Description
Financial Analyst :
Our client is searching for a Financial Analyst to join their team. This role will be responsible for reviewing, capturing, and providing a full consolidation of all of the client’s companies translating financial information into actionable insights to guide business decisions.
A successful candidate will be proactive in improving department financial analysis and reporting by automating specific accounting functions for all companies.
Your success will be defined by your ability to :
- Participate in monthly or scheduled meetings for the Finance Team to review accounting issues, status of current projects, upcoming projects, month end preparations, etc.
- Perform routine financial analysis including preparation, analysis, and reporting of financial information by general accounting practices and processes
- Maintain various account reconciliations
- Prepare periodic or special reports and studies as requested by the CFO
- Lead the quarterly and annual forecasting process
- Present monthly and quarterly financial reports to senior executives, providing actionable insights and recommendations
- Perform variance analysis between actuals, budget, and forecast
- Build an expert level of knowledge and understanding company’s software program, including applications for accounting and payroll systems, GL accounts and monthly reporting
- When requested by the CFO, aid with audits or third party accounting initiatives
- Help to develop a corporate wide budgeting process and work with individual departments to build, maintain and report on budgets
Your strengths include :
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, with a CPA or CFA designation is an asset
- 2+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis
- Previous experience in the construction industry would be considered an asset
- Advanced knowledge of corporate consolidators
- Advanced knowledge and experience in Excel
2 days ago