Staff Accountant - Waste Pro : Job Details

SummaryThe Regional Analyst is responsible for the revenue and analysis functions within the assigned Region. The position provides a broad base of accounting support and works with associates and managers in accordance with the company's defined and general accounting practices. The position will encompass a diversity of assignments that include revenue management, financial reporting, journal entry preparation, account reconciliation, franchise fee reporting, and trend analysis. This position requires a high degree of organization, planning, task management, accuracy, and the ability to understand process flows.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Prepare and process billing for the region to ensure the accurate billing of all customers in the market area.
• Ensure monthly and quarterly franchise reports are completed and filed.
• Annual Franchise applications.
• Calculation of CPI and other rate changes in Excel per contractual requirements.
• Producing rate sheets for internal users.
• Auditing billing rates in accounting system.
• Maximizing contractual revenue.
• Communicating with internal and external parties in a professional manner.
• Weekly and monthly reporting.
• Prepare month end journal entries.
• Reconcile region specific balance sheet accounts.
• Assist Controller with information gathering for proformas and documentation for RFP (requests for proposals) and Bids.
• Prepare monthly variance analysis for actual to forecast and budget by revenue category.
• Analyze revenue fluctuations for all locations and lines of business
• Backup the office managers and the regional controller to assist and step in as needed.
• Assist in the restructure of reports as needed for financial and operational analysis.
• Assist Controller with revenue guidance for budget preparation.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Regional Controller.

OTHER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Employees in this job classification must attend and participate in corporation sponsored training courses as assigned.
• Employees in this job classification are responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by Waste Pro.
• Any additional job duties that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• 2-4 years basic accounting experience.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to manage simple to complex situations requiring a well-developed sense of organizational prioritization.
• Ability to think analytically and resourcefully draw accurate conclusions.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate using high level interpersonal skill.
• Ability to develop reports with required accounting detail, timely delivery, and accuracy.
• Advanced level of Excel knowledge.
• Able to read and understand existing or write new Excel formulas including SUM, AVERAGE, SUMIF, IF, CONCATENATE, and VLOOKUP to name a few.
• Ability to write formal letters in Word including proper letter formatting and spacing. Working knowledge of MS Access is preferred.
• Strong organizational and communications skills.

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, driving, etc.) most of the workday.
• Required to exert physical effort in tasks that involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight handling objects less than 25 pounds- rarely.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Normal setting for this job is: office setting.

Equal Opportunity EmployerWaste Pro supports a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Waste Pro does not discriminate against individuals based on race, creed, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable laws.