As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status. **I. Job Summary** The Financial Analyst III is a key member of the Finance department and will work cross functionally with other teams to analyze trends, forecast, create metrics and perform analysis to support financial and operational business decisions as well as evaluate financial investment opportunities. The Financial Analyst III is located in Houston, Texas and reports to the Finance Manager. **II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned. + Deliver analysis-based insights to senior management to guide business decisions regarding proposed projects. + Prepare, analyze and interpret complex financial and non-financial information and recommend actions to middle and senior management. + Track issues to resolution within department and in partnership with other groups. + Recommend changes, updates, and processes for continuous improvement in areas of expertise. + Manage and conduct special and ad hoc analysis. + Facilitate communication and understanding between key field finance and operations personnel and Corporate Finance. + As requested, lead a variety of financial, operational and strategic evaluations as they relate to proposed initiatives. + As requested, may participate in conducting major contract bid and acquisition reviews, including pro forma preparation and financial sensitivity analysis. **III. Supervisory Responsibilities** This job has no supervisory duties. **IV. Qualifications** The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. A. Education and Experience + Education: Bachelor's degree (accredited) in Accounting, Business Administration or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant work experience. + Experience: Five years of previous experience (in addition to education requirement) with 3+ years of recent experience as a Financial Analyst utilizing data management such as BI. B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements + None required. C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required + Strong analytic background of understanding data and providing insights clearly and concisely. + Working knowledge of data management (SQL, Essbase, ODBC connections, Access, VBA, Excel) and use of business intelligence tools(Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, etc.) + Excellent communication is a key to success. + Currently located in the Houston area and able to commute to corporate office in downtown Houston. + Must be authorized to work in the US. **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. Normal setting for this job is: office setting/hybrid. **Benefits** At WM, 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.” Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran