FP&A Estimating Analyst — Forecast & Insights

Great Connections; Toronto; On-site; CAD 67,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Connections in Toronto seeks an Analyst, Finance to join the Global Financial Reporting team. You will assist in quarterly forecasts, analyze variances, support annual budgeting, and prepare consolidated statements and MD&A.

The role requires a university degree in Business or Finance, 1–3 years’ experience in finance, and advanced Excel skills with VBA. Knowledge of Dynamics, Oracle HFM, OneStream or Workiva is a plus and CPA progress encouraged.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business or Finance.
• 1-3 years of progressive work experience in finance, public accounting, accounting functions, or related field.
• Strong Excel skills, including AI integration, VBA and Macros.
• Leadership and interpersonal skills, a willingness to always support the team.
• Highly organized and able to work in a dynamic, complex and fast-paced environment, as well as adapt quickly to manage changing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, can work effectively with all levels and departments within a complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of quarterly consolidated financial forecasts for senior management, tracking global operating results of subsidiaries and articulating these results to key stakeholders
• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast and prior periods, identifying the operational and financial drivers behind significant variances
• Assist as needed with due diligence related to refinancing, ad-hoc analyses and presentations on financial and operating results, investor queries and special projects
• Support the annual budget and longer-term planning processes
• Maintain financial models covering revenue, operating expenses, headcount, and others
• Assist in preparing consolidated financial statements, MD&A and any other public documents on a quarterly and annual basis
• Coordinate with operating business groups and review each business group submission
• Prepare financial reporting note disclosure support and any other reporting schedules on a consolidated basis
• Support internal and external audit teams in relation to quarterly reviews, the annual audit and SOX compliance
• Assist in preparing quarterly management reporting packages, dashboards and financial presentations
• Collaborate regularly with operating business groups and various Brookfield departments
• Continuously look for efficiency in our processes, tools and reports and make suggestions to implement these into our framework
• Participate as a Finance team member in the implementation and ongoing development of ERP system used across the finance function and other financial tools
• Stay curious about developments in financial technology, analytics and AI and help the team assess practical use cases
• Participate in other Finance transformation, systems implementation and process-improvement projects

Skills

Excel

Communication skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Self-motivated

Education

University degree in Business or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Oracle HFM

OneStream

Workiva

Job description

Great Connections in Toronto seeks an Analyst, Finance to join the Global Financial Reporting team. You will assist in quarterly forecasts, analyze variances, support annual budgeting, and prepare consolidated statements and MD&A.

The role requires a university degree in Business or Finance, 1–3 years’ experience in finance, and advanced Excel skills with VBA. Knowledge of Dynamics, Oracle HFM, OneStream or Workiva is a plus and CPA progress encouraged.