Finance Manager, Capital Improvements

Company Description

About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) 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. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.

Job Description

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Position Purpose:

The Financial Manager supervises the financial activities of his/her perimeter. He/she supervises a finance team and ensures, as a business partner with operations, the proper establishment of the Group's procedure control rules allowing him/her to develop and validate monthly results, end-of-year projections, budget, and long term plan. The Financial Manager works in collaboration with the Shared Services Finance Center to ensure the accuracy of the financial results and the results of his/her perimeter.

The finance manager communicates results to upper management.

Capital Program Management (CPM) is a business line focused on executing capital improvements from design/engineering to construction for our Municipal Water customers.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and timelines of monthly financial statements.

• Ensure revenue recognition is done properly using percentage-of-completion method.

• Ensure the financial reporting of the assigned perimeter. Maintain and improve dashboard to present financial results and relevant KPIs.

• Work with operations to reach financial objectives (profitability, cash flows).

• Calculate revenue backlog and forecast revenue/churn/business development project wins.

• In collaboration with operations, develop and present end-of-year projections, budget and monthly rolling forecast for revenue, and EBITDA by project (approximately 50-70 active projects at a time) and for the full scope.

• Support perimeter in its development opportunities - Review Job Costs Estimates to ensure profitability is in the line with risk level.

• Track accounts receivables and implement cash collection strategies.

• Develop general knowledge of financial issues within the scope.

• Know the group's financial rules in order to apply them.

• Participate in the development of processes, tools, methods, and new systems.

• Work with external auditors for annual audit of financial statements and contracts.

• One direct report who is responsible of month-end journal entries, invoice creation, updating expense projections on projects.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance.

• Good knowledge of Google Suite and/or Office and accountability softwares (SAP or equivalent).

• At least 8 years experience in a finance role and 3 years in a similar role.

• Knowledge of IFRS 15 revenue recognition is a plus.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Thinking skills - decision making ability, long term vision, seasoned judgment.

• Skills in supervision, planning, coordination, budget preparation.

• Outstanding communication skills.

• Ability to inspire trust and integrity.

• Problems solving oriented.

• Multitasks

Additional Information

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.