Senior Financial Analyst

Imagine Recruitment & Advisory; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Retirement savings plan

Benefits package

Job summary

Imagine Recruitment & Advisory is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support daily accounting operations, close processes, and financial statement preparation for our energy-sector client in Ottawa. The role focuses on GL entries, reconciliations, and tax compliance with opportunities to drive efficiency.

The position offers a base salary of $85K-$95K CAD, plus bonus, a retirement savings program, benefits, and strong internal growth prospects in a company known for promoting from within.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• CPA designation or in progress.
• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly reporting packages including notes.
• Prepare quarterly journal entries and analyze variances.
• Prepare and review non-audited legal entity financial statements.
• Support internal and external reporting audits and ad-hoc requests.
• Assist with other accounting related projects and functions as required.
• Present analyses and reports for senior management, such as operating metrics and corporate financial results.
• Prepare and review monthly close processes including entries, accruals and reconciliations.
• Assist in preparing consolidated financial forecasts and tracking global subsidiaries.
• Continuously look for efficiency improvements in processes, tools and reports.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

CPA designation or in progress

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Our client within the energy industry is seeking a strong Senior Financial Analyst to join their growing team. In this role, as a Senior Financial Analyst, you will assist our client with daily accounting operations, including preparing and/or reviewing appropriate general ledger entries and reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger system, assisting with the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, sales tax compliance and filings, and other related duties.

This role offers a competitive compensation package including base salary of $85K-$95K, bonus, retirement savings program, benefits program, and more. Most importantly, the company nurtures and develops internal talent, has a strong track record of promoting from within and is an excellent place to build a successful and rewarding career.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and review of the corporate monthly and quarterly reporting package which includes financial statements and support for note disclosures.
• Analyzing the impact to the financial statements, liaising with capital markets team, preparing the quarterly journal entries, and analyzing against comparative periods to identify variances and anomalies.
• Preparation and review of non-audited legal entity financial statements submitted on a quarterly basis.
• Support internal and external reporting audits and assist with ad-hoc requests as required.
• Assist with other accounting related projects and functions as required.
• Present various analyses and reports for senior management, such as operating metrics and corporate financial results to support their business decision-making.
• Preparation and review of monthly close processes including corporate accounting entries, period-end accruals and reconciliations.
• Assist in preparing consolidated financial forecasts, tracking global operating results of subsidiaries and articulating these results to key stakeholders.
• Continuously look for efficiency in our processes, tools and reports and make suggestions to implement these into our framework.
• Ad-hoc analyses in support of the senior management team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Finance or Accounting
• CPA designation or in progress
• 4+ years' of relevant experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

WHY IMAGINE?

Imagine’s accounting & finance team is made up of senior-level industry veterans who are experienced in working in industry and public accounting. We’ve done the audits, managed compliance with new regulations, and navigated mergers, integrations and other demanding projects.