Multnomah County Dept. of Community Justice
1401 NE 68th Ave Portland, OR 97213
The Opportunity:
Are you an experienced research analyst with exceptional skills in culturally responsive, community based participatory research, data reporting, and quality assurance?
Are you experienced with applying understanding of cultures, customs, and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity?
Are you looking for a career where your attention to detail, strong data analysis skills, and knowledge of research ethics and best practices will contribute to improving the outcomes of people under supervision in our community?
Do you have experience applying understanding of trauma-informed practices that actively resist traumatization/retraumatization of individuals and communities to research and program evaluation activities?
Most importantly, do you thrive on working in an applied research setting with an interdisciplinary team where your analyses can directly impact programs and policies for communities of color?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, please read on!
The Community Based Research Evaluation Analyst Senior supports the Department of Community Justice (DCJ) with application of community-based methodologies and racial equity to collaboratively lead the design and implementation of research, program evaluations, and community engagement processes that responsibly seeks and prioritizes the voice of service recipients and the community, especially Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian/American and Communities of Color.
Based on stakeholder driven input and findings, this position will recommend programmatic and administrative changes to help DCJ achieve greater equity in service administration, experiences, and outcomes. Is will also develop and implement new approaches and standards for culturally appropriate and equitable research, evaluation, and community engagement with communities of color served by DCJ
This role is responsible for:
Leading the development of evaluation and implementation of Culturally Responsive, Community Based Participatory Research, and other Community Based deconstructed methodologies and Mixed Methods research/evaluation approaches.
Applying understanding of trauma-informed practices that actively resist traumatization/retraumatization of individuals and communities while performing program evaluation activities.
Engaging and training staff, internal and external partners, service recipients, and the community in the development of study instruments and protocols.
Leading the design, conduct, and management of large, complex, innovative, multi-stakeholder research/evaluation projects and long-term initiatives.
Application of understanding of cultures, customs, and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity, especially for communities of color program evaluation activities.
Utilizing innovative and complex data collection approaches including surveys, interviews, focus groups, observational studies, case studies, storytelling, and deconstructed methods to support community engagement, performance management, and research/evaluation goals
Common tasks performed:
Identifying and substantiating program activities, outputs, outcomes, and design performance culturally appropriate measures to improve the cultural responsiveness of DCJ’s contractor performance management system.
Management of various complex projects/initiatives in collaboration with service providers and communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity, especially with communities of color.
Management of various projects/initiatives with an emphasis on using culturally responsive and person-centered approaches to project management.
Providing resources and training service providers, community partners, and staff to plan, implement, and oversee data collection processes and conduct analysis in a way that is responsive to the needs and preferences of different communities, especially communities of color.
Practicing knowledge of data sharing, management, and privacy best practices and regulations while collecting data and sharing processes.
Leading collaborations with DCJ colleagues to inform division and department data design, collection, analysis, sharing, and to support change utilizing a racial equity lens or framework.
The Department of Community Justice is looking for a Research & Evaluation Analyst, Senior who can demonstrate expertise in the following areas:
You have strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships in a culturally diverse environment and across many levels in the organization.
You have strong technical skills and knowledge of various methodologies.
You have a collaborative approach when working within a team.
You are a self-directed planner with exceptional time-management skills who exercises independent judgment to meet multiple project deadlines.
You demonstrate ethical research behavior when applying the principles of research and evaluation.
WORKFORCE EQUITY
At Multnomah County we are committed to maintaining an effective, respectful and inclusive workplace. We value collaborative problem solving and strive for continuous improvement. We strongly believe in workforce equity, diversity and inclusion. Visit our Workforce Equity Strategies Plan (WESP) to see where Multnomah County is headed with these values.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Vision ~ Community Safety through Positive Change
The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is recognized as a national leader in both adult and juvenile community justice. DCJ routinely consults and makes use of evidence-based practices in our program and policy development. The Department's commitment to data-informed decision-making has led DCJ to make smart investments of taxpayer dollars in supervision, sanctions, and services for the county's highest risk and highest need justice-involved individuals. DCJ makes long-term investments in its employees through the provision of education and training. The Department believes that in order to enhance public safety we must work collaboratively with the judiciary, law enforcement, schools, treatment agencies, and the community.
