Veolia North America Looking for Finance Leader, Business Development at Houston, TX  Full Time

Company Description

About Veolia North America:

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.

Job Description

Benefits:

Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Position Purpose:

In this role, you will support the SIB Business Development (BD) and Growth teams in all aspects of their work and you will have a strong relationship with corporate (VNA). This includes key financial modeling, assumption vetting, evaluating and presenting business cases and options. In addition, you will have a very important role of serving as a link to structure and secure third party financing arrangements for various industrial water, energy, and multi-utility projects.

Primary Duties / Responsibilities:

1. Develop and oversee the financial modeling of all Growth opportunities within the SIB portfolio and key renewals.
2. Lead theassumption vetting and model integrity.
3. Develop and enhanceoptions and study key sensitivities.
4. Support presentations to key customers andlead presentations to internal stakeholders and potential third-party investors.
5. Serveas the key resource for structuring and securing third party financing arrangements.
6. Serveas the SIB finance lead for all SIB M&A activities.
7. Trainand upgradethe financial skills of the SIB Business Development Teams.
8. Think creatively about opportunities and provide insights to maximize shareholder value.
9. Orchestrate and execute financial due diligence projects on both the ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ side.
10. Assist in preparation, presentation and tracking of project requests for Governance review.
11. Lead the development of LTP inputs and manage the financial reporting of BD pipelines.
12. Assist the organization, as needed,in collaboration with SIB Finance and Operational Leadership.

Work Environment:

• This is a hybrid position
• Travel of

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Engineering with a MBA preferred.
• 10+ years experience in the Financial/Corporate business environment.
• Prior experience with financial modeling of business opportunities.
• Demonstrated success reviewing, negotiating & securing capital financing.
• Demonstrated proficiency with various financing mechanisms and capital structuring / consolidation (including some IFRS background).
• Experience in building relationships with a variety of stakeholders at the site-based operations, engineering, project management, sourcing, and executive levels].
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets (VLOOKUP’s, macros, pivot tables, etc.).
• Experience working with Industrial customers and government agencies/grants a plus.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-starting, flexible and responsive.
• Strong sense of ownership & responsibility and able to drive decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive and willingto take initiative to solve impasses, provide solutions, and stimulate creativity.
• Organized with the ability to adapt to new systems and processes
• Passionate and curious to learn, stretch abilities and assume additional or new responsibilities.
• Ability to handle confidential andsensitive informationissues.

Required Certification / Licenses / Training:

• CPA, CMA, and/or CFA strongly desired.
• Experience in measuring CO2 impacts is a plus.

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.