Senior Financial Analyst

Smart & Biggar; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading intellectual property law firm in Canada is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial integration and performance metrics. Candidates should have experience in finance, a strong accounting background, and advanced Excel skills. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance and facilitating key financial decisions within the organization. The firm offers a competitive compensation package and values diversity in its workforce.

Benefits

Competitive compensation structure

Flexible benefits program

Personal days for work-life balance

Employee referral program

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance or accounting environment.
• High proficiency in Excel including pivots and complex formulas.
• Strong work ethic with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support financial accounts integration into a global company.
• Develop integrated financial metrics for business performance.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly journal entries.

Skills

Previous experience in finance or accounting

High proficiency in Excel

Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills

Effective communication

Education

Post-secondary education in accounting

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation

Tools

Power Query

Job description

What We Do

Smart & Biggar has been at the forefront of intellectual property (IP) and technology law for over 125 years. We practice in every area of IP on behalf of an exceptional international clientele, and we are consistently ranked as Canada’s leading IP firm. We are committed to hiring people with different backgrounds and experience, who represent the best talent in their field.

We are part of the IPH Group, a network of member firms working throughout ten IP jurisdictions, with clients in more than 25 countries. IPH member firms employ a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of over 1,200 people in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. IPH supports a diverse client base of Fortune Global 500 companies, multinationals, public sector research organizations, SMEs and professional services firms worldwide.

We are passionate about what we do and what we can achieve. The IPH Group is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect across companies to enable us all to feel valued and be the best we can be.

The Opportunity

We are currently looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our national Finance team. This is a dynamic and ever-growing role that requires supplying accurate and meaningful information to facilitate key financial and operational decisions within the business while meeting compliance obligations.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to various areas of accounting, including management accounting and IFRS financial accounting, accounting consolidation, and international financial transactions. The candidate will be working within a broader financial analyst team and provided guidance in required tasks working under the direction of the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support the integration of financial accounts into a global public company, ensuring seamless processes, data accuracy, and compliance
• Develop new integrated financial metrics to foster next-level business performance and enable data-driven decision-making
• Perform account reconciliations of selected asset and liability accounts, collaborating with stakeholders to resolve outstanding items promptly
• Prepare monthly and quarterly journal entries related to banking transactions, intercompany billings, expense allocations, and routine accruals
• Contribute to regular budgeting and forecasting activities
• Assist with sales tax compliance and prepare monthly filings
• Conduct monthly variance analysis of expenses, comparing actual results to budgeted figures and presenting findings to management
• Establish ongoing data collection mechanisms for newly established corporate reporting
• Assist with the first IFRS annual financial statement audit and fulfill half-year public company reporting obligations
• Generate monthly and quarterly financial reports
• Provide support for ad-hoc financial requests and finance projects as needed

Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience

• Previous experience working in a finance or accounting environment
• Post-secondary education with a focus on accounting
• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or is in the process of pursuing a CPA designation
• Experience or knowledge of international finance reporting standards (IFRS).
• Experience with Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) accounting would be an asset but not required
• Experience or understanding of strong internal controls
• High proficiency in Excel including pivots, complex formulas, etc.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and a desire to learn and grow professionally
• Effective communicator amongst other finance and accounting professionals.
• A strong work ethic and attention to detail
• The ability to work independently, multitask, and deliver timely results with high quality
• Aptitude for automating and streamlining financial processes and procedures
• Proficiency with Power Query is an asset

No recruiters or agencies please.

Smart & Biggar offers a comprehensive total rewards package including:

• A competitive compensation structure based on transparency, clarity and fairness;
• A flexible benefits program;
• Personal days to help balance personal and professional commitments;
• Employee referral program.

Smart & Biggar is a proud member of the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network (LFDIN), working to promote diversity and encourage a culture of inclusion in our Firm and the broader legal profession.

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.