Senior Analyst
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly analytical and collaborative Senior Analyst for a 1-year contract role in downtown Toronto. The position focuses on ensuring accurate corporate reporting, navigating complex regulatory accounting landscapes, and driving process efficiencies. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical accounting skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights.
Responsibilities
- Manage corporate reporting and quarterly disclosures
- Oversee general ledger and complex reconciliations
- Ensure IFRS compliance and regulatory filings
- Lead process improvement and automation initiatives
- Execute internal controls and risk management
Required Skills
- Active CPA designation in Canada
- 5+ years in financial analysis or reporting
- Expert knowledge of IFRS
- Proficiency with complex ERP systems
- Strong analytical and communication skills
Job Details
Position Overview: 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.
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.