Financial Analyst - Senior

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Responsible for the preparation of complex and interpretive financial analyses and reports. Supports the annual budget process, expense and / or staffing forecasts and statistical reporting.

Key Responsibilities :

Prepares complex financial analyses and reports for department management. Prepares analyses, reports, and special studies for management.

Business partners with organizational unit(s) to develop annual budgets, expense and staffing forecasts, and statistical reporting.

Prepares and consolidates financial data statistical reporting, including financial performance, variance explanations, and cost analysis.

Coaches or leads less-experienced Financial Analysts.

Qualifications

Strong mastery of Excel and previous exposure to BI Tools (Essbase, Power BI or equivalent)

Bilingualism English-French. Role will work closely with all Service Operations branches across Canada in both official languages, both for reporting, analysis, forecasting, and also be intrumental in helping Operations Leadership team and managers with branch performance improvement.

Business Partnership : Holds monthly meetings with business leaders in the Service Operations and Power Gen segments to explain the month's results.

Helps drive business profitability. Support business on their working capital objective (inventory, A / R, aged cash). Provide visibility on capital spend planned and executed.

Forecast / AOP : Work with the business to create a financial plan (forecast / AOP). Supports segment and Canada FP&A teams with analytical work with regards to Actuals, Forecast, AOP, 5-year simulation

Accounting : Support QROR process to make sure data is accurate and the information is collected in a timely manner. Various Cost allocation Journal Entries.

Other ad-hoc analytical activities as required.

Responsibilities Competencies :

Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.

Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Optimizes work processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.

• Business Partnering - Collaborates with stakeholders and develops partnerships to drive performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies;
• influences the organization by demonstrating knowledge of the business to provide guidance to support the decision making process and guiding the business towards positive results and organizational alignment;

evaluates business environment using measures to mitigate risk and capitalize on opportunities.

Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Financial Analysis - Interprets financial data by analyzing trends, variances, opportunities and risks to provide insight to stakeholders regarding financial impact to drive business improvement;

evaluates financial results against targets to communicate conclusions to all stakeholders; ensures integrity of financial data by investigating variances and determining corrective actions to resolve identified issues.

Financial Planning and Forecasting - Utilizes financial forecast data to provide forward looking projections to facilitate decision making;

partners with stakeholders to analyze trends and validate assumptions to provide a forecast that aligns to the organization's goals and strategies.

Financial Reporting - Analyzes financial data by evaluating results and solutions to support business decisions; prepares and presents financial information by summarizing data to communicate results in compliance with regulations and stakeholder expectations;

partners with stakeholders to drive financial performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies.

US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - Evaluates US accounting standards to record transactions in compliance with requirements and company policies;

assesses the accounting requirements and objectives to determine the implications on the business and communicate to stakeholders with varying financial knowledge.

Education, Licenses, Certifications :

College, university, or equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required. Progress toward Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Chartered Accountant or similar certification preferred.

Experience :

Intermediate level of relevant professional work experience in the field of study required.