Financial Analyst – Growth & Performance Insights

GFL Environmental Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

GFL Environmental Inc. is seeking a high-energy Financial Analyst to support the Regional Controller for the Environmental Services Midwest Region. You will collaborate with business leadership to drive performance and profitability, bridging Finance, IT, and Operations to enable informed decision-making.

The role requires strong analytics in a fast-growing environment, with opportunities to improve processes and reporting while supporting budgeting, forecasting, and monthly/quarterly closes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in business analysis and financial planning.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to process financial transactions.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines with timely analysis.
• Experience navigating large multi-source datasets for budgeting and forecasting.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and MS Office, especially Excel.
• Knowledge of Workday, Great Plains, Cognos, and Power BI is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide and implement solutions that fill gaps in reporting capabilities.
• Identify trends, benchmark, and report on outliers.
• Analyze actual results vs. budget/forecasts for financial status.
• Consolidate and analyze budget, forecast, and actual data.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and presentations.
• Support budgets and forecasts for monthly, quarterly, and yearly periods.
• Finalize financial reporting deliverables for month and quarter ends.
• Provide variance analysis aligning with head office deadlines.
• Review operational stats and report KPIs per timelines.
• Provide financial and operational analysis for decision support.
• Develop business cases for new initiatives and post-implementation analysis.
• Ad hoc planning and reporting; build new reports and models.
• Document data management processes and translate into system changes.
• Maintain prototype reports during initial review and support permanent reports.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/finance/economics/accounting/mathematics/computer science

Tools

Power BI

Workday

Great Plains

Cognos

ERP

Job description

GFL Environmental Inc. is seeking a high-energy Financial Analyst to support the Regional Controller for the Environmental Services Midwest Region. You will collaborate with business leadership to drive performance and profitability, bridging Finance, IT, and Operations to enable informed decision-making.

The role requires strong analytics in a fast-growing environment, with opportunities to improve processes and reporting while supporting budgeting, forecasting, and monthly/quarterly closes.