Senior Financial Analyst

Our client in Peel Region, ON is actively looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join their team.

Job Description

• Provide business support, leadership and stewardship to sales and management for the division
• Support Month End and Year End Closing
• Monthly KPI reporting for local entity and group consolidation
• Support Controller in Forecasting and Budgeting for the division
• Owning responsibility for consolidated P&L reporting and analysis incl. revenue, margin and SG&A. Prepare monthly reporting package
• Proactively identify improvement measures and drive implementation
• Perform Month GL reconciliation and Analysis
• Monitor and control other Key Performance Indicator incl. A / R, Inventories and Headcount
• Support to develop new reports to support Business activity and for new KPI
• Provide reporting on customer sales allowances, bonus and commissions
• Driving gross margin analysis and provide deep dives to communicate to the business
• Support journal entries for accrued liabilities and provisions
• Ad hoc analysis and reporting incl. new business opportunities and sales promotions
• Project and other tasks as assigned
• Work in close conjunction with company guidelines to ensure governance and legal compliance with accounting and financial practices, and provide financial support to the various stakeholders

Qualifications

• Years of experience in a distribution environment
• Completed Post-Secondary Degree in Business or Accounting & Finance
• Completed CPA or CMA Designation is an asset
• Strong MS Office ability (Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Outlook)
• Experience with AS, SAP or any other ERP system
• Ability to work with a positive attitude and in a professional manner
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a can-do attitude
• Structured approach to problem solving, producing high quality work, with demonstrated follow-through
• Strong analysis skills and broad business acumen
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, with hard deadlines
• Self-Awareness, the ability to plan for the future and work with minimum supervision
• Team player who understands when to constructively challenge the group’s thinking
• Ability to focus on customer needs and understand issues from varying perspectives
• Excellent organizational skills plus ability to manage multiple priorities

If you meet the above qualifications, please submit your resume.

Please note that while we appreciate all applications, only those being considered will be contacted.