Senior Financial Analyst - 1 Year Contract

Vaco; Toronto; On-site; CAD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for a 1-year contract in Canada. The role centers on building and maintaining financial reports, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and driving process improvements to boost efficiency and data accuracy.

You will collaborate with finance, operations and project stakeholders to deliver accurate management reporting, automate tasks, and strengthen controls. The position offers competitive compensation and standard benefits in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced Microsoft Excel with financial modeling, reporting and analysis.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and management reporting.
• Proven track record in improving financial processes, controls and reporting frameworks.
• Cloud-based financial management and ERP experience; Sage Intacct is a strong asset.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical system and process solutions.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional finance and operations teams.
• Experience documenting processes and supporting user adoption is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial and operational reports, dashboards, and management reporting tools.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial planning activities.
• Improve reporting processes and automate manual tasks to enhance efficiency and data accuracy.
• Review and optimize financial system configurations, workflows, approvals, controls, and user access structures.
• Assist with process improvements across core finance functions such as procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, project accounting, and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, and project stakeholders to gather requirements and implement practical solutions.
• Create documentation, procedures, and user guides to support knowledge transfer and long-term sustainability.
• Analyze existing processes and recommend best practices to streamline workflows and improve reporting capabilities.

Skills

Excel

Sage Intacct

Budgeting/Forecasting

Financial Reporting

Process Improvement

Requirements Gathering

Communication

Documentation

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst - 1 year Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial and operational reports, dashboards, and management reporting tools.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial planning activities.
• Improve reporting processes and automate manual tasks to enhance efficiency and data accuracy.
• Review and optimize financial system configurations, workflows, approvals, controls, and user access structures.
• Assist with process improvements across core finance functions such as procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, project accounting, and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, and project stakeholders to gather requirements and implement practical solutions.
• Create documentation, procedures, and user guides to support knowledge transfer and long-term sustainability.
• Analyze existing processes and recommend best practices to streamline workflows and improve reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience working with cloud-based financial management and ERP systems, Sage Intacct a strong asset
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, reporting, and analysis.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and management reporting.
• Proven track record improving financial processes, controls, and reporting frameworks.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical system and process solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across finance and operational teams.
• Experience documenting processes and supporting user adoption is considered an asset.

Salary

$90,000/ Year

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client's requirements for this role.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client's requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. 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. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here ( https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/ ). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.