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Financial Analyst
Veolia North America | |
United States, Illinois, Lombard | |
November 30, 2022 | |
Job Description
Company Description Veolia is the world's leading environmental services company with ~179,000 employees globally and a 160-year history. We help our customers address their environmental and sustainability challenges in energy, water and waste. That means improving our clients' energy efficiency, better managing their water and wastewater, and recovering resources from their wastes. We do this in a safe, cost-effective and innovative manner for cities, governments, campuses, businesses, and industries. Job Description Responsible for executing the accounting and controlling functions for the Veolia Environment North America'sMunicipal portfolio of business in conjunction with management in order to provide professional financial support,expertise and guidance to internal clients including financial management, operational management and othermembers of M&C Finance Department. Primary emphasis and focus for this position centers on building andanalyzing the financial statements of the sites. This includes comparison of reported results to budgets, forecasts,prior year trends in addition to the creation of ad-hoc analyses. Singularly important to these comparisons isconsistent adherence to general accounting processes in the proper recording of assigned balance sheetcomponents, revenue recognition practices and principles, COS matching and capital budgeting and expenditurereporting. Compliance with these practices ensures accurate and timely population of all required disclosures forinternal and external reporting purposes. 1. Executes upon the general accounting structure and processes of the organization for assigned business in conjunction with the policies and directives of the M&C Finance Department. 2. Responsible for financial statement presentation including: revenue recognition principles andpractices, managing revenue and expense accruals to properly reflect incurred and earned activityaccording to the matching principle, provisions and SG&A activity. This includes, but is notexclusive to, ensuring the integrity of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow reporting. 3. Preparation and review of the accounts receivable and allowances for contract customers. 4. Compliance with and execution of the detailed month-end closing schedule for M&C Finance underguidance provided by the Finance Director, acting as the liaison to the operational and overheadteams in terms of assisting them with their concerns to ensure compliance with deadlines andexpectations for non-financial personnel. 5. Proposes changes to accounting and operational processes to enhance the automation andefficiency of the department. 6. Proposes changes to accounting and operational processes to further the aims of a strong internalcontrol environment, which ensures the safeguarding of company assets. 7. Provides and analyzes financial and operating results of the business including review of internaland external financial reports and analyses. Appraisals include comparisons in terms of revenues,costs, profitability and liquidity in comparison to budgets, forecasts and prior year trends. 8. Provides reporting and analytical support to the business related to businessdevelopmentactivities. 9. Contributor to the preparation of Monthly Operating Report (MOR) for assigned reporting package,bridges focusing on comparisons of working capital and profitability versus budget, forecasts andprior year results and analyzing monthly Flash reporting. 10. Participation in the formulation of budgets and forecasts for assigned business units under thedirection of management, working jointly with the operational and SG&A organizations to ensurethe accuracy of the output prepared. 11. Coordination and preparation of audit workpapers as required by the external Qualifications Education /Experience /Background * Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required. Knowledge /Skills /Abilities * Solid working knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley required, previous IFRS Additional Information About Veolia: Veolia offers the most complete range of environmental solutions to meet the challenges of cities, governments, campuses, businesses and industries. Our network of talent and hands-on know-how is unique and unrivaled. We help our customers address their environmental and sustainability challenges in energy, water and waste. That means improving our clients' energy efficiency, better managing their water and wastewater, and recovering resources from their wastes. We do this in a safe, cost-effective and innovative manner for more than 550 communities and more than 30,000 businesses, campuses and organizations throughout North America. 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. |