The Department shares information with community members, partners, and staff to keep communities safe by preventing and reducing crime and routinely evaluating which local policies support best practices. DCJ operates 24 hours a day, with nearly 650 regular, on-call, and temporary employees. The Department supervises approximately 7,500 justice-involved individuals annually and those defendants requiring pretrial services. DCJ's Juvenile Services Division operates the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on formal and informal community supervision.
More general information about the Department of Community Justice including our mission, vision, and strategies can be found at: www.multco.us/dcj .
The Department of Community Justice's Strategic Plan (Executive Summary and Full report) can be found at: https://multco.us/file/68223/download .
Serving the Public, Even During Disasters
Every day, Multnomah County staff work together to serve as a safety net for our communities. During a disaster, this safety net becomes even more critical. All County employees have a role in serving the public during inclement weather, natural disaster, or other types of community emergency response. During these emergency responses, while typically there begins with a call for volunteers, county employees may ultimately be reassigned from their current position to a role in the emergency response in order to support the critical needs presented by our communities. For more information, please visit the Disaster Service Worker Information page.
Internal candidates: After you have applied, you will receive the Oregon Veteran Preference Questionnaire in your Workday inbox. Your application as an internal candidate is not complete until you fill out and submit the Oregon Veteran Preference Questionnaire.
TO QUALIFY
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
Special Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSA):
Thorough knowledge and understanding of cultures, customs, and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity, especially in communities of color.
Experience in performing community-based research activities with communities of color and agencies who serve marginalized communities.
Thorough knowledge of how equity, inclusion, implicit bias, institutional racism, and other forms of systemic oppression apply to research and evaluation activities.
EDUCATION:
Equivalent to a master's degree, with major coursework in criminal justice, social sciences including studies in applied research or evaluation subjects , psychology, or a related field.
EXPERIENCE:
Four years of increasingly responsible applied research and/or evaluation experience, including experience leading research or evaluation projects
Must pass a thorough background investigation which includes, but is not limited to a review of applicant’s criminal, civil, driving, military, educational and employment history prior to employment.
Feb 20, 2024
Full time
The Opportunity:
Are you an experienced research analyst with exceptional skills in culturally responsive, community based participatory research, data reporting, and quality assurance?
Are you experienced with applying understanding of cultures, customs, and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity?
Are you looking for a career where your attention to detail, strong data analysis skills, and knowledge of research ethics and best practices will contribute to improving the outcomes of people under supervision in our community?
Do you have experience applying understanding of trauma-informed practices that actively resist traumatization/retraumatization of individuals and communities to research and program evaluation activities?
Most importantly, do you thrive on working in an applied research setting with an interdisciplinary team where your analyses can directly impact programs and policies for communities of color?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, please read on!
The Community Based Research Evaluation Analyst Senior supports the Department of Community Justice (DCJ) with application of community-based methodologies and racial equity to collaboratively lead the design and implementation of research, program evaluations, and community engagement processes that responsibly seeks and prioritizes the voice of service recipients and the community, especially Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian/American and Communities of Color.
Based on stakeholder driven input and findings, this position will recommend programmatic and administrative changes to help DCJ achieve greater equity in service administration, experiences, and outcomes. Is will also develop and implement new approaches and standards for culturally appropriate and equitable research, evaluation, and community engagement with communities of color served by DCJ
This role is responsible for:
Leading the development of evaluation and implementation of Culturally Responsive, Community Based Participatory Research, and other Community Based deconstructed methodologies and Mixed Methods research/evaluation approaches.
Applying understanding of trauma-informed practices that actively resist traumatization/retraumatization of individuals and communities while performing program evaluation activities.
Engaging and training staff, internal and external partners, service recipients, and the community in the development of study instruments and protocols.
Leading the design, conduct, and management of large, complex, innovative, multi-stakeholder research/evaluation projects and long-term initiatives.
