Manager, Finance

Waste Management; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Stock purchase plan

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Company holidays

Personal days

Job summary

Waste Management in Houston, TX seeks a senior financial analyst to deliver advanced financial analysis for enterprise forecasting, budgeting and performance reporting. You will lead monthly P&L and free cash flow forecasts, align assumptions across statements with stakeholders, and develop reporting for senior leadership, including MBRS and QBRs.

The role includes variance analysis, support of the annual Financial Plan, process improvement, and system optimization of OneStream.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration or similar field; four years of relevant experience if no degree.
• Five years of experience expected in financial analysis or related roles.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; OneStream experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of monthly enterprise-wide P&L and free cash flow forecasts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure consistent assumption application across projected statements.
• Develop financial and operational performance reporting for senior leadership (MBRs, QBRs).
• Perform variance analysis of monthly cash flow actuals vs Plan; identify risks and opportunities.
• Support annual Financial Plan and sensitivity testing of key metrics.
• Lead process-improvement projects and forecast-accuracy initiatives.
• Ensure OneStream functionality and coordinate system support for users.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Business

Tools

OneStream

Job description

Job Summary

Provides highly advanced financial analysis in support of enterprise forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting.

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.

• Lead the development of monthly enterprise-wide P&L and free cash flow forecasts
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure consistent application of assumptions between various projected financial statements
• Lead the development of financial and operational performance reporting for senior leadership, including Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)
• Perform internal reporting and variance analysis of monthly cash flow actuals and full year expectations, including comparison to Plan, and identification of risks to achieve or opportunities to exceed expected results
• Assist in the development of the annual Financial Plan, focusing on financial requirements for implementation of strategic objectives and sensitivity testing of key financial metrics and growth targets
• Lead and collaborate in process improvement projects, including forecast accuracy improvements
• Ensure functionality of financial planning application (OneStream) and coordinate system support requirements, including leading system enhancement projects and ensuring delivery of best “silent running” system solution for users and achievement of business needs
• Advise Data Science on treatment of forecast model data aberrations to achieve best business-fit results and action plan resolution of system or data errors
• Collaborate on identifying solutions for complex financial problems
• Perform financial modeling and analysis of project returns and other ad hoc requests from internal stakeholders
• Provide timely, insightful, and meaningful partnership and support across internal customer and stakeholder groups, including Senior Leadership, Field Finance & Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Data Science, Finance Digital, etc.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job leads a team of 2-3 analysts.

IV. Qualifications

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

A. Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree (accredited) in Accounting, Business Administration or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant experience.
• Experience: Five (5) years previous experience (in addition to education requirement).

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• None required.
• Strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint required. OneStream experience preferred.

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.

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.