Company Description
Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.
Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.
Job Description
The Manufacturing Finance Analyst will support our North American chemical operations to: a.)
ensure manufacturing and logistics costs are accurately controlled and recorded; b.) partner with
operations teams to drive cost improvements in the business; c.) control and assess financial returns
on key operational investments; and d.) support all finance-related activities across multiple
production sites in the United States and Canada. This role is equal parts controllership and financial
planning & analysis.
Key Characteristics:
● Consistently exhibit a controlling mindset with the ability to lead financial activities across
manufacturing and logistical operations.
● Continually distill operational data into actionable information and insights at both an
operational and financial level.
● Regularly display a strong financial acumen and the willingness to partner with various
stakeholder groups to drive meaningful change.
Duties & Responsibilities:
● Manage financial activities of six manufacturing plant operations in the US and Canada. ●
Perform all COGS-related monthly closing activities and financial analysis for the chemicals
business in North America totaling approximately $350M in annual spend.
● Partner with plant leaders to improve financial performance and working capital position.
● Lead NAM process for annual operating budgets and ongoing expense forecasting. ●
Support capital spend, new investment models and physical counts, as required.
● Support make-versus-buy and margin analysis.
● Lead annual physical inventories at the production plants; Inventory adjustments, analysis,
and audit requests.
● Conduct internal control/process reviews based on applicable statutory and IFRS reporting
requirements.
● Lead monthly analysis and reporting of direct material inflation/deflation. ● Respond to
client ad-hoc requests for customized data and reports in a knowledgeable and flexible
manner.
Qualifications
Required:
● Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or equivalent experience
● 2-5 years of relevant experience in supply chain finance, controllership and/or supply chain
FP&A
● US & Canada travel approximately 15-20%
Preferred:
● Preferred global experience
● Preferred SAP & Tableau experience
● CMA, CPA, or MBA is a plus
Hard Skills:
● Cost accounting experience, preferably in an SAP environment
● Proven analytical skills and ability to operate at an appropriate level of detail for stakeholders
● Provide ability to lead and influence people, both directly and indirectly
● Strong customer focus
Soft Skills:
● Inclusive: Passioned for working in different cultures and environments, in a collaborative
organization with a diversity team.
● Team Player: Ability to work with others toward a shared goal, participating actively,
accountable and committed to the entire team respecting peers, leadership, stakeholders,
and clients.
● Inspirational: Excellent oral and written communication skills: Communicate clearly and
professionally with Finance and non-Finance professionals within the organization being able
to inspire others.
● Decision Maker: Challenge the status quo and make decisions based on your role to be an
effective problem solver and use critical thinking skills to find new ideas and connect them to
provide the best practices and tools to our stakeholders and clients.
● Flexibility: Adapt and respond to the changing environment and to constructively create
opportunities for change through active participation.
Additional Information
US & Canada travel approximately 15-20%
Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $70-80K annualy.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
