Senior Financial Analyst

Edmonton International Airport; Nisku; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Edmonton International Airport seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the Finance team and support monthly and annual reporting. You will help produce timely financial statements, perform variance analyses, and prepare journal entries. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and auditors is essential.

You have a university degree in accounting/finance, CPA or near completion, and 3+ years of full cycle accounting experience. Advanced Excel and Power BI experience are valued.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration or related field.
• CPA designation or near completion.
• Minimum 3+ years of full cycle accounting experience.
• Strong MS Excel and Office Suite skills.
• Knowledge of Canadian GAAP; ASNPO/ASPE is an asset.
• Experience with monthly close and financial statement prep.

Responsibilities

• Assist monthly and annual financial reporting, including ad-hoc reporting.
• Prepare reconciliations, variance analyses, and posting journal entries during close.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors.
• Develop and improve financial reporting with stakeholders.
• Mentor staff and provide technical guidance to the team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

University degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Admin

CPA designation or close to completion

Tools

PowerBI

Power Query

MS Dynamics AX

MS Excel

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst

1 Full-time, Permanent position

Is This Role for You?

The Senior Financial Analyst is a key representative of the Finance Function and contributes to establishing and maintaining long-term collaborative stakeholder relationships. They act as a trusted business partner and key contributor with the Finance Culture and Risk team.

Reporting to the Manager, Finance the Senior Financial Analyst, is responsible for providing analytical support for monthly and annual financial reporting. This individual will assist in generating monthly financial duties and ensuring accuracy and timeliness. They will also help produce ad-hoc reporting. The successful candidate possesses leadership and communication skills to complement their technical skills.

Day in The Life

You might be wondering what you can expect in a typical day at work. Every day will bring new opportunities, focusing on key responsibilities, including:

• Understand source and flow of all financial and statistical data and ensure integrity and accuracy of data.


• Work closely with subject matter experts in other teams to develop and continuously improve reporting and help translate business needs into impactful reporting.


• Staying at the forefront of updates to the accounting standard and new system features and technologies.


• Helping to maintain financial reporting systems, including developing, improving and testing.


• Perform an integral role in the monthly close process by preparing reconciliations, variance analysis, working papers and preparing and posting journal entries.


• Liaise with internal and external auditors.


• Accountable for preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and financial statements in accordance with accounting standards.The quality and accuracy of financial information are significant output factors of this role.


• Act as the central liaison between the corporate finance team and operational business units by preparing, evaluating, interpreting, documenting and communicating financial reports to various internal and external stakeholders.


• Identify areas of inefficiencies in monthly, quarterly and annual processes and offer solutions to improve efficiencies.


• Provide guidance, direction and mentoring for staff members by providing high level technical expertise, assigning day to day tasks, reviewing their work, conducting regular briefings and making any relevant recommendation to the Manager.


• Review financial components of contractual agreements and ensure the recording of such transaction adheres to the applicable accounting standard.


• Maintain proper training documentation, and cross training with team members to provide vacation coverage.


• Adhere to procedures, policies, internal controls, and external financial accounting standards.


• Contributes to the ongoing development of systems and processes, identifies improvement opportunities, develops actionable solutions, and plan work and set priorities.

You Have:

• Recognized University Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or in a related area.


• CPA designation or close to completion


• A minimum of 3+ years of full cycle accounting experience.


• Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Excel and intermediate experience with other MS Office based applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).


• A thorough knowledge and understanding of Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Experience working with ASNPO or ASPE is an asset.


• Experience with a monthly close cycle and preparation of financial statements is a requirement


• Strong analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and attention to detail.


• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and efficiently.


• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.


• Effective at managing multiple projects and tasks of varying complexities, meeting deadlines and working well under pressure.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills.


• Adaptable and eager to learn new systems. Experience with PowerBI, Power Query and MS Dynamics AX considered an asset.


• Ability to develop and sustain cooperative working relationships; team player

REPORTS TO: Manager, Finance

BAND: Band 6

SALARY: $45.33 hourly

POSTING DATE: October 14, 2026 (Internal/External)

CLOSING DATE: October 23, 2026 (Internal/External, or until a suitable candidate is found)

Applicants from this competition may be utilized to fill future vacancies of a similar nature.