Senior Financial Analyst (12-Month Contract)

Vaco by Highspring; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support month-end close, financial reporting, and accounting for a 12-month contract in Toronto. The role involves 1–2 days on-site per week and working within a collaborative finance team to drive accuracy and efficiency.

You will manage consolidation activities, assist with audits, and contribute to BI-enabled reporting initiatives using NetSuite, Salesforce, and other platforms.

Qualifications

• CPA designation or close to designated.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting and consolidated financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and periodic consolidation activities across multiple business units.
• Prepare financial reporting packages.
• Review intercompany reconciliations and elimination entries.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end working papers.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Coordinate annual audit requirements and support external auditors.
• Assist with consolidated financial reporting, intercompany reconciliations, and elimination entries.
• Prepare financial analysis, reporting packages, and variance analysis for senior leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate accounting and reporting processes.
• Support the maintenance and enhancement of NetSuite, Salesforce, reporting platforms, and finance data systems.
• Assist with business intelligence, data analytics, and AI-enabled reporting initiatives.

Skills

CPA near designation

Advanced Excel

ERP experience

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Our client in the natural resources sector is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for a 12-month contract to support the month-end close, financial reporting, and accounting processes. The role will require working in Toronto, 1 to 2 days a week. Job#: 305577

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and periodic consolidation activities across multiple business units, ensuring results are accurate, timely, and well supported.
• Prepare financial reporting packages.
• Review intercompany reconciliations and elimination entries.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end working papers.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Coordinate annual audit requirements and support external auditors.
• Assist with consolidated financial reporting, intercompany reconciliations, and elimination entries.
• Prepare financial analysis, reporting packages, and variance analysis for senior leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate accounting and reporting processes.
• Support the maintenance and enhancement of NetSuite, Salesforce, reporting platforms, and finance data systems.
• Assist with business intelligence, data analytics, and AI-enabled reporting initiatives.

Qualifications

• CPA designation or close to designated.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting and consolidated financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP systems
• Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools is an asset.

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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.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• 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.

• This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. Please note that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organisations. By submitting to this position, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. 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 organisational needs. Salary ranges will be disclosed where required by law. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits). 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 conducted by