Application of understanding of cultures, customs, and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity, especially for communities of color program evaluation activities.
Utilizing innovative and complex data collection approaches including surveys, interviews, focus groups, observational studies, case studies, storytelling, and deconstructed methods to support community engagement, performance management, and research/evaluation goals
Common tasks performed:
Identifying and substantiating program activities, outputs, outcomes, and design performance culturally appropriate measures to improve the cultural responsiveness of DCJ’s contractor performance management system.
Management of various complex projects/initiatives in collaboration with service providers and communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity, especially with communities of color.
Management of various projects/initiatives with an emphasis on using culturally responsive and person-centered approaches to project management.
Providing resources and training service providers, community partners, and staff to plan, implement, and oversee data collection processes and conduct analysis in a way that is responsive to the needs and preferences of different communities, especially communities of color.
Practicing knowledge of data sharing, management, and privacy best practices and regulations while collecting data and sharing processes.
Leading collaborations with DCJ colleagues to inform division and department data design, collection, analysis, sharing, and to support change utilizing a racial equity lens or framework.
The Department of Community Justice is looking for a Research & Evaluation Analyst, Senior who can demonstrate expertise in the following areas:
You have strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships in a culturally diverse environment and across many levels in the organization.
You have strong technical skills and knowledge of various methodologies.
You have a collaborative approach when working within a team.
You are a self-directed planner with exceptional time-management skills who exercises independent judgment to meet multiple project deadlines.
You demonstrate ethical research behavior when applying the principles of research and evaluation.
WORKFORCE EQUITY
At Multnomah County we are committed to maintaining an effective, respectful and inclusive workplace. We value collaborative problem solving and strive for continuous improvement. We strongly believe in workforce equity, diversity and inclusion. Visit our Workforce Equity Strategies Plan (WESP) to see where Multnomah County is headed with these values.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Vision ~ Community Safety through Positive Change
The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is recognized as a national leader in both adult and juvenile community justice. DCJ routinely consults and makes use of evidence-based practices in our program and policy development. The Department's commitment to data-informed decision-making has led DCJ to make smart investments of taxpayer dollars in supervision, sanctions, and services for the county's highest risk and highest need justice-involved individuals. DCJ makes long-term investments in its employees through the provision of education and training. The Department believes that in order to enhance public safety we must work collaboratively with the judiciary, law enforcement, schools, treatment agencies, and the community.
The Department shares information with community members, partners, and staff to keep communities safe by preventing and reducing crime and routinely evaluating which local policies support best practices. DCJ operates 24 hours a day, with nearly 650 regular, on-call, and temporary employees. The Department supervises approximately 7,500 justice-involved individuals annually and those defendants requiring pretrial services. DCJ's Juvenile Services Division operates the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on formal and informal community supervision.
More general information about the Department of Community Justice including our mission, vision, and strategies can be found at: www.multco.us/dcj .
The Department of Community Justice's Strategic Plan (Executive Summary and Full report) can be found at: https://multco.us/file/68223/download .
Serving the Public, Even During Disasters
Every day, Multnomah County staff work together to serve as a safety net for our communities. During a disaster, this safety net becomes even more critical. All County employees have a role in serving the public during inclement weather, natural disaster, or other types of community emergency response. During these emergency responses, while typically there begins with a call for volunteers, county employees may ultimately be reassigned from their current position to a role in the emergency response in order to support the critical needs presented by our communities. For more information, please visit the Disaster Service Worker Information page.
Internal candidates: After you have applied, you will receive the Oregon Veteran Preference Questionnaire in your Workday inbox. Your application as an internal candidate is not complete until you fill out and submit the Oregon Veteran Preference Questionnaire.
TO QUALIFY
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
Special Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSA):
Thorough knowledge and understanding of cultures, customs, and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to opportunity, especially in communities of color.
Experience in performing community-based research activities with communities of color and agencies who serve marginalized communities.
Thorough knowledge of how equity, inclusion, implicit bias, institutional racism, and other forms of systemic oppression apply to research and evaluation activities.
