Senior Accountant - Corporate - Veolia North America
Milwaukee, WI
About the Job
Company Description
About Veolia North America
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.
Job Description
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
Position Purpose:
The Sr Accountant is responsible for the completion of various accounting functions and overseeing financial operations in support of the business units. This includes collaborating with business leaders, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and effective communication with both financial and non-financial stakeholders are essential for success in this role.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
+ Prepare and/or review monthly journal entries for multiple entities.
+ Prepare complex account reconciliations, analyze the effect of transactions and verify the accounting treatment.
+ Review account reconciliations prepared by staff.
+ Support business units by conducting preliminary financial statement reviews and analysis to ensure the accuracy of financial statements.
+ Month end consolidated reporting (Vector).
+ Assist with the coordination of the annual financial audit.
+ Manage, assess and promote continuous improvement of internal processes.
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Background:
+ Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance, and/or Business Administration required.
+ At least 7 years of related work experience.
+ Prior experience with process improvement/optimization.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
+ Demonstrate leadership ability.
+ Attention to detail, good planning, organization, and time management skills.
+ Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and autonomously.
+ Willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities.
+ Demonstrate strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.
+ Demonstrate ingenuity and initiative to coordinate problem resolution, resolve conflicting priorities and to meet assignment deadlines within a team environment.
+ Demonstrate ability to prepare accurate, effective and complete written communications.
+ Effectively communicate with good verbal, presentation and listening skills
+ Independently develop solutions to non-recurring problems by analyzing, interpreting and evaluating data.
+ Strong PC skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Suite and financial systems.
+ Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information or issues.
+ Ability to lead process and system improvements.
+ Ensures exceptional service delivery.
+ Results focused.
+ Is resilient.
+ Creates and implements innovative solutions.
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
+ CPA preferred but not required.
Considerations:
+ This position is based in our Downtown Milwaukee office.
+ This is a hybrid role requiring three (3) days in office per week.
+ Limited travel may be requested.
Additional Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Job Location
About Veolia North America
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.
Job Description
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
Position Purpose:
The Sr Accountant is responsible for the completion of various accounting functions and overseeing financial operations in support of the business units. This includes collaborating with business leaders, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and effective communication with both financial and non-financial stakeholders are essential for success in this role.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
+ Prepare and/or review monthly journal entries for multiple entities.
+ Prepare complex account reconciliations, analyze the effect of transactions and verify the accounting treatment.
+ Review account reconciliations prepared by staff.
+ Support business units by conducting preliminary financial statement reviews and analysis to ensure the accuracy of financial statements.
+ Month end consolidated reporting (Vector).
+ Assist with the coordination of the annual financial audit.
+ Manage, assess and promote continuous improvement of internal processes.
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Background:
+ Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance, and/or Business Administration required.
+ At least 7 years of related work experience.
+ Prior experience with process improvement/optimization.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
+ Demonstrate leadership ability.
+ Attention to detail, good planning, organization, and time management skills.
+ Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and autonomously.
+ Willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities.
+ Demonstrate strong technical accounting knowledge and analytical skills.
+ Demonstrate ingenuity and initiative to coordinate problem resolution, resolve conflicting priorities and to meet assignment deadlines within a team environment.
+ Demonstrate ability to prepare accurate, effective and complete written communications.
+ Effectively communicate with good verbal, presentation and listening skills
+ Independently develop solutions to non-recurring problems by analyzing, interpreting and evaluating data.
+ Strong PC skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Suite and financial systems.
+ Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information or issues.
+ Ability to lead process and system improvements.
+ Ensures exceptional service delivery.
+ Results focused.
+ Is resilient.
+ Creates and implements innovative solutions.
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
+ CPA preferred but not required.
Considerations:
+ This position is based in our Downtown Milwaukee office.
+ This is a hybrid role requiring three (3) days in office per week.
+ Limited travel may be requested.
Additional Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Job Location
Source : Veolia North America
