Senior Financial Data Analyst

Position Purpose

The Senior Financial Data Analyst partners with the Director of Finance, Senior Leaders, and Finance Team to assist with automating processes and reporting, Collaborates closely with Operation Leaders to support strategic initiatives and decision-making, create financial models to provide insights to business operations, analyze and resolve data issues within the newly implemented systems, ensuring smooth operations, develop and maintain insightful financial dashboards and reports using advanced business intelligence tools and apply data mining techniques and visualization tools to support strategic planning, cost transparency, and operational efficiency.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Deliver FP&A support to Director of Finance, Manager, and Finance Team :Collaborate with monthly reporting, variance analysis, budget, and forecast deliverables.
• Support month end close processes including accruals, AP, inventory, and reclasses.
• Update annual allocations, capitalization, regulatory reports, and financial contractual obligations.
• Leverage tools to provide a high level of data proficiency and analytical skills :Query, scrub, and manage data to provide transparency and insights.
• Redevelop and automate existing reporting.
• Monitor and create controls to drive the financial performance, accounting rules, state/federal regulatory compliance, and contractual agreements.
• Strategic member for monthly Key Performance Indicators Leadership Review (partner in development, presentations, and strategy).

Qualifications

• Education/Experience/Background: Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. MBA preferred.
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in Finance, Accounting, and/or Data.
• Significant achievements in analyzing complex financial issues. KPI or data science experience.
• Mastery of Excel and Google (or equivalent business intelligence data tools).
• Desire to learn about the Water Industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that translate to operational effectiveness.
• High sense of urgency and ability to deliver on tasks and projects.
• Ability to identify creative solutions and to individually execute as a sole contributor.
• Highly proficient with Google, Microsoft Office Suite, or equivalent system.
• Highly effective management of data, data scrubbing, and data visualization (SQL/Power Query/Looker/ basics preferred).
• Integrity, reliability and autonomy.
• PeopleSoft, Hyperion, Perspectives, Workday, SmartView knowledge are highly desirable.
• Interpersonal skills with ability to interact with all levels of management.

Additional Information

• Pay Range: $80000 to $90000 per year.
• Benefits: Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Sick leave - 56 hours; Observed Holidays - 11 days; Vacation - Flexible Time Off.
• 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.