DescriptionI. Job Summary
This role applies advanced principles of finance to analyze financial and non-financial information and support the field finance organization. The analyst will be assigned to support projects and assignments across a variety of finance functions. Role is based at WMs corporate office in Houston TX.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
- Monitors highly advanced key financial performance measures.
- Prepares analyzes and interprets complex financial and non-financial information and recommends improvement opportunities to management.
- Participates facilitates and interprets for management operating results that include but are not limited to budget goals cost reduction efforts corporate initiatives and other identified opportunities for improvement.
- Contributes to key project planning and implementation.
- Assists and facilitates the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
- Facilitates communication and understanding between the field finance and operations functions and corporate finance.
- Performs highly advanced financial projects on an ad hoc basis.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
- Education: Bachelors Degree (accredited) in Accounting Business Administration or similar area of study or in lieu of degree High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant experience.
- Experience: Five (5) years previous experience (in addition to education requirement).
B. Certificates Licenses Registrations or Other Requirements
C. Other Knowledge Skills or Abilities Required
- Must be authorized to work in the US.
- Must be local to the Houston area; no relocations for this role.
- Strong understanding of the financial reporting cycle best practices and data flow among financial systems.
- Strong presentation and communication skills with comfort preparing and presenting information to an executive team and a leadership presence to effectively collaborate across functional teams
- Insatiably curious and collaborative problem solver with excellent analytical quantitative and problem-solving skills
- Expertise in business analysis tools including advanced Excel skills Microsoft Office Suite and planning systems (Hyperion OneStream)
- Ability to perform well under pressure and in a high-volume and changing environment.
- Organizational agility knows how to get things done through formal channels and informal networks with entrepreneurial drive and the ability to work in a dynamic environment with minimal hierarchy.
Additional qualifications:
- Action oriented and takes ownership of tasks and responsibilities and follows through to successful completion
- Collaborator with colleagues in-side and out-side of the accounting and finance group
- Customer focused
- Balance and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously
- Flexibility to work overtime during the week and/ or weekends
- Sound work ethic
- Detail-oriented organized and motivated
V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding computer phone etc.) most of the workday.
- Normal setting for this job is: office setting/hybrid.
Benefits
At WM each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan Company match on 401K and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation Holidays and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
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