EDUCATION:
Equivalent to a master's degree, with major coursework in criminal justice, social sciences including studies in applied research or evaluation subjects , psychology, or a related field.
EXPERIENCE:
Four years of increasingly responsible applied research and/or evaluation experience, including experience leading research or evaluation projects
Must pass a thorough background investigation which includes, but is not limited to a review of applicant’s criminal, civil, driving, military, educational and employment history prior to employment.
Multnomah County Dept. of Community Justice
1401 NE 68th Ave Portland, OR 97213
Are you a curious, data driven analyst with a proven track record of providing budgetary and financial expertise in preparing a complex budget?
Do you have strong technical and analytical skills, as well as excellent customer service and relationship building skills?
Are you excited by the idea of working in a public sector environment where you are encouraged and empowered to constantly improve processes?
If this is you, look no further!
Multnomah County's Department of Community Justice (DCJ) Business Services Unit invites applications for a Budget Analyst. As a Budget Analyst with DCJ, you will be responsible for contracts, internal services, material & supplies budget within the department, including but not limited to: budget preparation, technical budget data, tracking changes throughout the fiscal year, maintaining legal budget requirements for personnel, and technical linking of budget systems. This position works closely with DCJ's Contracts unit, Department of Community Assets and management staff on changes throughout the fiscal year.
Key job duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
New fiscal year department budget preparation
Current year budget maintenance and monitoring
Personnel position tracking, costing, and analysis for various employee classifications and bargaining units
Internal Service Rate review, tracking, reconciliation, and ongoing analysis
Contracts and Materials / Supplies budget modifications, updates, and department-wide communication
Partner with Department HR regarding any personnel additions or reductions as determined by management decision-making while maintaining confidentiality
Balance and update funding amounts based on grant and other governmental revenues
Financial reporting using pivot tables, vlookup, dashboards, and other formulas or methods to assist with trend presentation or routine data sharing
Maintain department’s accounting structure to reflect the financial reporting hierarchy
Understand and maintain various rate methodologies (detention bed rate, housing supports, provider cost of living adjustments, personnel cost for indirect cost allocations) to utilize in budget preparation and support
Contract requisition analysis
Customer service with various stakeholders
Process improvement
Independent task orientation
WORKFORCE EQUITY:
At Multnomah County we are committed to maintaining an effective, respectful and inclusive workplace. We value collaborative problem solving and strive for continuous improvement. We strongly believe in workforce equity, diversity and inclusion. Visit our Workforce Equity Strategies Plan (WESP) to see where Multnomah County is headed with these values.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE:
Vision ~ Community Safety through Positive Change
The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is recognized as a national leader in both adult and juvenile community justice. DCJ routinely consults and makes use of evidence-based practices in our program and policy development. The Department's commitment to data-informed decision-making has led DCJ to make smart investments of taxpayer dollars in supervision, sanctions, and services for the county's highest risk and highest need justice-involved individuals. DCJ makes long-term investments in its employees through the provision of education and training. The Department believes that in order to enhance public safety we must work collaboratively with the judiciary, law enforcement, schools, treatment agencies, and the community.
The Department shares information with community members, partners, and staff to keep communities safe by preventing and reducing crime and routinely evaluating which local policies support best practices. DCJ operates 24 hours a day, with nearly 650 regular, on-call, and temporary employees. The Department supervises approximately 7,500 adult probationers and parolees and those defendants requiring pretrial services. DCJ's Juvenile Services Division operates the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on formal and informal community supervision.
More general information about the Department of Community Justice including our mission, vision, and strategies can be found at: www.multco.us/dcj .
The Department of Community Justice's Strategic Plan (Executive Summary and Full report) can be found at: https://multco.us/file/68223/download .
TO QUALIFY:
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page .
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in finance, economics, statistics, accounting or a related field (professional work at or near the level of this position can substitute year for year for the educational requirement); AND
Four (4) years of progressively responsible financial management experience, three (3) years of which must be specifically related to budgeting.
