Accounting and Financial Analyst

Vaco; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electricity service provider in Canada is seeking a skilled Accounting and Financial Analyst to join their team. This pivotal role involves utilizing financial systems to gather and consolidate data, produce comprehensive reports for management, and support various business units in analyzing financial discrepancies. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in business or finance, knowledge of financial reporting, and familiarity with tools like SAP and Microsoft Power BI. The company offers a hybrid work environment and competitive salary in the range of CAD 95,000 - 105,000 per year.

Benefits

Hybrid work environment

Work-life balance

Pension plan

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Four-year university education in business or finance with CPA completion.
• Experience in financial reporting, management reporting, and cost accounting.
• Proficiency in Excel, SAP, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Gather and consolidate information for management reports.
• Analyze budget vs actual expenditure variations.
• Review financial control procedures and recommend improvements.

Skills

Financial reporting

Cost accounting

Quantitative analysis

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Microsoft Power BI

Effective communication skills

Education

University degree in business administration or finance

CPA designation

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Power BI

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a large electricity transmission and distribution service provider. They are looking for a Accounting and Financial Analyst to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Hybrid work environment
• Work-life balance
• Pension plan
• Bonus
• Benefits

About the Opportunity

• Utilize existing financial and management systems to gather and consolidate information to produce a variety of business information, including internal management reports identifying significant variances to budget and changes to forecast, and consolidated corporate finance reports. Coordinate, assemble and prepare data to support reporting to the executive team and regulatory reporting. Analyze data to ensure consistency with other internal reporting and alignment with corporate assumptions and strategies.
• Analyze impact of corporate reorganizations and ensure reporting reflects current structure and appropriate variances to prior period results.
• Support business units in their analysis and explanation of significant variations between budgeted/forecasted and actual expenditure.
• Review existing financial control procedures to ascertain their effectiveness and recommend improvements as required. Prepare new or revised procedures and assist in their implementation. Review cost control and financial reporting procedures, assess their effectiveness and recommend changes or improvements as necessary.
• Review, revise and coordinate reporting systems with a view to assessing their impact to ensure these systems reflect corporate needs. Assess problem areas, discuss with supervisor and assist in the development and implementation of revised systems. Drive automation to increase productivity and reduce risk of misstatements in reporting.
• Assist in defining requirements and evaluate outputs produced with the objective of providing a clearer picture of ongoing work.
• Attend staff meetings and participate in projects, as assigned.
• Perform other duties as required.

About You

• A four-year university education in business administration or commerce with an accounting or finance major, working towards or with successful completion of a recognized accounting designation (CPA).
• Familiarity with the regulated utility business.
• Required experience in financial reporting, management reporting, cost accounting, corporate accounting with knowledge of full cycle accounting.
• Proficiency in computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications; advanced Excel skills and familiarity with SAP and Microsoft Power BI is considered an asset.
• High initiative and independence in exploring system information/data and inter-business unit integration processes.
• Requires a knowledge of business/financial planning and cost accounting principles, financial analytical techniques and computer applications to develop, implement and maintain financial control systems.
• Demonstrated ability to function in an environment where continuous improvement is needed.
• Demonstrated effective listening, verbal and written communications skills.
• Excellent quantitative analysis skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively and develop trust and mutual respect for effective integration across multiple internal stakeholders and at multiple organizational levels.
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and organizational skills.
• High degree of personal commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to be an agent of change.

Salary Range

$95,000 - $105,000 / year

How to Apply

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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client's requirements for this role.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.