Sr Financial Analyst

Pet Valu; Markham; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to provide financial support to the IT department. The role involves managing financial close processes, collaborating with various departments, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a CPA designation, and experience in corporate accounting. Join a dynamic team and contribute to strategic decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years’ experience in corporate accounting/external audit.
• Experience in the retail industry is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for timely and accurate financial close processes for IT.
• Manage payroll entries and reconcile associated accounts.
• Prepare audit support and communicate with external auditors.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA designation

Tools

Workiva

Microsoft Navision

CoStar

Workday Adaptive

Job description

Location: Markham, Ontario

Job Description

Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for providing comprehensive financial support to the IT department ensuring accurate and timely financial close, reporting and analysis for IT projects and initiatives, in addition to supporting corporate accounting processes, preparing consolidated financial analysis, and collaborating with various departments including IT in order to achieve this.

IT Finance

• Responsible for the timely and accurate financial close processes related to the IT including preparing monthly reports for results for projects, SG&A, and CAPEX.
• Manage IT-related journal entries, internal labor capitalization, and allocations, ensuring compliance with IFRS standards.
• Lead meetings with the IT leadership team to review period end results, providing insightful variance analysis and recommendations.
• Collaborating closely with the Financial Planning and Analysis team, to assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts for the IT department, contributing to strategic decision-making.
  
  

Corporate Accounting

• Manage and reconcile payroll entries and associated accounts, ensuring accurate intercompany departmental payroll allocations.
• Assist corporate accounting with updating lease accounting schedules for new leases, renewals, and subleases, and analyzing variances in lease liability and sublease receivable general ledger accounts monthly.
• Preparing monthly promotion fund entries and distributing detailed reports to the marketing department, as well as reviewing the coding of marketing and promo fund invoices prior to submission to Accounts Payable.
• Track annual convention-related expenses and lead meetings to review spend to date.
• Assist with variance analysis for management’s discussion and analysis relating to areas of responsibilities and other external reporting processes as required.
• Prepare audit support and communicate with external auditors during quarterly reviews and year-end audits as required for areas of responsibilities
• Support other corporate accounting monthly and quarterly processes, financial reporting and related projects as necessary.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis as required and support projects impacting financial reporting.
  
  

Other Responsibilities

• Review standard operating procedures (SOPs) regularly, updating and adding new SOPs as needed.
• Establish, develop, and maintain constructive, collaborative relationships within the Finance Department and across the organization.
• Drive process improvements in areas of responsibilities to improve close timeline, efficiency and financial reporting.
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree and CPA designation is required
  
  

Experience

• 3-5+ years’ experience in corporate accounting/external audit
• Experience working for a publicly traded company is an asset
• Experience in the retail industry is an asset
  
  

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with the ability to work both independently and in team environments
• Strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to drive process improvements and efficiencies
  
  

Technical Knowledge

• Strong technical accounting knowledge with IFRS
• Familiarity with financial reporting and other systems (e.g., Workiva, Microsoft Navision, CoStar, Workday Adaptive) is an asset