Senior, IT Controls and Compliance

American Water • Camden, NJ

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About The Position

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!
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 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s approximately 7,000 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.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of auditing, internal controls, risk assessment and SOX related activities
• Strong written and oral communication skills with proven ability to interact effectively with internal stakeholders, management and external professionals (i.e. auditors)
• Strong knowledge of ITGCs and IT systems (SAP, Hyperion, PowerPlan applications a plus)
• Full, end-to-end ownership of assignments including, proactively engaging appropriate members to jointly resolve issues and communicate results
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on initiative, knowledge sharing, team building and decision making
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting or Finance required.
• 5+ years of relevant accounting or auditing experience required.
• Prior public accounting and/or internal audit experience a strong preference.

Nice To Haves

• CPA preferred; CIA or CISA a plus
• Prior experience working with AuditBoard and SAP a plus
• Prior experience working in the utility industry a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer and monitor the Company’s compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) activities to ensure Information Technology (IT) General Controls over financial reporting are designed and operating effectively.
• Run the day-to-day activities for IT SOX compliance. This primarily includes collaborating with IT owners to ensure all IT General Controls (e.g - Access Management, Change Management, Logical Security, etc.) are designed and operating effectively for key in-scope systems.
• Ensure IT controls are submitted and completed timely by IT owners
• Maintain complete listing and monitor changes of key reports
• Document management’s response and review of the internal controls of our key third party Service Organizations through review of SOC 1 reports
• Develop strong relationships with IT and business process owners in coordinating SOX compliance
• Review and assess control deficiencies, develop remediation plans and determine adequacy of mitigating controls.
• Serve as liaison with external/internal auditors to manage auditor request list for control testing and resolve questions on relevant IT control matters
• Schedule and administer walkthrough and system observation meetings with internal and external auditors
• Serve as administrator of the Company’s SOX compliance platform / database (AuditBoard) for IT controls.
• Identify areas where internal controls can be optimized (e.g., shift toward preventive automated controls)
• Participate in special projects and initiatives upon management request, including those that would optimize the effectiveness of existing business applications, technologies and systems and build efficiencies/improvements into current business processes
• Work on ad-hoc projects as needed.

Benefits

• health benefits package
• opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career
• benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals
• comprehensive benefits package including 401(k),Defined Contribution Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits, health and wellness programs and much more!
• American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior