Junior Financial Analyst

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Ottawa seeks a Junior Financial Analyst to support the Finance team with month-end processes, financial reporting, and compliance. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in accounting and some experience in financial reporting. This role offers competitive salaries, benefits, and opportunities for career growth within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Immediate health and dental benefits

RRSP / DPSP matching program

Flexible working hours

Parental leave top-up program

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in financial reporting.
• Ability to perform month-end close processes.
• Experience in reviewing account transactions.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close processes and meet reporting deadlines.
• Review and post various account transactions.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting.

Skills

Strong business acumen

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA designation (held or in progress)

Job description

Overview

We’ve opened a role in our Ottawa office for a talented, entrepreneurial Junior Financial Analyst to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Finance group.

Pop Quiz :

• Would you like to apply and further develop your accounting skills in a dynamic consulting environment?
• Do you have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and either hold or are pursuing your CPA designation?
• Do you have 1-3 years of experience in financial reporting?
• Do you have strong business acumen and enjoy leading initiatives?

If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, a firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as Junior Financial Analyst

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As a Junior Financial Analyst, your role will include:

• Performing month-end close processes by collaborating with the Finance team to meet reporting deadlines.
• Reviewing and posting various account transactions.
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations, management reporting, and analysis efficiently and accurately.
• Assisting finance staff with the accounting treatment of various items.
• Supporting annual audit requirements.
• Providing backup support to the payroll and accounts payable processing teams.
• Proactively establishing and maintaining internal controls to minimize compliance and audit risks.
• Verifying data integrity and compliance through consistent monitoring and auditing.
• Identifying, improving, and standardizing processes within Finance where possible.
• Assisting with special projects and ad hoc reporting as required.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth

• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Career Mentorship Program

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP / DPSP matching program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility