Senior Financial Analyst

Vaco; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Vaco, serving the Greater Toronto Area, seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to lead and support external audits, coordinating activity and preparing complex analyses and reconciliations. This role also drives IFRS and US GAAP initiatives and strengthens internal controls within a busy finance team.

In addition to audit work, you will support accounting projects, process improvements, and stakeholder requests across Finance, bringing strong technical accounting knowledge and audit experience to the

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a public-company setting.
• Experience in external audit with a public accounting firm.
• Strong IFRS or US GAAP proficiency.
• Industry experience is open.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support external financial audits, including walkthroughs, interim audits, and quarterly reviews with complex schedules and reconciliations.
• Coordinate auditor inquiries and resolve audit findings to ensure timely, accurate outcomes.
• Support IFRS accounting implementations, policy updates, and transaction reviews.
• Perform technical accounting research and document accounting positions, estimates and judgments.
• Prepare complex reconciliations, variance analyses, and supporting calculations.
• Support internal controls over financial reporting and remediate control gaps.
• Contribute to audit process improvements and efficiency.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to accounting, finance, and audit stakeholders.

Skills

Audit coordination

Financial analysis

Internal controls

Process improvements

Stakeholder support

Public-company experience

Job description

Our client is a publicly traded Manufacturing company headquartered in the GTA!

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to lead and support the external audit process, including audit coordination, technical accounting research, and the preparation of complex analyses and reconciliations. This role will also drive key accounting initiatives, including IFRS implementation projects, internal controls, process improvements, and stakeholder support across Finance and Accounting.

Location

North York, ON. Going into the office 1-2 days/week.

Why Work Here

• Clear opportunities for career growth and progression
• Hands-on role with meaningful involvement in audit execution and accounting projects
• Close collaboration with Accounting, Finance, and external auditors

About the Opportunity

Audit Support & Execution (40%)

• Lead and support external financial audit including audit walkthroughs, interim audits, and quarterly reviews by preparing complex audit schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation
• Coordinate and respond to auditor inquiries, perform detailed analyses and support the resolution of audit findings to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant audit outcomes

Accounting Projects & Technical Support (40%)

• Support accounting related initiatives such as new IFRS accounting standard implementations, policy updates, transaction reviews, and special accounting analyses;
• Perform technical accounting research and prepare documentation to support accounting positions, estimates, and judgments.

Financial Analysis, Controls & Stakeholder Support (20%)

• Prepare and review complex account reconciliations, variance analyses, and supporting calculations
• Support internal controls over financial reporting, including documentation and remediation of control gaps
• Contribute to process improvements and efficiency enhancements within audit processes
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and support to Accounting, Finance, and audit stakeholders

About You

• Min 3 years of experience in a public-company setting
• Public accounting firm (external audit) experience from a larger firm
• Strong IFRS or US GAAP proficiency
• Open on industry experience ; financial services backgrounds are less relevant

Salary Range

$95,000 - $105,000 / year (upward flexibility for firm + industry experience)

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

• the individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.