Environmental Finance Manager

Waste Connections

11d • $85,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Environmental Finance Manager Salary Range $85,000 – $95,000 base salary, plus eligibility for bonuses in accordance with company incentive plans. Position Summary The Environmental Accountant is responsible for administering and optimizing reimbursement, cost allocation, and reporting programs across multiple jurisdictions. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, experience with activity‑based costing, and the ability to harmonize complex regulatory and contractual requirements across states. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Administer and manage EPR reimbursement programs across multiple jurisdictions, including development and maintenance of monthly and quarterly reporting for recycling and related services. Ensure reimbursement claims align with approved zone pricing or cost‑based reimbursement models and comply with applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and program requirements. Establish, document, and maintain consistent, auditable processes for tracking household services, cubic yard volumes, material types collected, and supporting documentation. Partner with CAA and other regulatory or oversight bodies to support review, documentation, and approval of cost allocation methodologies across jurisdictions. Collaborate with Legal, Operations, IT, Accounting, and divisional teams to identify best practices, improve existing processes, and harmonize methodologies and strategies across states. Support internal and external audits by providing analysis, documentation, and explanations related to reimbursement and cost allocation. Help with other Region Level Accounting duties as needed Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Environmental Studies, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong proficiency in Excel and experience working with financial systems, reporting tools, and data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross‑functionally with Legal, Operations, Accounting, and other stakeholders.
• Experience with cost allocation models, including activity‑based costing.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and experience working with financial systems, reporting tools, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations, contracts, and reimbursement requirements.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance compliance, consistency, and operational practicality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage EPR reimbursement programs across multiple jurisdictions, including development and maintenance of monthly and quarterly reporting for recycling and related services.
• Ensure reimbursement claims align with approved zone pricing or cost‑based reimbursement models and comply with applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and program requirements.
• Establish, document, and maintain consistent, auditable processes for tracking household services, cubic yard volumes, material types collected, and supporting documentation.
• Partner with CAA and other regulatory or oversight bodies to support review, documentation, and approval of cost allocation methodologies across jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with Legal, Operations, IT, Accounting, and divisional teams to identify best practices, improve existing processes, and harmonize methodologies and strategies across states.
• Support internal and external audits by providing analysis, documentation, and explanations related to reimbursement and cost allocation.
• Help with other Region Level Accounting duties as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level