Financial Analyst

Jobility Talent Solutions; London; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Financial Analyst for a 6-month contract with potential extension. The role focuses on financial reporting, budgeting, and process improvement. Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree in finance or a related field, along with strong analytical skills and experience in zero-based budgeting.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Demonstrated expertise in contract cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret financial, contractual, and operational data.
• Prepare annual and project-based budgets.
• Develop dashboards and reports for decision-making.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Contract cost analysis

Spend analysis

Cost allocation methodologies

Financial modeling

Scenario analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Financial/budgeting software

ERP systems

Job description

Location : (Hybrid) - The expectation will be for the resource to work from the office 3 days a Week - Edmonton AB (Work must be done within Alberta if working outside of the office)

Working Hours / location : Standard Hours of work are 8 : 15 AM to 4 : 30 PM with a 1 hr lunch break Alberta time, Monday through Friday excluding holidays observed by the province.

Duration : 6 months contract with 6 months extension

The candidate will apply their financial and accounting skills along with knowledge of IT to support financial and contract reporting, including conducting financial and contractual analyses, developing and implementing financial processes, producing internal and external reports, including building dashboards.

Duties will include, but are not limited to :

• Review and interpret financial, contractual, and operational data to monitor performance and compliance.
• Assist in preparing annual and project-based budgets and develop contract-level budget justifications in collaboration with program areas.
• Maintain and update a comprehensive contract inventory and conduct detailed spend analysis to assess compliance with contractual terms and value received for funds expended.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through contract consolidation, renegotiation and elimination of underperforming contracts.
• Prepare and present comprehensive zero-based budgeting reports
• Evaluate contracts and programs from a zero-based perspective, and document justification for all expenditures.
• Collect and analyze data related to grant funding and assess financial impact outcomes associated with grants to determine value for money.
• Support compliance with internal and external grant reporting requirements.
• Develop dashboards and reports to support internal and external decision-making
• Provide recommendation to update and maintain financial policies and procedures related to contracts and grants.
• Identify and recommend to implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, analyze, and disseminate budgeting and forecasting data.
• Support variance analysis and investigate abnormalities in budget execution.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Core Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in finance , Accounting , Economics , or related field; professional designations (e.g., CPA, CFA ) are an asset.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in financial analysis , budgeting , forecasting , especially in zero-based or performance-based budgeting environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in contract cost analysis, spend analysis, and cost allocation methodologies.
• Proficiency in financial modeling , forecasting , and scenario analysis .
• Advanced skills in MS Excel and financial / budgeting software (experience with ERP systems preferred).
• Ability to analyze complex contractual terms and provide recommendations for cost optimization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reporting and presenting budget analysis findings to technical / non-technical audiences.
• Experience in process documentation and supporting audit / traceability requirements.