Senior Financial Analyst

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

Position Purpose

This position performs corporate accounting duties and financial analysis in support of various accounting and business functions. This will include the completion of month-end close, variance analysis, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This role will also include partnering with senior leadership and cross functionally to support other departments including Operations, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Customer Service, Logistics, Tax, and Information Systems. A successful candidate will live in both the big picture as well as in the details, and have a desire to help elevate the department to the next level.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Budgeting, Forecasting and Long-Range Planning: Participates in annual budgeting, biannual forecasting, and long-range planning by validating financial data and assumptions for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness under US GAAP and IFRS. Analyzes key assumptions, investigates significant changes, and contributes to standardized planning templates, policies, and procedures.
• Financial Reporting and Ad Hoc Analysis: Prepares and analyzes financial reports, models, and ad hoc analyses supporting business development, industry benchmarking, cost containment, revenue trends, and operational performance. Identifies trends, risks, and opportunities, investigates unusual activity, and develops conclusions and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Key Performance Indicators and Performance Reporting: Develops and maintains standardized key performance indicators (KPIs), including those used in the financial reviews and Monthly Business Review. Analyzes trends against targets, identifies improvement opportunities, and explains the relationship between operational performance and financial results.
• Business-Unit Budgeting and Forecasting: Works with management, operational teams, and SG&A organizations to prepare budgets and forecasts for assigned business units. Validates financial information and assumptions, investigates discrepancies, evaluates financial impacts, and communicates risks to achieving targets.
• Process Improvement and Efficiency: Identifies and implements improvements to accounting and operational processes to increase accuracy, efficiency, and automation. Investigates recurring issues, recommends solutions, and reduces manual adjustments and reporting inefficiencies.
• Internal Controls and Financial Compliance: Ensures transactions comply with established accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls. Validates supporting documentation, approvals, coding, and required prerequisites before processing. Identifies control gaps and errors, investigates causes, and recommends corrective actions.
• Financial Analysis, Cost Management and Recommendations: Analyzes financial and operational data to identify cost-saving opportunities, improve profitability, and support business strategies. Quantifies financial impacts where possible, provides actionable recommendations to management and senior leadership, and evaluates the results of implemented improvements.
• Financial Performance and Variance Analysis: Independently analyzes and explains financial performance and variances to budget, forecast, and prior year. Investigates unusual fluctuations, identifies root causes, validates results against supporting documentation and historical trends, and distinguishes timing differences from underlying business changes. Explains the impact of operational drivers on revenue, labor costs, gross margins, fixed and variable costs, G&A expenses, and profitability. Evaluates the financial impact of accruals, deferrals, and reclassifications and communicates risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Journal Entries, Accruals, Deferrals, Reclassifications and Accounting Knowledge: Prepares, enters, reviews, and posts journal entries, accruals, deferrals, and reclassifications in accordance with accounting policies and internal controls. Applies accounting knowledge to determine appropriate debits, credits, accounts, financial periods, WBS elements, cost centers, profit centers, and cost classifications. Reviews accruals and deferrals for completeness, accuracy, reasonableness, and proper period recognition; understands why each entry is required, how amounts are determined, and how transactions affect the P&L. Evaluates prior-period activity, validates supporting documentation and calculations, confirms entries are recorded in the correct direction, and ensures reclassifications reflect the nature of the underlying transaction and the appropriate Limit, Pass Thru, Account Management, or O&M classification. Investigates discrepancies, corrects errors, and ensures required approvals and documentation are in place.
• Financial Data Integrity, Validation and Ownership: Takes ownership of the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of financial data, reports, and systems. Performs analytical reviews to identify unusual balances, inconsistencies, and incorrect classifications; investigates and resolves discrepancies; and maintains appropriate documentation and audit trails. Demonstrates an understanding of the business activity underlying financial results rather than relying solely on system outputs or established processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Accounting or finance experience required, which may include internships, relevant practical experience, or professional experience. Candidates may range from recent college graduates to experienced finance and accounting professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to apply accounting principles, financial concepts, and analytical techniques to financial reporting, variance analysis, journal entries, accruals, deferrals, and reclassifications.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrated commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company's Code of Business Conduct and other Company policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates solid understanding of policies and procedures that apply to assignments and insight into the "why "as well as the "how".
• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate with good written, verbal, presentation and listening skills.
• Shows evidence of good organization and project planning skills.
• Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily.
• Advanced skills in Google suites and Microsoft Excel.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to pass all pre-employment testing.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $95,000 to $115,000, Per Year.

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Contract type: Standard