As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.
I. Job Summary
This is a junior accounting position and will be responsible for meeting an aggressive month-end close in a high-energy environment. In this role you will assist Senior Accounting staff in supporting a defined number of business units.
II. Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
- Handles/Process Close for multiple lines of business.
- Prepares monthly financial statements and balance sheet analysis as directed.
- Prepares journal entries.
- Manages payment of invoices, account reconciliation and maintenance of records.
- Performs GL reconciliation on a timely basis in accordance with WM policy.
- Assists in preparation of budgets and forecasts.
- Ensures that all internal controls are followed related to assigned function.
- Analyzes cash flow and working capital components of financial results.
- Works with Financial consultant company & designated chartered accountants to prepare financial statements, TDS WHT, tax deposits and balance sheets.
- Prepares variance analysis and explanations, as needed.
- Prepares/Participates in WM directed projects and audits.
- Partners with corporate finance to ensure that key reports are accurate and timely.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
- Education: Bachelors Degree (accredited) in Commerce, finance, and/or accounting, or business administration, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
- Experience: Five (5) years of relevant experience in the above role, at least two (2) years in managing a team (in addition to education requirement).
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
- None required.
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical skills.
- Ability to work in a "hands-on" capacity.
- Ability to build internal/external customer relationships to ensure quality of service and able to work with all levels of management.
- Proficient with Microsoft products with strong Excel skills.
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
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in commerce, finance, accounting, or business administration, or a high school diploma/GED with four years of relevant experience
- Five years of relevant accounting or finance experience
- At least two years of team-management experience
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- Ability to work in a hands-on capacity
- Ability to build internal and external customer relationships and work with all levels of management
- Proficiency with Microsoft products and strong Microsoft Excel skills
What We Do
WM is North America's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. We partner with our customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. We are on a quest for environmental performance, a mission to maximize resource value, while minimizing – and even eliminating – environmental impact so that both our economy and our environment can thrive. WM tailors its services to meet the needs of each customer group and to ensure consistent, superior service at the local level. Headquartered in Houston, the company serves nearly 20 million municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers through a network of 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 104 recycling plants, and 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects.
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