Must pass a thorough background investigation which includes, but is not limited to a review of applicant’s criminal, civil, driving, military, educational and employment history prior to employment.
Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain in your application packet how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills.
Questica experience entering budgets
Intermediate level experience with Workday
Advanced level training & experience with Google (e.g. Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google calendar, etc.).
Advanced level training & experience with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
Jan 08, 2024
Full time
Are you a curious, data driven analyst with a proven track record of providing budgetary and financial expertise in preparing a complex budget?
Do you have strong technical and analytical skills, as well as excellent customer service and relationship building skills?
Are you excited by the idea of working in a public sector environment where you are encouraged and empowered to constantly improve processes?
If this is you, look no further!
Multnomah County's Department of Community Justice (DCJ) Business Services Unit invites applications for a Budget Analyst. As a Budget Analyst with DCJ, you will be responsible for contracts, internal services, material & supplies budget within the department, including but not limited to: budget preparation, technical budget data, tracking changes throughout the fiscal year, maintaining legal budget requirements for personnel, and technical linking of budget systems. This position works closely with DCJ's Contracts unit, Department of Community Assets and management staff on changes throughout the fiscal year.
Key job duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
New fiscal year department budget preparation
Current year budget maintenance and monitoring
Personnel position tracking, costing, and analysis for various employee classifications and bargaining units
Internal Service Rate review, tracking, reconciliation, and ongoing analysis
Contracts and Materials / Supplies budget modifications, updates, and department-wide communication
Partner with Department HR regarding any personnel additions or reductions as determined by management decision-making while maintaining confidentiality
Balance and update funding amounts based on grant and other governmental revenues
Financial reporting using pivot tables, vlookup, dashboards, and other formulas or methods to assist with trend presentation or routine data sharing
Maintain department’s accounting structure to reflect the financial reporting hierarchy
Understand and maintain various rate methodologies (detention bed rate, housing supports, provider cost of living adjustments, personnel cost for indirect cost allocations) to utilize in budget preparation and support
Contract requisition analysis
Customer service with various stakeholders
Process improvement
Independent task orientation
WORKFORCE EQUITY:
At Multnomah County we are committed to maintaining an effective, respectful and inclusive workplace. We value collaborative problem solving and strive for continuous improvement. We strongly believe in workforce equity, diversity and inclusion. Visit our Workforce Equity Strategies Plan (WESP) to see where Multnomah County is headed with these values.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE:
Vision ~ Community Safety through Positive Change
The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) is recognized as a national leader in both adult and juvenile community justice. DCJ routinely consults and makes use of evidence-based practices in our program and policy development. The Department's commitment to data-informed decision-making has led DCJ to make smart investments of taxpayer dollars in supervision, sanctions, and services for the county's highest risk and highest need justice-involved individuals. DCJ makes long-term investments in its employees through the provision of education and training. The Department believes that in order to enhance public safety we must work collaboratively with the judiciary, law enforcement, schools, treatment agencies, and the community.
The Department shares information with community members, partners, and staff to keep communities safe by preventing and reducing crime and routinely evaluating which local policies support best practices. DCJ operates 24 hours a day, with nearly 650 regular, on-call, and temporary employees. The Department supervises approximately 7,500 adult probationers and parolees and those defendants requiring pretrial services. DCJ's Juvenile Services Division operates the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Facility and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on formal and informal community supervision.
More general information about the Department of Community Justice including our mission, vision, and strategies can be found at: www.multco.us/dcj .
The Department of Community Justice's Strategic Plan (Executive Summary and Full report) can be found at: https://multco.us/file/68223/download .
TO QUALIFY:
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page .
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in finance, economics, statistics, accounting or a related field (professional work at or near the level of this position can substitute year for year for the educational requirement); AND
Four (4) years of progressively responsible financial management experience, three (3) years of which must be specifically related to budgeting.
Must pass a thorough background investigation which includes, but is not limited to a review of applicant’s criminal, civil, driving, military, educational and employment history prior to employment.
Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain in your application packet how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills.
Questica experience entering budgets
Intermediate level experience with Workday
Advanced level training & experience with Google (e.g. Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google calendar, etc.).
