Regional Finance Manager

At Veolia WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

The Regional Finance Manager for the Chemical and Monitoring Solutions (CMS) business will help lead Finance Activities across the NAM region. The regional finance manager will partner with the commercial and fulfillment teams in the region to drive profitable growth and work with the finance function on simplification, digitization and other initiatives to drive productivity and execution rigor while ensuring appropriate controllership and compliance with the business policies and procedures.

Key Characteristics

• Excellent communication and management skills to engage with senior management, present financial results, and foster continuous improvement
• Strong team player with ability to work cross functionally
• Exhibits a high degree of accountability for work product

Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as business partner with regional General Managers and associated teams to drive initiatives, deliver Sales, SGA, EBIT and past dues targets, including visibility to performance and decision support
• Responsible for key commercial finance activities including Sales/EBIT forecasting, pipeline of opportunity analytics and related FP&A activities such as operating planning cycle
• Support the leadership team with underlying analysis of sales trends and order pattern to support accurate forecast communicated to North American regional executive.
• Provide financial guidance/inputs to the DoA as well as ensure revenue recognition compliance.
• Monitor the sales force performance, set up commercial targets and control the variable compensation plan
• Drive profitability through granular analytics around regional ROI, margin by customer and saving opportunities on costs
• Ensure controllership and consistency of accounting processes across operation.
• Support Audit requests as required
• Strive for process simplification and harmonization of financial processes and reporting
• Support cash initiatives

Qualifications

Hard Skills

• Outstanding analytical and quantitative skills
• Ability to lead change
• Business Acumen with creative and resourceful problem-solving skills
• Positive and proactive attitude with proven ability to deal with senior management

Soft Skills

• Inclusive: Passion for working in different cultures and environments, in a collaborative organization with a diverse team.
• Team Player: Ability to work with others toward a shared goal, participating actively, accountable and committed to the entire team respecting peers, leadership, stakeholders, and clients.
• Inspirational: Excellent oral and written communication skills: Communicate clearly and professionally with Finance and non-finance professionals within the organization being able to inspire others.
• Decision Maker: Challenge the status quo and make decisions based on your role to be an effective problem solver and use critical thinking skills to find new ideas and connect them to provide the best practices and tools to our stakeholders and clients.
• Flexibility: Adapt and respond to the changing environment and to constructively create opportunities for change through active participation.

Education & Experience

Required

• College/University degree or equivalent years of experience required
• 6 + year experience in operating finance roles – in FP&A/ Commercial /Supply Chain
• Preferred SAP / Tableau experience