Financial Analyst On-Site

GFL Environmental Inc.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

GFL Environmental Inc. is seeking a high-energy Financial Analyst in the Kansas City area. You will support the Regional Controller and work across Finance, IT, and Operations to drive profitability.

Expect involvement in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting with a focus on data-driven decision making. You will analyze trends, prepare dashboards, and enhance reporting capabilities, ensuring accurate monthly and quarterly deliverables while navigating multi-source data and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, computer science, or a similar discipline.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in business analysis and financial planning.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to flow through financial transactions.
• Able to support tight schedules and provide timely analysis.
• Analytical mindset and ability to define solutions to problems and apply critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Provide and assist in implementing creative solutions that fill gaps in out-of-the-box reporting capabilities.
• Identify trends, benchmark, and report on outliers.
• Analyze actual results vs. budget/forecasts and determine financial status.
• Consolidate and analyze budget, forecast, and actual data.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and presentations.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Ability to meet tight schedules

Problem solving

Growth mindset

Decision support

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, computer science, or similar

Tools

Workday

Great Plains

Cognos

Power BI

Job description

*MUST BE LOCATED IN THE KC METRO AREA, On-site Position*
GFL is seeking a high energy analyst with a passion for financial modelling and business insights. Providing direct support to the Regional Controller, Environmental Services Midwest Region, this person will work closely with the business leadership to help to drive overall performance and profitability. Working at the intersection of Finance, IT and Operations this role will support an effective decision-making process.
As an experienced Financial Analyst, you enjoy working in a fast paced, high-growth environment. Possessing strong analytics, you are comfortable working through various finance functions within an organization and have a keen ability to spot and work through opportunities for improvement.
You’re a go-getter with “no can’t do” attitude.

This is an on-site position reporting to the Kansas City Office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide and assist in implementing creative solutions that fills the gaps in the out-of-the-box reporting capabilities
• Identify trends, facilitate benchmarking and report on the outliers
• Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with budget / forecasts
• Consolidate and analyze financial data (budget, forecast, actual)
• Support with preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and presentations
• Support preparation of budgets and forecasts of monthly, quarterly and yearly
• Finalize financial reporting deliverables for month and quarter end
• Provide variance analysis on a monthly / quarterly basis in accordance with head office deadlines
• Review operational statistics and report KPls in accordance with pre-set timelines
• Provide financial and operational analysis and value-added decision support to business
• Provide financial expertise in the development of business cases to support new initiatives and/or enhancements to current processes in addition to providing post implementation analysis of new business
• Provide ad hoc financial planning and analysis; develop new reports, run models, and ongoing evaluation of projects
• Observe and document data management processes. Plan process improvements and translate these into system change requirements.
• Maintain prototype reports during initial business review and support finalization of requirements for permanent reports
• Review post implementation analysis on new business initiatives
• Maintain highest integrity with regard to the Company's policies

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, computer science, or a similar discipline
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in business analysis and financial planning
• Strong attention to detail, and ability to flow through financial transactions
• Able to support tight schedules and provide timely analysis
• Analytical mindset including the ability to define solutions to abstract problems, test solutions, and apply critical thinking
• Open-minded and growth oriented
• Must possess a desire to effect change and make a difference in the organization
• Able to navigate through and decipher large multi-source datasets, model out the unknown and incorporate the results in budgeting and forecasting
• Handle ambiguity and excel in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment
• Excellent computer literacy covering ERP, operational and Microsoft office suite, with a black (our favorite color elsewhere is green) belt proficiency in Excel
• System savvy - previous knowledge of Workday, Great Plains, Cognos and Power BI is good but it is the ability to learn and adapt to the new systems that is really an asset
• Office environment, some occasional travel may be required from time to time at various company locations
• Some periodic overtime is expected during busy seasons

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We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact [e-mail]. Please note that GFL does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required. Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.