Advanced level training & experience with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism, and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.
Waste Management has an exciting career opportunity for an Area Director of Finance / Business Partner II within the New England market area. The market area is comprised of MA, Upstate NY, RI, NH & ME. This is a high-level financial position with visibility to corporate. The positions reports directly to the VP Business Partner of Operations with a dotted line the Area Vice President of New England. This is a hybrid role, but can have an office in Foxborough, MA. Travel will vary, but can be up to 50% within the market area
I. Job Summary
The Area Director of Finance and Business Partner is the leader of the finance organization for the Area and the business partner to the Area Vice President and his/her leadership team. This role is a key member of the Area’s leadership team, providing financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, profitability analysis, M&A valuation, and integration planning, capital investment support, market planning and accounting, for the Area. The role also partners with sales, pricing, public sector, and operations team members in influencing short-term and long-term Area strategy and making key people decisions. The New England Area at WM generates about $900 million in annual revenue and is an integrated business providing collection, disposal, recycling, and other services across the region.
Working with the Area Vice President and the area leadership team, this role assists in creating and directing the Area’s business strategy and ensures that resources are allocated effectively to execute upon the strategy. The Area Director of Finance has a deep understanding of WM’s strategic priorities, its tools, resources, and operating practices and uses these skills along with sound financial and business acumen to ensure that the Area’s strategy is well aligned with broader organization priorities.
The Area Director of Finance also provides functional leadership for all Area finance and accounting employees. Leadership, professional development, coaching and building high-functioning teams are key elements of the role. Given that WM is a decentralized organization, the Area Director of Finance must drive the priorities of both the Area and of the WM Finance organization. In its capacity as a leader of the WM Finance function, the Area Director of Finance is actively engaged in supporting and advancing the strategic priorities of the Finance team. This requires strategic engagement with corporate finance functions including: Corporate FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, Investor Relations, Tax, Internal Audit & Controls, Finance Technology & Process Automation, Shared Services and Supply Chain.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
• Continuously build an intimate knowledge of the business – its customers, profit drivers, operational capabilities (including organic growth drivers, innovation opportunities, supply chain dynamics, etc.) – and how competitive and market dynamics drive strategy and operating results.
• Actively partner with the AVP and the Area Leadership team in setting and executing their strategies and operating plans by providing timely financial information and business performance evaluation as well as insightful and focused analysis. Sees around corners, anticipates trends and finds new opportunities for differentiated performance.
• With the AVP and their team, actively engage in the overall strategy development, including actionable business strategies with clear accountability, financial strategy and overall portfolio management enabled by corporate business development.
• Build and communicate logical annual operating and long-range plans consistent with near-term requirements and long-term strategic requirements. Assure forecast accuracy and accountable action plans to deliver planned results and to mitigate risk.
• Develop and execute a compelling and logical strategy for the Area and the Finance function that is aligned with WM’s broader Finance function’s priorities as well as enterprise strategy. Ensures achievement of business plans/financials.
• Establish a strong “tone at the top” related to WM’s commitments and values. Ensure that a strong framework for financial controls and business ethics is reinforced when carrying out all responsibilities.
• Provide energizing functional leadership with a focus on attracting, retaining, and developing top talent. Build and lead a value-add and focused finance team that is integrally involved with the day-to-day plans and operations of the business. Select and develop diverse, world-class talent for the Area.
• Continuously improve the function, looking for process standardization and automation opportunities, culling unnecessary work to free team members’ time for higher-value work and encouraging the delivery of business insights over report creation.
• Inspire teamwork across the Area, including the finance function and other business groups to maximize the WM opportunity and talent development. Ensure that the team has the required technical skills and abilities to produce accurate, complete, and timely financial statements.
• Be an engaged and respected member of WM’s Area and Corporate Finance leadership teams. Build relationships and partner to ensure effective team operations, transparency of reporting and decision-making and continuous high quality, strategic dialogue.
Desired experience and leadership traits:
• A clear, strategic thinker capable of simplifying strategy into business objectives/actions and drives them with clear metrics and accountability.
