Emerging Talent - Accounting Rotational Program Representative - Start Date: June 2025

Exciting Opportunity to Join Our Legacy of Environmental Leadership!

Location: Headquartered in Indianapolis, with 2,000+ employees nationwide

About Us: At Heritage Environmental Services, we are more than just a company; we are pioneers in industrial waste management, committed to creating a cleaner, safer world. Since our inception during the environmental movement of the 1970s, we've been at the forefront of solving complex environmental challenges. With a dedicated team spread across the United States, we provide innovative and compliant solutions to thousands of clients in diverse industries.

Why Heritage?

• Impactful Work: Be part of a team that makes a real difference. Our comprehensive services range from hazardous waste management and emergency response to onsite support and technical solutions, allow us to solve our customers waste challenges. We are part of the solution. We don't generate any waste ourselves.
• Growth Opportunities: At Heritage, your contribution is valued beyond your job title. We believe in the power of continuous learning and growth, encouraging every employee to expand their skills and take on new challenges.
• Safety First: Your health and safety are our top priorities. We foster a culture where every employee is empowered to act safely and ensure the well-being of their colleagues. Our mantra is Safe and Compliant, or Not at All.
• Collaborative Environment: Together we can achieve much more. Join a supportive and dynamic team where your ideas and efforts are recognized and rewarded.

Our Commitment: We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and innovative workplace where every employee can thrive. As part of our team, you will have the freedom to contribute your expertise wherever needed, ensuring the success of our mission to protect the environment.

Our Ambition: Leading the Way in Hazardous Waste Management

Our goal is to become the fastest-growing and most profitable hazardous waste platform, powered by industry-leading, end-to-end capabilities. We aim to be the top choice for our customers, driven by a high-performing team that thrives on solving challenges, continuous learning, and growth.

Exciting News: Heritage Environmental Services is now backed by the EQT Infrastructure VI fund, enhancing our capabilities, and expanding our reach. EQT is a dynamic global investment powerhouse managing EUR 232 billion in assets (EUR 128 billion fee-generating). With a focus on Private Capital and Real Assets, EQT owns and supports leading companies across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas, fostering sustainable growth, operational excellence, and market leadership. This exciting ownership positions us for even greater impact and growth in the future.

Accounting Rotational Program Representative, Emerging Talent

The Emerging Talent Programs at Heritage Environmental Services are designed to train and develop high potential candidates and provide opportunities to accelerate your career growth and gain direct, hands-on experience. Working alongside managers and leaders, exposure to high level projects, and individualized mentorship provides a unique experience for all participates.

The Accounting Rotational Program is a two-year program that explores four areas of our accounting department - Accounts Payable, Customer Accountability, Billing, Tax / Treasury, and / or Field Service Projects

Essential Functions & Requirements - Talent Programs:

• Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
• Develops an understanding of how the company works and builds relationships with Emerging Talent Program representatives through regularly scheduled meetings, annual training workshops, and mentor programs
• Networks with professionals from various disciplines across the organization to enhance teamwork, collaboration, communication, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills
• Maintains awareness of all Company policies, guidelines, and procedures to ensure compliance
• Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization

Essential Functions & Requirements - Accounting:

• Assists with analyses and support of Business Units during monthly closing and planning cycles; provides commercial and operational margin analysis/insight, produces the financial reporting package, KPI's, and Board reporting and supports portions of the annual budgeting cycle
• Learns various utilities and functions of operating/reporting systems (PeopleSoft, MMS, EPM) and supports the economic analysis of projects and capital investments
• Assists staff with all financial record-to-report functions (including AP/expense management, inter-company activity, reconciliations, and GAAP financial reporting), as well as financial and tax audit coordination and system implementation and integration; develops reserve analysis and financial reports for management
• Executes monthly closing responsibilities for a group of locations or specific Business Unit(s), consolidates and reports all financial information to location/BU leadership and provides ad-hoc analysis and location/BU financial support for key initiatives
• Supports and leads various billing processes to improve the customer experience and gain exposure to various locations across the US as part of the location billing team; performs customer credit risk assessments and supports collection processes to improve DSO and cash metrics
• Provides cost accounting and operational business support and analyzes costs and trends in transportation and disposal, labor, and utilities; prepare budgets in conjunction with operations leaders and assists with physical inventory, while executing monthly journal entries associated with cost accounting
• Gains knowledge and participates in all accounting functions of the department (Billing, AR Cash Application, Accounts Payable, Tax/Treasury, and Payroll)
• Participates in year-end audit preparation and facilitates auditor requests for information
• Continuously challenge self to improve professionally and develop skills necessary to perform this role on the team, this includes pursuing the designation of CPA

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting (required)
• Minimum 3.0 GPA (required)
• High-performing recent graduate or expectation to graduate by start date -OR- qualifying education must have been obtained within the past 2 years of the start date

Experience:

• Prior relevant internship, co-op, or practical experience (required)
• Demonstrated leadership ability and initiative - such as school club officer, sports team captain, resident advisor, etc. or exceptional leadership on work projects (required)

Competencies:

• Strong teamwork, networking, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization
• Creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Organizational and time management skills

Benefits, Compensation, & Workforce Diversity: Heritage offers competitive pay and bonus incentives. Benefits include choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending or health savings accounts, employee and dependent life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) savings plan with company match, and tuition reimbursement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

A post-offer drug screen will be required.

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