Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant (Permanent)

Babcock International Group; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in defense and technology is seeking an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant in Ottawa. The role involves supporting budget and forecasting activities, maintaining financial reports, and working collaboratively with project managers. The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance and at least 5 years of financial experience. Comprehensive health benefits and retirement contributions are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Employer matching of employee retirement contribution

Support of professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a financial role.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to produce quality results in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Support budget and forecasting activities.
• Maintain and update the annual 5-year budget process.
• Build and maintain the 12 month rolling forecast.

Skills

Intermediate to advanced Excel skills

Good knowledge of MS Office

Experience in financial roles

Education

Post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance

CPA designation

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant (Permanent)

Location : Ottawa, ON, CA, K1P 5E7

Onsite or Hybrid :

Expected Salary : $65,514 to $98,271

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training.

Babcock’s Purpose is to create a safe and secure world, together. Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do :

• Challenge the status quo, Be Curious , and ask, ‘how might we?’
• Whenever measuring success, Think : Outcomes and positive impacts.
• Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
• Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts,
• Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Everyone has a part to play - Own and Deliver to be successful.

Responsibilities

• Support budget and forecasting activities, including :
• Maintain and update the annual 5-year budget process
• Build and maintain the 12 month rolling forecast
• Update and maintain weekly short term cash forecasts
• Working with Project Managers (PMs), Cost Control and Head of Departments (HODs) to identify budget needs
• Reflect Group requested changes to budgets as needed
• Maintain Financial Planning and Reporting (FP&A) system (Vena) for all business units and departments
• Assist with reporting activities, including :
• Budget to rolling forecast movements / variance analysis
• Provide inputs into line of business reviews
• Other tasks as needed

The ideal candidate brings

• You hold a post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA designation an asset.
• You have a minimum of 5 years experience in a financial role.
• You have intermediate to advanced Excel skills, good knowledge of MS Office, ERP systems.
• You are able to plan, prioritise and deliver to firm deadlines.
• You demonstrate excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and an ability to produce quality results in a timely manner.
• You are eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance.

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs :

• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
• Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.

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