Staff Accountant
Veolia North America

Job Info

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Company Description

Veolia Group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. With nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group provided 79 million inhabitants with drinking water and 61 million with sanitation, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours and recovered 48 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 28,508 billion euros in 2021. www.veolia.com

Job Description

PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the accounting, reporting and rate case support of assigned functional financial line items for all Veolia regulated business units including but not limited to the preparation, analysis and review of income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and various other accounting or rate case statements.
• Establish, evaluate, and continually update process, practice, and policy documentation relating to fixed assets, leases, and working capital transactions.
• Assist in the analyses of financial statement results and the preparation of performance actual to actuals variance analysis/explanations on P/L & B/S accounts according to company policy and practices.
• Assist in ensuring the accuracy of financial statements and technical compliance to US GAAP, internal controls, and company policy.
• Support the month end and year end closing activities
• Perform key account analysis and/or prepares account reconciliations.
• Interact with corporate audits and external auditors on an as-needed basis.
• Collect, build and analyze data sets, and business process data for robotic process automation and validation
• Apply analytical skills to the development and enhancement of business automations that drive optimization
• Participate in special projects on an assigned basis

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background

• BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or related major required
• CPA License, a plus
• Professional or post graduate degree, a plus
• Minimum of one year of public accounting experience required
• Corporate and/or multi-subsidiary experience preferred.
• Experience in shared service or multi-company environment preferred.
• Experience in utility industry, a plus.
• Experience in data visualization and system implementation, a plus
• Experience with standardization and automation of business processes, a plus

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Have the mindset of process improvements.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, systemic and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of regulated utilities accounting and ASC 980 is highly desirable
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including pivot and look-up table functionalities
• Knowledge and experience with Power Plan, PeopleSoft, or other ERP software a plus.

Additional Information

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 more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. www.veolianorthamerica.com

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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.

 

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