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VP of FinanceinBaltimore, MDatVeolia North America
Date Posted: 1/24/2023
Job Snapshot
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Employee Type: Full-Time
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Location: Baltimore, MD
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Job Type: Finance / Finance generalist
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Experience: Not Specified
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Date Posted: 1/24/2023
Job Description
Company Description
About Veolia
Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. In 2022, 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 supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) generated consolidated revenue of €28.508 billion in ~~~ ()
Job Description
POSITION PURPOSE:
The VP of Finance is a Business Partner to the Operational and Technical Management of the local Sites and of the Thermal & Landfill Group, as well as to the Senior ESS Team, providing input and guidance to improve methods and processes, reduce risks, and help optimize financial performance. This position involves working in a collaborative manner with both Finance and Operations. It will be in charge of overseeing the Controlling and Management/Financial Reporting for that Group, including leading the Budgeting process and ensuring the accuracy of the regular Financial Reporting.
PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
The position will report to the CFO – ESS.
? Manage and develop the site’s Finance & Accounting Teams
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On the Finance side, this position involves constant interactions and coordination with the local Finance & Accounting Teams, the Senior ESS Finance Team (including the CFO), the Accounting Shared Service Center, and occasionally the VNA Corporate Finance Team
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On the Technical and Operations side, this position involves frequent interactions and coordination, in particular with the SVP of Operations and others.
? Controlling:
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Help identify and address opportunities for improving profitability and mitigate risks that
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could be detrimental to it
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As needed, conduct complex financial analysis, including but not limited to cost-benefit analysis and pricing
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Ensure that operational and technically relevant information is shared with and understood by the Controllers so that the financial reporting adequately reflects them. In particular:
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Incinerators Turnaround
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Landfill utilization/capacity
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Asset Retirement Obligations
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Collective Bargaining Agreements, if relevant
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Capital projects prioritization, whether they are maintenance or growth
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? Ensure through the validation of analytical reviews prepared by the Controllers, that the P&L and Balance Sheets are representative of the economic reality and performance of the operations. Provide support to the Controllers as needed
? Capital Projects:
- Review and challenge the business cases prepared by the local teams, and ensure that growth Capex projects are accretive
? Budgets/ Re-forecasts / Long-Term Plans:
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Lead the Budgeting process and propose improvements as needed
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Review and challenge the Budgets proposed by the General Managers and Controllers before their presentation to the ESS Senior Team
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Help prepare Long Term projections as needed, whether for the Sites as a whole or for specific new development projects
? Monthly Closings and rolling “Flash” projections:
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Oversee the monthly accounting close process performed by the Controllers, including reviewing an analytical review of the monthly operating results prepared by the Controllers to ensure the accuracy of the reporting
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Help facilitate/coordinate accounting activities with the Shared Service Center, if and as needed
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Review and validate the monthly financial reporting packages, detailing the relevant profitability analysis (in particular, price and volume impacts)
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Help improve the reliability of the 3 months rolling projections
? Efficiency and ReSource plans:
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Work with local teams to ensure that such plans are developed, implemented, tracked, and properly documented
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Take relevant initiatives to propose new efficiencies
? Processes and Systems:
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ThermalOne project (standardization of systems and processes across the 3 sites): work in coordination with the Technical/Operations team and BD&a T to ensure adequate progress on financial and accounting aspects (such as fixed assets, inventory, billing,…)
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Operational KPIs: standardize and improve the monthly reporting of these KPIs to ESS and VNA Finance Teams
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ERP, BI, and Budgeting tools: ensure – liaison with the respective BPOs in Finance and DB &T and the ESS CFO – that the Thermal & Landfill Group has the proper and adequate tools and reports at its disposal to properly manage the business and report its results
? Compliance / Internal Control:
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Ensure integrity and accuracy of financial data and compliance with accounting standards, as well as applicable laws, rules, and regulations
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Ensure compliance with Company policies and procedures
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Continually evaluate internal control systems and procedures and coordinate with VNA
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Internal Control and the ESS CFO, where needed, to ensure corrective actions are put in place
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Manage relationships and work product with external auditors as needed
? Ad-Hoc: where financial input is needed, participate and/or lead any ad-hoc projects that may be requested by ESS Management
Qualifications
? Education / Experience / Background
? Master’s or Bachelors’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or related field or
equivalent experience; Dual profile with an Engineering degree is a plus
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
? Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all
? Ability to manage many complex projects simultaneously and contribute
productively in a team environment
? A high level of analytical ability is required
? High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency
? Strong problem-solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment
and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
? Ability to read and understand contracts and terms
? Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as the Google suite of
products
? Proficiency in S4 Hana a plus
? Ten years of progressive experience in a variety of finance functions and/or business
management. Operations, Technical, or Business Development experience is a plus.
? Must be familiar with US GAAP. IFRS knowledge is a plus.
Required Certification / Licenses / Training
? None
Additional Information
VNA is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. VNA’s practices and employment decisions, including those regarding recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline, and termination shall not be based on any person’s sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, or national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, citizenship status or other protected group status as defined by applicable law. VNA gives fair consideration to all qualified individuals and affords all employees and applicants opportunities for advancement according to their individual abilities without regard to membership in any applicable protected category. No opportunity for hire, advancement or any other condition of employment will be diminished through unlawful discriminatory practices. 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.
Hourly pay a minimum of $25.00 to a maximum of $30.00
11 paid holidays- 2 weeks paid vacation-48 hrs Sick Leave-4% Incentive Plan
Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
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.
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.
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.