Director of Finance Strategic Initiatives

Company: Clean Harbors
Location: Norwell
Posted on: April 15, 2024

Job Description:

Clean Harbors is looking for a Director of Finance Strategic Initiatives to join our safety conscious team! The Director will be responsible for the continuous improvement and implementation of financial and management information systems to ensure that financial data is maintained and reported in a timely and accurate manner. This position will be focused on strategic initiatives for the Industrial Services business.

Preferred location of this position is in Norwell, MA but will consider candidates that are remote.

Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) is North America's leading provider of environmental and industrial services. The Company serves a diverse customer base, including a majority of Fortune 500 companies. Its customer base spans a number of industries, including chemical, energy and manufacturing, as well as numerous government agencies. These customers rely on Clean Harbors to deliver a broad range of services such as end-to-end hazardous waste management, emergency spill response, industrial cleaning and maintenance, and recycling services. Through its Safety-Kleen subsidiary, Clean Harbors also is North America's largest re-refiner and recycler of used oil and a leading provider of parts washers and environmental services to commercial, industrial and automotive customers. Founded in 1980 and based in Massachusetts, Clean Harbors operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and India. For more information, visit www.cleanharbors.com .

Clean Harbors offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive annual salary
• Opportunities for growth, development and internal promotion
• Health, Dental and Life Insurance
• 401k, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off
• Company paid certifications, licenses and training
  
  Responsibilities
  
  
  • Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times.
  • Perform monthly closing of all Profit and Loss (P&L) activity; Analyze job profitability and evaluate P&L each month. Examine key costs incurred for various tasks and specific jobs vs expectations.
  • Present, explain, and comment on financial results to senior management, including processes and procedures critical to the generation of timely and accurate financial results. Recommend areas for improvement from any unfavorable trends.
  • Prepare budgeted and continuous forecasted expectations for the business.
  • Perform ad hoc financial analysis to help senior leadership with business decisions.
  • Analyze information flow and implement improvements. Participate, recommend, and track cost savings projected vs actual.
  • Research and compile information from various systems and sources and recommend approaches to improve profit to operations personnel, as well as system and control improvements to senior management.
  • Responsible for reading, comprehending, and following the applicable narratives pertaining to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements.
  • Responsible for reporting to supervisor potential control deficiencies noted, procedural changes that have occurred or may occur which may require update to SOX documentation, and for suggesting improvements to the financial control environment.
  • Responsible for timely and accurate submissions to auditors when questions arise surrounding Q & K audits.
  • Other duties as assigned.
    
    Qualifications
    
    
    • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related required.
    • 7-10 years of relevant experience.
    • CPA preferred.
    • Experience with Oracle preferred.
    • Ability to adhere to deadlines and adjust accordingly.
    • Excellent detail, organizational skills, communication skills and presentation skills.
    • Ability to work under pressure.
    • Excellent spreadsheet and modeling skills (i.e., Excel).
    • Ability to travel 10-15%.
      
      Clean Harbors is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ancestry, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or on the basis of any other federal, state/provincial or local protected class.
      
      Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.
      
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