Financial Analyst III, Corporate Finance

I. Job Summary:

• The Financial Analyst III is a key member of the Finance department and will work cross functionally with other teams to analyze trends, forecast, create metrics, and perform analysis to support financial and operational business decisions as well as evaluate financial investment opportunities.
• The Financial Analyst III is located in Houston, Texas and reports to the Finance Manager.

 

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.

• Deliver analysis-based insights to senior management to guide business decisions regarding proposed projects.
• Prepare, analyze and interpret complex financial and non-financial information and recommend actions to middle and senior management.
• Track issues to resolution within department and in partnership with other groups.
• Recommend changes, updates, and processes for continuous improvement in areas of expertise.
• Manage and conduct special and ad hoc analysis.
• Facilitate communication and understanding between key field finance and operations personnel and Corporate Finance.
• As requested, lead a variety of financial, operational and strategic evaluations as they relate to proposed initiatives.
• As requested, may participate in conducting major contract bid and acquisition reviews, including pro forma preparation and financial sensitivity analysis.

 

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has no supervisory duties.

 

IV. Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
 

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (accredited) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration OR in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree a High School Diploma or GED (accredited) AND 5 years of relevant work experience.  – Required
• 5+ years of experience, with 3+ years of recent experience as a Financial Analyst utilizing data management such as BI.
• Strong analytic background of understanding data and providing insights clearly and concisely.   
• Excellent communication is a key to success. 

 Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• CPA - Preferred 

 

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required 

• Customer-focused change agent with demonstrated leadership, collaboration, communication, influencing and organization management/development skills. 
• Team player who can work within a matrix organization to achieve results. 
• Must be based in Houston area, no relocations. 
• Must be authorized to work in the US.

 

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, machine operation, etc.) most of the workday.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely.
• 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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ABOUT WM WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet