Financial Analyst

Republic Services•Phoenix, AZ

14d

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: The Financial Analyst supports their department by providing reporting, assistance on project management, and other analysis for both internal and external customers. This role will measure, manage and analyze metrics related to the business and related initiatives and make recommendations where appropriate to increase the effectiveness of processes and policies, based on in-depth analysis and thorough understanding of existing processes. The Financial Analyst must also generate complete, accurate, timely, and transparent financial analysis/reporting as required by management. PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides financial analysis and helps support ongoing operational initiatives. Generates standard and ad hoc reports, applying skill, judgment, understanding and explanation of operational information. Demonstrates strong understanding of business metrics and data points in order to perform meaningful analysis. Supports ongoing initiatives and helps develop metrics and tools to facilitate accountability. Presents and interprets various analyses related to the impact of improvement opportunities. Using data, identifies prevalent issues and root causes and makes recommendations to management for resolution, as appropriate. Coordinates and interfaces with management and field divisions regarding process improvements or other related ad hoc analysis. Translates system data into scalable and easily understood solutions for internal/external customers and vendors. Participates and leads team projects as needed Manages special projects requiring financial knowledge to ensure projects achieve overall objectives and meet expectations in terms of cost, scope and schedule. Assists in creating, documenting, optimizing and implementing durable processes to fit with business objectives. Contributes to the design, creation and implementation of best practices and training materials for team and departmental processes. Regularly interacts with the field controllership group and various Corporate departments on a variety of tasks in order to accomplish goals in an effective manner. Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.

Requirements

Experience with analyzing data from various source systems.
Experience with systems such as Oracle, Tango, Arriba, and LQ
Ability to generate macros using Excel and/or SQL in order to streamline repetitive tasks or reporting as requested by management.
Ability to effectively and coherently convey financial information to senior leadership in order to assist with decision making.
Demonstrates analytical/problem-solving solutions and ability to generate and offer solutions independently.
Ability to effectively manage multiple activities or sources of information.
Understanding of SOX requirements.
Intermediate or expert level knowledge of MS Excel.
Minimum of 1 year of financial analysis, accounting or business analysis experience.

Responsibilities

Provides financial analysis and helps support ongoing operational initiatives.
Generates standard and ad hoc reports, applying skill, judgment, understanding and explanation of operational information.
Demonstrates strong understanding of business metrics and data points in order to perform meaningful analysis.
Supports ongoing initiatives and helps develop metrics and tools to facilitate accountability.
Presents and interprets various analyses related to the impact of improvement opportunities.
Using data, identifies prevalent issues and root causes and makes recommendations to management for resolution, as appropriate.
Coordinates and interfaces with management and field divisions regarding process improvements or other related ad hoc analysis.
Translates system data into scalable and easily understood solutions for internal/external customers and vendors.
Participates and leads team projects as needed
Manages special projects requiring financial knowledge to ensure projects achieve overall objectives and meet expectations in terms of cost, scope and schedule.
Assists in creating, documenting, optimizing and implementing durable processes to fit with business objectives.
Contributes to the design, creation and implementation of best practices and training materials for team and departmental processes.
Regularly interacts with the field controllership group and various Corporate departments on a variety of tasks in order to accomplish goals in an effective manner.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.