Financial Analyst/Project Manager

*Must apply through WM.Com/Careers to be eligible. Please reference job number: 2314500*

I. Job Summary
This position supports the Senior Project Managers in all deliverables as assigned, assisting with the execution of customer deliverables with a range of customer agreements across multiple sales segments. Support is to be delivered in a structured project management format, maintaining action items, item owners, and due dates. All support and/or requirements that call for heavy data/financial analysis is to be performed in this role. The data/financial analysis requires a deep understanding of our business, various source data systems, and the ability to merge complex data sets for analysis to be presented in a compelling and easily understood format.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Works closely with Account Managers and Sr. Project Managers to understand customer need, solution, scope, and due date.
• Creates and manages project plans to address open customer deliverables or significant gaps.
• Gathers and analyzes data, both financial and statistical, from multiple sources to be used for reporting /analysis in support of ongoing customer specific strategy as well as broad based reporting to support the Sales function.
• Through individual projects, identify broad based opportunities for process improvement and internal efficiencies, customer focused programs, and content.
• Develops standardized process documentation to support the preparation of recurring tasks or reports.
• Utilizes existing pricing documents to summarize customer proposals visually and in a manner consistent with the strategy outlined by the Project Managers.
• Creates content to be used by NAMs for customer business reviews, including but not limited to PowerPoint slides, charts, graphs, and other summaries.
• Prepares cost-benefit analyses to support continuous customer program improvement and strategy.
• Prepares analyses to support the ongoing management of the sales segments and sales segment-specific initiatives (market analysis, marketing collateral, sales pipeline analysis).
• Prepares financial analysis and reporting to support contractual obligations to National Account customers (accruals, rebates, budgeting/forecasting).
• Present projects, reports and platforms created and managed to Sales teams and directly to external customers as needed.
• Prepares recurring monthly, quarterly, and annual customer reporting that supports existing sales strategy and focus.
• Provides project management support to cross-functional teams within Strategic Accounts (Operations, Sales, Finance).
• Maintains a centralized repository of go to market content to support the sales segments.
• Help manage and support various strategic initiatives and large projects to support the development of reporting and tools for Sales and other strategic partners.
• Supports business efforts related to our client reporting platform, including encouraging the use of the platform to Sales as applicable, making recommendations for improvements to the platform using business knowledge, and providing customer demonstrations of the platform as needed.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties but may occasionally assign activities to other employees as individual projects demand.

IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Business, Finance, or Accounting, or in lieu of degree, a High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
• Experience: Two (2) years of previous experience in financial analysis, business analytics, and/or project management (in addition to education requirement).

• None required.

• Exhibits sound judgment; ability to develop solutions while partnering with Project Manager and Management.

V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
• Travel – 5-10%.
• Normal setting for this job is: office setting.

The expected salary range for this position is $75,000-$95,000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.

Benefits
At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Windsor, CT 06095: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Windsor, CT 06095