Senior Analyst

Senior Analyst (1-Year Contract)
Location: Downtown Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Position Type: 12-Month Contract

Position Overview
We are seeking a highly analytical and collaborative Senior Analyst for a 1-year contract with our client in downtown Toronto. This pivotal role focuses on ensuring accurate corporate reporting, navigating complex regulatory accounting landscapes, and driving process efficiencies across the organization. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical accounting skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights.

Advantages
Prime Location: Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Toronto with easy access to public transit.

Long-Term Stability: A secure, 12-month contract with a highly reputable organization.

Impactful Work: Opportunity to lead key process improvement and automation initiatives that directly impact corporate financial workflows.

Collaborative Environment: Work closely with cross-functional business units and supportive leadership in a professional, growth-oriented culture.

Responsibilities

Corporate Reporting: Manage the preparation and detailed review of quarterly inputs required for consolidated financial statement note disclosures.

General Ledger & Reconciliations: Oversee the accurate and timely completion of both standard and complex, non-routine journal entries, alongside monthly and quarterly account reconciliations.

Regulatory & Management Reporting: Produce reliable financial data, analytical insights, and operational support to satisfy electricity regulatory filings and internal management reporting needs.

Performance Analysis: Evaluate and discuss financial performance relative to the business's core value drivers, clearly articulating the underlying story and analysis behind the figures.

IFRS Compliance: Stay at the forefront of emerging IFRS guidelines, ensuring continuous compliance and leading the implementation of new accounting standard updates.

Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement and productivity gains by evaluating existing financial workflows, re-engineering processes, and leveraging IT tools for automation.

Internal Controls: Execute risk management frameworks and internal controls; continuously assess, monitor, and ensure the effective design and operation of existing control mechanisms.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead meetings and cross-functional initiatives with various business units, utilizing strong communication and influence to secure timely inputs and achieve strategic project outcomes.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field.

Designation: Active Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in Canada is required.

Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate financial analysis, financial reporting, or a similar corporate accounting role.

Technical Skills: Strong working knowledge of IFRS and experience working with complex ERP systems and financial automation/reporting tools.

Summary
An exceptional contract opportunity for a designated accounting professional to join a leading organization in the downtown core. In this role, you will oversee sophisticated reporting structures, lead system modernization projects, and guide strategic business units on critical compliance matters. It is an ideal match for a seasoned expert ready to leverage their advanced technical capabilities to deliver meaningful operational impacts.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.