Analyst, Financial & Operations

Rubicon; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubicon is seeking a Financial & Operations Analyst to strengthen financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and core finance operations across the business. This role partners cross-functionally with Sales, Sourcing, SMB / E-commerce, and Key Accounts to drive pricing, cost modelling, and profitability improvements.

You will support month-end close, KPI reporting, and the preparation of leadership reports, while contributing to budgeting and annual planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics required.
• 2 years FP&A or related experience.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Solid GAAP knowledge and financial reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Report on actuals vs. budget with variance and trend analysis.
• Support month-end closing, KPI reporting, and ad hoc analyses.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reporting packages for leadership and Board.
• Assist in annual Budget creation with Key Account Directors.
• Partner with Sales on RFP pricing, cost modeling, and benchmarking.
• Analyze hauler costs and identify optimization opportunities.
• Track late fees and ensure process compliance improvements.
• Develop reporting for Rubicon Asset Management and capex planning.
• Lead SMB and E-commerce analysis to maximize profitability.
• Validate sales commission data with cross-functional teams.
• Travel and/or onsite work as needed.

Skills

FP&A experience

Variance analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

GAAP knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

EPM tools

Job description

Job Title: Financial & Operations Analyst

Location: Remote/Hybrid - USA

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Department Name: Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Types: Full Time, Exempt

Position Summary

The Financial & Operations Analyst is responsible for ensuring financial reporting, operational analysis, and process execution are accurate, insightful, and timely. This role supports company-wide budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and core finance operations, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and contract data management. The position partners cross-functionally to support financial and operational initiatives across business units, including Sales, Sourcing, SMB / E-commerce, and Key Accounts. The role provides analytical support for pricing, cost management, and operational performance, including involvement in the RFP process, hauler cost analysis, and monitoring of late fees and related impacts.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Report on actuals vs. budget, provide variance and trend analysis on customer revenue, hauler costs, late fees, and other key financial and operational data; identify drivers and provide recommendations to improve gross margin based on these insights.
• Support month-end closing process, weekly reporting/analysis, data deep dives, and insightful KPI (operational and client) ad hoc reporting.
• Assist in preparing and presenting monthly/quarterly reporting packages and ad hoc analysis/research for senior leadership and Board of Directors.
• Assist in creating the annual Budget, partnering with Key Account Directors and business unit leaders.
• Partner with the Sales and cross-functional teams on the RFP process, including pricing analysis, cost modeling, hauler cost assumptions, operational benchmarking, and data-driven recommendations to strengthen competitive and financially sound proposals.
• Analyze and monitor hauler costs, identifying trends, variances, and opportunities for cost optimization in partnership with Sourcing and Operations.
• Track, analyze, and report on late fees, including root cause identification, financial impact, and recommendations to reduce exposure and improve process compliance.
• Develop and maintain reporting and analysis of Rubicon Asset Management equipment, providing the Sourcing team with support in capital expenditure planning, pricing and margin analysis, and maximizing profitability.
• Lead SMB and E-commerce analysis and reporting, delivering insights to maximize the financial performance of accounts, as well as tracking key customer churn and acquisition metrics.
• Validate sales commission and share of wallet incentive plan financial data to ensure accuracy and integrity of payouts, partnering with Sales, Key Account, Finance, and HR leadership to support timely compensation processing.
• Ability to travel and/or work onsite as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Experience & Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics required.
• 2 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, or relevant field.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Solid financial, analytical, and accounting skills.
• Working knowledge of financial theory, economics, and GAAP.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with EPM tools is a plus.
• Comfortable working with and analyzing financial statements and relevant financial metrics.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-starter that adapts well to change in a fast-paced, unstructured workplace and is comfortable making recommendations or decisions in environments of uncertainty.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Attention to detail with the ability to quickly identify and resolve issues.
• Discretion and trustworthiness in handling sensitive information and supporting high-level strategic initiatives.
• Travel and/or onsite work will be on an as needed basis.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

• While performing the duties of this job in a home office setting, the employee is regularly required to work on a computer for extended periods of time.
• Frequent use of a computer requires fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to sit for extended periods while working from home or a designated workspace.
• Ability to perform tasks that require sustained attention and focus.
• Occasional lifting of materials up to 25 pounds.
• Travel to attend team meetings may be required.
• To facilitate working from home, and as a requirement for this role, the employee must provide reliable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to execute all job functions and technology setup conducive to remote work. The company laptop will be provided.
• A quiet, distraction-free workspace is required for maintaining productivity.
• Collaboration with team members may occur through virtual meetings and communication platforms.

About Rubicon

Rubicon is a leading provider of technology-based waste and recycling solutions for waste generators, helping them to understand, manage, and reduce waste. We provide multi-location businesses with an all-in-one waste and recycling solution, offering deep insights into your waste streams to enable informed decision-making and actions across all your locations. We help customers achieve sustainability goals with tailored zero waste solutions, leveraging our longstanding relationships with more than 8,000 vendors and hauler partners.

Rubicon is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We also maintain a Drug-Free Workplace.

Rubicon is committed to sustainability and will rely on all employees to serve as an advocate for Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) both internally and externally to help grow the Company’s ESG objectives.

• Environment: Contribute, measurably, to Rubicon’s carbon reduction goal and circular economy efforts
• Social: Support Rubicon’s efforts to cultivate/promote racial and gender equity
• Governance: Advance Rubicon’s commitment to best-in-class governance practices