Senior Financial Analyst

Maxinsurance; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home insurance company in Kitchener is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance. Responsibilities include monthly financial reporting, journal entries, and liaising with audit teams. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Business Administration, CPA designation, and a minimum of three years’ experience in accounting. Join our flexible, growth-oriented team and enjoy comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Support for lifelong learning

Flexible hours

Paid volunteer hours

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience in accounting.
• P&C insurance knowledge is an asset.
• Experience with IFRS.

Responsibilities

• Support core finance functions, including financial reporting.
• Assist in journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Prepare annual audit working papers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Ability to multi-task

Education

University degree in Business Administration

CPA designation

Tools

NetSuite

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

As Canada’s most cutting-edge home insurance carrier, Max Insurance is entering a period of exciting growth. We are looking for smart, motivated finance professionals to join our mission to provide exceptional customer experiences to Canadians.

At Max, we offer the opportunity to :

• Join an energetic and rapidly growing team, with excellent flexibility & benefits
• Create real impact through integration of your expertise into the accounting process

Job Summary

Max Insurance is looking for a talented and driven Senior Financial Analyst to join our team. The Senior Financial Analyst will play a vital part in supporting the Finance team’s accounting operations and ensuring accurate, timely reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support core finance functions, including monthly, quarterly, and regulatory financial reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of journal entries and prepare account reconciliations, ensuring that accounts are reconciled monthly.
• Prepare annual audit working papers and liaise with external audit team.
• Prepare variance analysis of movement in accounts period over period.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow and internal controls.
• Responds to inquiries from the Management regarding financial results, special reporting requests, and ad hoc analyses.
• Liaise with all departments within the organization to support the finance function.
• Collaborate with other Finance team members to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Assist with special financial projects including complex financial analysis.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
• You have a minimum of three years’ experience in accounting.
• You have a CPA designation.
• P&C insurance knowledge is an asset.
• Familiarity with NetSuite is an asset.
• You have IFRS experience.
• You have an advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• You have excellent communication and documentation skills.
• You have strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• You have exceptional attention to detail.
• You have the ability to multi-task and work to deadlines.
• You have a strong understanding of accounting transactions and reconciliations
• You have the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Why Join Our Team?

• Health Care and Wellness: Comprehensive benefits with additional health care spending allowances
• Educational Growth: Support for lifelong learning for those looking to accelerate their career
• Tools for Success: A full suite of state-of-the-art Mac products
• Meeting-Free Focus: Maintain dedicated time to thoughtfully navigate the most important deliverables
• Paid Volunteer Hours: Promote community involvement by supporting what matters most to you
• Flexible Hours: Healthy personal-professional balance to best support life’s demands

Our Culture & Values

With roots dating back to 1866, Max’s culture and values are critical to who we are and what we want to achieve.

• Family comes first: Max strives to promote and support a healthy work-life balance for employees and to be flexible & adaptive in their time of need. Staff must feel safe to drop everything if a family emergency comes up.
• Flat Structure: All team members are treated equally and are expected and encouraged to have a voice. We encourage an environment where leaders seek out new perspectives from all, irrespective of their roles or responsibilities.
• Better Together: We operate as a united front to overcome challenges. No one person has all the answers, and we understand that people work better together.
• Always Improving: We must never be satisfied with the current state of our culture. There is always room for improvement. Our team always needs to go above and beyond to help each other achieve success. This is done selflessly in the interest of raising our team as a community.

Max Insurance welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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