• Has capacity to sift through complex information and communicates messages clearly and concisely.
• Energizes team through inclusiveness and connection with people … flexible in approach to motivate and retain. Builds a connection with the team through personal involvement and trust … engages people to want to perform. Can coach and communicate in simple impactful terms.
• Knows how to create and lead a financial agenda for a large organization. Strong financial/technical expertise and analytical acumen. Demonstrated leadership through different business cycles. Understands financial and operational linkages and knows how to manage and control costs.
• Ability to combine analytical reasoning, creativity and judgment. A results-oriented, prudent risk-taker that ensures economic value is paramount in decision making.
• Quick learner, comfortable with steep learning curves and able to handle simultaneous complex matters. Deals effectively with both strategic and tactical operational issues. Loves the best ideas, not his/her own ideas.
• Self-motivated, high energy, resourceful and confident (yet, humble) with positive can-do attitude. High level of commitment to the job and delivering outstanding work.
• Challenges the status quo and drives positive change using a data driven and fact-based approach to decision making.
• Puts the need of the WM enterprise and business ahead of him/herself. Operates in a transparent manner with no hidden agenda. Owns misses and learns from failures and adversity.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
• Direct supervision of 6 full-time managers, including:
• Indirect supervision of 19+ full-time employees.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
• Minimum of 15 years of applicable financial management experience in progressively responsible assignments preferably in public companies
• Experience reporting to a senior line executive responsible for the profit and loss of a business unit preferred.
• Has interacted with senior management teams, preparing management-level presentations and actively participating in the presentation of results and strategic priorities and financial plans.
• Experience negotiating with external parties including customers and suppliers, as well as with business partners and internal executive stakeholders.
• Undergraduate degree required, an advanced degree (e.g. MBA, CPA) and/or Fortune 500 finance training program is desirable.
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
Preferred: Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
Microsoft Office Suite and GAAP requirements
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;
• Normal setting for this job is: hybrid, office setting, but travel will be required throughout the Area.
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.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.”
Oct 11, 2021
Full time
Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism, and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.
Waste Management has an exciting career opportunity for an Area Director of Finance / Business Partner II within the New England market area. The market area is comprised of MA, Upstate NY, RI, NH & ME. This is a high-level financial position with visibility to corporate. The positions reports directly to the VP Business Partner of Operations with a dotted line the Area Vice President of New England. This is a hybrid role, but can have an office in Foxborough, MA. Travel will vary, but can be up to 50% within the market area
I. Job Summary
The Area Director of Finance and Business Partner is the leader of the finance organization for the Area and the business partner to the Area Vice President and his/her leadership team. This role is a key member of the Area’s leadership team, providing financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, profitability analysis, M&A valuation, and integration planning, capital investment support, market planning and accounting, for the Area. The role also partners with sales, pricing, public sector, and operations team members in influencing short-term and long-term Area strategy and making key people decisions. The New England Area at WM generates about $900 million in annual revenue and is an integrated business providing collection, disposal, recycling, and other services across the region.
Working with the Area Vice President and the area leadership team, this role assists in creating and directing the Area’s business strategy and ensures that resources are allocated effectively to execute upon the strategy. The Area Director of Finance has a deep understanding of WM’s strategic priorities, its tools, resources, and operating practices and uses these skills along with sound financial and business acumen to ensure that the Area’s strategy is well aligned with broader organization priorities.
The Area Director of Finance also provides functional leadership for all Area finance and accounting employees. Leadership, professional development, coaching and building high-functioning teams are key elements of the role. Given that WM is a decentralized organization, the Area Director of Finance must drive the priorities of both the Area and of the WM Finance organization. In its capacity as a leader of the WM Finance function, the Area Director of Finance is actively engaged in supporting and advancing the strategic priorities of the Finance team. This requires strategic engagement with corporate finance functions including: Corporate FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, Investor Relations, Tax, Internal Audit & Controls, Finance Technology & Process Automation, Shared Services and Supply Chain.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
• Continuously build an intimate knowledge of the business – its customers, profit drivers, operational capabilities (including organic growth drivers, innovation opportunities, supply chain dynamics, etc.) – and how competitive and market dynamics drive strategy and operating results.
