Emerging Talent - Accounting Rotational Program Representative - Heritage Environmental Services

Accounting Rotational Program Representative

About Heritage Environmental Services

Headquartered in Indianapolis with over 1,600 employees across the United States, Heritage Environmental Services proudly provides safe and compliant industrial waste management solutions to clients across the country. Our legacy of environmental leadership was founded on the precipice of the environmental movement in the 1970s, and since our inception, we've been solving complex problems in the name of a cleaner world. We take pride in providing a full suite of tailored environmental service solutions – from proper management of hazardous and special waste via our transportation and disposal services and emergency response to onsite support and technical solutions – to thousands of customers in hundreds of industries.

At Heritage, it is every employee's responsibility to ensure Health & Safety is the number one priority by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner and ensuring that other employees are always aware of this. Heritage believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications, and job scope, but not limit the incumbent nor Heritage to just the work identified. We expect that each employee will offer his/her services and experience wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors as it is core to our business that everyone has the freedom to learn and grow.

EQT Infrastructure VI fund ("EQT Infrastructure") assumes a majority position of Heritage Environmental Services.

About EQT EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization with EUR 232 billion in total assets under management (EUR 128 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets. EQT owns portfolio companies and assets in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas and supports them in achieving sustainable growth, operational excellence, and market leadership.

The Future of Heritage Environmental Services

Heritage's goal is to become the fastest growing and most profitable hazardous waste platform powered by industry-leading, end-to-end capabilities, that allow us to be the most compelling choice for our customers – delivered by a high-performing organization that loves to solve, learn, and grow.

Accounting Rotational Program Representative

Primary Purpose:

The Emerging Talent Programs at Heritage Environmental Services are designed to train and develop high potential candidates and provide opportunities to accelerate your career growth and gain direct, hands-on experience. Working alongside managers and leaders, exposure to high level projects, and individualized mentorship provides a unique experience for all participates.

The Accounting Rotational Program is a 2-year program that explores 4 areas of our accounting department – Accounts Payable. Customer Accountability, Billing, Tax/Treasury, and/or Field Service Projects.

Essential Functions & Requirements:

• Ensures Health & Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner at all times.
• Develop an understanding of how the company works and build relationships with Emerging Talent Program Representatives through regularly scheduled meetings, annual training workshops, and mentor programs.
• Network with professionals from various disciplines across the organization to enhance teamwork, collaboration, communication, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Maintain awareness of all Company policies, guidelines, and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Assist with analyses and support of Business Units during monthly closing and planning cycles; Provide commercial and operational margin analysis/insights; Produce the financial reporting package, KPI's, and Board reporting; Support portions of the annual budgeting cycle; Learn various utilities and functions of operating/reporting systems (PeopleSoft, MMS, EPM); Support economic analysis of projects and capital investments.
• Assist staff with all financial record-to-report functions including AP/expense management, inter-company activity, reconciliations, and GAAP financial reporting; Assist in financial and tax audit coordination; Assist with system implementation and integration; Develop reserve analysis and financial reports for management.
• Execute monthly closing responsibilities for a group of locations or specific Business Unit(s); Consolidate and report all financial information to location/BU leadership; Ad-hoc analysis and location/BU financial support for key initiatives.
• Support and lead various billing processes to improve the customer experience; Exposure to various locations across the US as part of the location billing team; Perform customer credit risk assessments and support collection processes to improve DSO and cash metrics.
• Cost accounting and operational business support; Analyze costs and trends in transportation and disposal, labor, and utilities; Prepare budgets in conjunction with operations leaders; Assist in the physical inventory; Execute monthly journal entries associated with cost accounting.
• Learn and participate in all of the accounting functions of the department (Billing, AR Cash Application, Accounts Payable, Tax/Treasury, and Payroll)
• Participate in year end audit preparation and facilitate auditor requests for information.
• Continuously challenge self to improve professionally and develop skills necessary to perform your role on the team. This includes pursuing the designation of CPA.
• Works with Chief Accounting Officer on special financial projects.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• Anticipated graduation with qualifying educational degree prior to program start date (required) -OR-
• Qualifying educational degree that has been obtained within 2 years prior to the program start date (required)
• Minimum 3.0 GPA (required)

Experience:

• Prior relevant internship, co-op, or practical experience required.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and initiative (school club officer, sports team captain, resident advisor, etc or exceptional leadership on work projects) required

Competencies:

• Strong teamwork, networking, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Organizational and time management skills.

Benefits, Compensation, & Workforce Diversity:

Heritage offers competitive pay and bonus incentives. Benefits include choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending or health savings accounts, employee and dependent life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) savings plan with company match, and tuition reimbursement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

A post-offer drug screen will be required.

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