Veolia North America Looking for Accountant at United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Full Time

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.

Job Description

Performs professional accounting duties and analysis of financial data in support of various accounting functions that may include Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Cost Accounting, Property Accounting, and/or General Accounting.

Primary Duties / Responsibilities

• Prepares income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements and various other accounting statements and reports. Prepares month-end closing journal vouchers, schedules, FRS, trial balance and cost center reports. Prepares annual reports such as auto mileage, expense reports, relocation expenses and fixed asset physical inventory.
• Reconciles and analyzes assigned accounts. Analyzes the effects of transactions, identifies, evaluates and recommends alternative means of accounting treatment.
• Performs review of payroll distribution, foreign currency transactions, management and administrative fees, ensuring accurate accounting classifications and reports variances to higher-level accounting staff.
• Assists with the implementation of accounting systems, methods, procedures and controls. Ensures the integrity of the data in the accounting system and ensures that system documentation and backup is in place.
• Perform fixed asset accounting ensuring accurate site codes, cost centers, asset lives, etc. and prepares AFE summary with resolution of unauthorized spending.
• Performs general ledger system maintenance.
• Prepares inter-company billing and reconciliation. Monitors intercompany account balances and reduces negative working capital impact of inter-company accounts. Controls hedge requests and reporting.
• Audits accounts payable checks, verifies supporting documents, authorization level, appropriateness of sales tax, vendor paid and amount.
• Identifies and reports situations not in compliance with company internal controls and recommends improvements to the accounting process to optimize internal control.

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or comparable education and experience.
• 1+years professional experience in one or more areas of accounting with demonstrated ability to apply accounting theory, principles and techniques.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrates solid understanding of policies and procedures that apply to assignments and insight into the ‘why ‘as well as the ‘how’.
• Computer skills with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet and accounting / financial system software with accounting module implementation experience preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate with good written, verbal, presentation and listening skills.
• Shows evidence of good organization and project planning skills.
• Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily.
• Demonstrated commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and other Company policies and procedures.

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.

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.