Waste Industry Controller Sr. Associate

Position: Waste Industry Controller [Sr. Associate]
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We are looking for a candidate with 5+ years of experience as a Division Controller (or Assistant Division Controller or comparable) in the recycling and/or solid waste disposal industry who is interested in moving to a Consultant position. The Consultant-equivalent title, 'Senior Associate', is used below.

Why Consider HF&H Consultants?

HF&H has a mission-driven, collaborative, small-company culture that values work-life balance. We provide recycling, organics, solid waste, water, and wastewater consulting services exclusively to public agencies. It is an exciting time to work in this industry. As California continues to lead the nation in environmental protection, it is our job to ensure local jurisdictions have the analytical and management support they need to fulfill their community's vision of a sustainable future.

We also strive to protect ratepayers (e.g., you and me) from unfounded increases in municipal utility rates.

Our services include jurisdictional action planning, performance reviews of municipal service providers (e.g., solid waste haulers), competitive solid waste service procurements (often the largest municipal contracts), negotiations, contract management, financial and compliance auditing, rate and fee studies, and litigation support. The success of our firm has been built on providing excellent client service and leadership to clients in particularly challenging situations.

About This Role

The successful candidate will work under the direction of partners, project managers and senior associates, in a team atmosphere, successfully completing engagements for our municipal clients related to their management of environmental programs.

The Senior Associate will support our recycling, organics, and solid waste practice from our Walnut Creek, California office (current in-office requirement: 2 days/Tu and Th). Some local travel may be required, with additional limited overnight travel (typically within California).

Specifically, this position will focus on our "rate setting" (e.g. analysis of 3rd party rate adjustment requests, developing sustainable rate structures, etc.), and "audit/review services" (e.g. franchise and other agency fee and tonnage audits, etc.) practice areas. At any given time, this position will be involved with between one and five active projects, frequently reporting to multiple project managers.

Over time, this position offers significant advancement opportunity for a high-performing professional to grow into a Project Manager (senior consultant) with direct external client relationships and increasingly independent assignments and responsibilities.

What You Will Do:

The successful Senior Associate will perform tasks like:

* Work with client and 3rd party personnel to obtain financial and operational data

* Review 3rd party rate adjustment applications for mathematical accuracy and compliance with the compensation methodology prescribed in the franchise agreements, including the review of financial and operational records to support the application

* Review 3rd party financial/operations records to support agency fee calculations

* Supervise and perform and analyses (candidate must possess strong analytical and Excel skills)

* Perform financial evaluation of proposals to local governments for solid waste - related services

* Summarize the results of the tasks performed in a clear succinct manner (spreadsheets, tables, narrative, etc.)

* Research and develop emerging rate setting and/or rate structures

* Perform quality control reviews on reports and written work products

* Assist in the preparation of written reports, client presentations, and proposals

* Assist in planning and monitoring multiple concurrent engagements, to include staffing, performance, billing, and maintaining/developing client relationships

* Participate in and/or present at professional and industry events and seminars

What You Will Gain

HF&H places a high value on investing in our team. One of our core values is that "we relate to each other positively, supporting our professional development and providing opportunity for personal rewards." This position will benefit from:

* Exceptional…