Financial Analyst

GFL Environmental•Mokena, IL

9h•Onsite

About The Position

GFL is seeking a high energy analyst with a passion for financial modelling and business insights. Providing direct support to the Regional Controller, Environmental Services US Midwest, this person will work closely with the business leadership to help to drive overall performance and profitability. Working at the intersection of Finance, IT and Operations this role will support an effective decision-making process. As an experienced Financial Analyst, you enjoy working in a fast paced, high-growth environment. Possessing strong analytics, you are comfortable working through various finance functions within an organization and have a keen ability to spot and work through opportunities for improvement. You’re a go-getter with “no can’t do” attitude.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, engineering, economics, mathematics, computer science, or a similar discipline
3-5 years of relevant experience in business analysis and financial planning
Ability to work with Sales and Operations leaders to review results, budget/forecast and implement policy/procedure changes
Strong attention to detail, and ability to flow through financial transactions
Able to support tight schedules and provide timely analysis
Analytical mindset including the ability to define solutions to abstract problems, test solutions, and apply critical thinking
Must possess a desire to effect change and make a difference in the organization
Able to navigate through and decipher large multi-source datasets, model out the unknown and incorporate the results in budgeting and forecasting
Intermediate Excel skills (XLOOKUPS, SUMIFS, Pivot tables) required
Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required.
Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Cognos and/or Power BI is a plus

Responsibilities

Consolidate and analyze financial data (budget, forecast, actual)
Support with preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and presentations
Support preparation of budgets and forecasts of monthly, quarterly and yearly
Provide variance analysis on a monthly / quarterly basis in accordance with head office deadlines
Review operational statistics and report KPIs in accordance with pre-set timelines
Provide financial and operational analysis and value-added decision support to business
Provide financial expertise in the development of business cases to support new initiatives and/or enhancements to current processes in addition to providing post implementation analysis of new business
Identify trends, facilitate benchmarking and report on the outliers
Provide ad hoc financial planning and analysis; develop new reports, run models, and ongoing evaluation of projects
Observe and document data management processes.
Plan process improvements and translate these into system change requirements.
Provide and assist in implementing creative solutions that fill the gaps in the out-of-the-box reporting capabilities
Review post implementation analysis on new business initiatives
Maintain highest integrity with regard to the Company's policies