Senior Financial Analyst (12 month contract)

Vaco by Highspring; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is hiring for a 12-month contract with permanent potential to support fixed cost accounting and FP&A activities. You will own relationships with business partners and manage the full accounting cycle, including journal entries, month-end variance analysis, and reporting.

The role requires IFRS knowledge and a CPA or equivalent designation (candidates in progress are welcome). You will collaborate with IS and HR and communicate with senior leaders in a high-visibility

Qualifications

• Experience in business partnering and relationship building.
• Strong storytelling and communication ability.
• Working knowledge of IFRS.
• CPA or equivalent designation is important; candidates in progress are also relevant.
• Open to newcomers if they hold an overseas equivalent designation.
• Culture fit; collaborative, proactive and improvement-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own relationships with assigned business partners.
• Manage the full accounting cycle, including journal entries.
• Perform month-end variance analysis and reporting.
• Support current-year quarterly forecast updates for assigned areas.
• Partner with IS and HR stakeholders.
• Utilize strong communication to support a high-visibility role with senior management exposure.

Skills

Business partnering

Relationship building

Storytelling / communication

IFRS knowledge

Collaboration

Continuous improvement / Kaizen

Education

CPA or equivalent designation

Job description

This is a 12 month contract with permanent potential

Our client is hiring a 12-month contract to support fixed cost accounting and FP&A activities for key business units. This role is highly visible and requires strong collaboration across the business.

About the Opportunity

• Own relationships with assigned business partners
• Manage the full accounting cycle, including:
• Journal entries
• Month-end variance analysis
• Reporting
• Support current-year quarterly forecast updates for assigned business areas
• Partner with stakeholders in areas such as IS and HR
• Use strong communication and presentation skills to support a high-visibility role with senior management exposure

About You

• Experience in business partnering and relationship building
• Strong storytelling / communication ability
• Working knowledge of IFRS
• CPA or equivalent designation is important; candidates in progress are also relevant
• Open to newcomers if they hold an overseas equivalent designation
• Culture fit
• The team is looking for someone collaborative, proactive, and improvement-oriented, with a mindset aligned to continuous improvement / "kaizen."

*DISCLAIMER**

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. 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.