Financial Accountant

Nexus Systems Group Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services group in Toronto is seeking a skilled financial analyst. The ideal candidate will possess 8-10 years of financial accounting experience and have a deep understanding of effective control over financial reporting. Strong analytical skills, proficiency with Microsoft Excel, and excellent communication abilities are essential for success in this role. This position requires building strategic relationships with stakeholders and providing insights to enhance reporting processes.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of financial accounting experience with a good understanding of financial reporting.
• 5-8 years of experience with financial tools and computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist with quarterly and monthly reporting on assigned Customer Insight Data & Analytics.
• Support Senior Manager in enhancing financial reporting processes.
• Act as a prime liaison with assigned stakeholders.

Skills

Financial accounting

Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Completion or enrollment in accounting program (e.g., CPA, MBA)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

OBI/Smartview

Job description

Typical Day in the Role

• Assist with the preparation of quarterly and monthly reporting on assigned Customer Insight Data & Analytics and Project Team financial results: coordinate and collect financial data from business units, transit owners, and/or Project OP owners; perform reasonability review of statutory expense reporting; review, analyze and prepare statutory journal entries, ensuring accuracy and completeness; perform analysis of various variances between actuals for direct units and support groups to ensure accuracy and completeness and understandings of significant transactions; develop product group subject matter expertise including direct unit allocations to external partners; communicate with individuals in various business units during period close and on an ongoing basis; respond to queries from senior management and participate in the investigation and resolution of reporting issues.
• Support different transit owners and/or OP owners for the Project Team on their financial reports.
• Support Senior Manager in efforts to enhance financial reporting and analytical processes: co-ordinate processes with other Manager Reporting; assist with the annual business line rule set up and chart of account (COFA) management processes; identify issues and make recommendations with a focus on process improvement.
• Act as a prime liaison with assigned stakeholders while building strategic relationships to provide support.
• Provide coaching and training to colleagues and business partners on processes: champion a customer focused culture to deepen relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge; understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions; actively pursue effective and efficient operations, while ensuring the adequacy and adherence to controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Guidelines for Business Conduct.

Candidate Requirements / Must Have Skills

• 8-10 years of financial accounting and generally accepted accounting principles with good understanding of elements of effective control over the integrity and completeness of financial reporting.
• 5-8 years of experience with computer applications including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OBI/Smartview and any other financial tools.

Nice-To-Have Skills

• Completion or enrollment in an accounting program is preferred (i.e. CPA, MBA)
• Knowledgeable of the Bank’s products, operations and procedures is preferred
• Financial experience working with project management teams

Soft Skills Required

• Team player
• Positive attitude
• Strong organizational skills
• Detail oriented, analytical skills and data collection and manipulation experience
• Good written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize information and make clear, concise recommendations
• High level of self-motivation and initiative, and ability to operate effectively as a team player
• Solid business acumen and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team and ability to communicate with individuals at different levels and a variety of skill-sets and organizational perspectives
• Highly flexible, detail-oriented, and able to cope with changing priorities and to multi-task under tight deadlines and deliver with a great amount of accuracy and completeness
• Excellent attention to details and time management skills