.
• Travel Requirements up to 10 %

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.  

Essential Utilities, 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.
Essential Utilities 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.