• Actively partner with the AVP and the Area Leadership team in setting and executing their strategies and operating plans by providing timely financial information and business performance evaluation as well as insightful and focused analysis. Sees around corners, anticipates trends and finds new opportunities for differentiated performance.
• With the AVP and their team, actively engage in the overall strategy development, including actionable business strategies with clear accountability, financial strategy and overall portfolio management enabled by corporate business development.
• Build and communicate logical annual operating and long-range plans consistent with near-term requirements and long-term strategic requirements. Assure forecast accuracy and accountable action plans to deliver planned results and to mitigate risk.
• Develop and execute a compelling and logical strategy for the Area and the Finance function that is aligned with WM’s broader Finance function’s priorities as well as enterprise strategy. Ensures achievement of business plans/financials.
• Establish a strong “tone at the top” related to WM’s commitments and values. Ensure that a strong framework for financial controls and business ethics is reinforced when carrying out all responsibilities.
• Provide energizing functional leadership with a focus on attracting, retaining, and developing top talent. Build and lead a value-add and focused finance team that is integrally involved with the day-to-day plans and operations of the business. Select and develop diverse, world-class talent for the Area.
• Continuously improve the function, looking for process standardization and automation opportunities, culling unnecessary work to free team members’ time for higher-value work and encouraging the delivery of business insights over report creation.
• Inspire teamwork across the Area, including the finance function and other business groups to maximize the WM opportunity and talent development. Ensure that the team has the required technical skills and abilities to produce accurate, complete, and timely financial statements.
• Be an engaged and respected member of WM’s Area and Corporate Finance leadership teams. Build relationships and partner to ensure effective team operations, transparency of reporting and decision-making and continuous high quality, strategic dialogue.
Desired experience and leadership traits:
• A clear, strategic thinker capable of simplifying strategy into business objectives/actions and drives them with clear metrics and accountability.
• Has capacity to sift through complex information and communicates messages clearly and concisely.
• Energizes team through inclusiveness and connection with people … flexible in approach to motivate and retain. Builds a connection with the team through personal involvement and trust … engages people to want to perform. Can coach and communicate in simple impactful terms.
• Knows how to create and lead a financial agenda for a large organization. Strong financial/technical expertise and analytical acumen. Demonstrated leadership through different business cycles. Understands financial and operational linkages and knows how to manage and control costs.
• Ability to combine analytical reasoning, creativity and judgment. A results-oriented, prudent risk-taker that ensures economic value is paramount in decision making.
• Quick learner, comfortable with steep learning curves and able to handle simultaneous complex matters. Deals effectively with both strategic and tactical operational issues. Loves the best ideas, not his/her own ideas.
• Self-motivated, high energy, resourceful and confident (yet, humble) with positive can-do attitude. High level of commitment to the job and delivering outstanding work.
• Challenges the status quo and drives positive change using a data driven and fact-based approach to decision making.
• Puts the need of the WM enterprise and business ahead of him/herself. Operates in a transparent manner with no hidden agenda. Owns misses and learns from failures and adversity.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
• Direct supervision of 6 full-time managers, including:
• Indirect supervision of 19+ full-time employees.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
• Minimum of 15 years of applicable financial management experience in progressively responsible assignments preferably in public companies
• Experience reporting to a senior line executive responsible for the profit and loss of a business unit preferred.
• Has interacted with senior management teams, preparing management-level presentations and actively participating in the presentation of results and strategic priorities and financial plans.
• Experience negotiating with external parties including customers and suppliers, as well as with business partners and internal executive stakeholders.
• Undergraduate degree required, an advanced degree (e.g. MBA, CPA) and/or Fortune 500 finance training program is desirable.
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
Preferred: Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
Microsoft Office Suite and GAAP requirements
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;
• Normal setting for this job is: hybrid, office setting, but travel will be required throughout the Area.
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.
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