Financial Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Finance, operational teams, and department leaders to collect inputs, validate assumptions, and convey financial insights.

• Assist in or lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual processes for financial forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.

• Aid in the monthly and year-end financial closing processes as well as the preparation of financial statements.

• Analyze financial data and generate accounting-related documents, such as invoices and journal entries.

• Examine past performance, conduct variance analysis, identify trends, suggest enhancements, and support decision-making.

• Create, manage, and enhance Excel-based financial tools.

• Help develop dashboards, reporting tools, commentary, and analyses for program and departmental outcomes.

• Support key metric reporting for company leadership, the board of directors, and external stakeholders.

• Prepare commentary on revenue and cost results at specific points in time and over different periods.

• Evaluate processes and recommend improvements for implementation.

• Address one-off reporting requests and assist in the preparation and upkeep of cost and fee information.

• Carry out other ad hoc tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A University Degree in Accounting or Finance is mandatory.

• A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Reporting, Corporate Finance, or Accounting.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, encompassing financial modeling, pivot tables, Power Query, complex formulas (INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS), and analysis of large datasets.

• Capable of efficiently summarizing large volumes of complex information clearly.

• Proficient in creating clear, precise, and professional presentations.

• Expertise in drill-down and variance analysis across various dimensions, identifying trends, and making improvement recommendations.

• High level of accuracy coupled with strong attention to detail.

• Strong integrity, personal responsibility, and accountability.

• Ability to effectively collaborate with multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities.

• Capability to perform effectively under tight deadlines.

• Experience in implementing process improvements and/or developing automated dashboards.

• Completion or progress towards CPA designation is considered advantageous.

• Experience with SAP S4 HANA/SAP Fiori, PowerBI, and Datarails would be beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work remotely from a Canadian home office.

• Flexibility for occasional extra hours may be necessary.

• In-person meetings may occur occasionally.

• Completion or progress towards CPA designation is considered advantageous.

• Accommodation support is offered during recruitment and/or assessment processes.

• Commitment to an equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.

• Full-time employment, requiring 40 hours per week.