Senior Financial Analyst (18-month Contract)

OMERS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join OMERS as a Senior Financial Analyst within the Pensions team, where you will be crucial in driving financial analysis and internal budgeting processes. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, contribute to key financial strategies, and support a diverse workplace committed to excellence and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in accounting for the financial sector.
• Expertise in budget preparation and financial analysis.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal forecasting & budgeting for the Pensions team.
• Prepare department level financial analysis for executives.
• Monitor capital and operating expenses for various projects.

Skills

Budget preparation

Financial analysis

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Analytical abilities

Education

University degree in Business or related discipline

Working towards or completed CPA certification

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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As the Senior Financial Analyst, you will be joining the Pensions team, and will be reporting directly into the Associate Director, Pensions Centre of Excellence. In this role you will be leading the Pensions internal FP&A process, preparing department level monthly financial analysis and communications to the Pensions Executive Leadership Team. You will also be responsible for other time sensitive ad hoc analysis and projects for the team.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

• Lead the internal forecasting & budgeting process for the Pensions team, encompassing various cost centers
• Present regular and/or monthly update summaries to the Pensions Executive Leadership Team, including program reports and analytical narratives
• Provide commentary, analysis & insights to forecasting variances
• Monitor capital and operating expense for various projects
• Maintain and track vendor and internal resource tracker and associated costs
• Support invoice review and approval process, including notifying finance of approved invoices
• Prepare and distribute a variety of regular and ad-hoc management reports (including, but not limited to, actuals, forecast, trends) for current and future planning
• Acting as a liaison between the Pensions team and other partners such as Finance, Procurement teams to resolve any issues
• Assist with creating and tracking strategy & priorities deliverables including Operating Plan Budget story and ad hoc reporting deliverables
• Open to taking on other ad hoc operational tasks
• Prioritizing issues that are raised and providing solutions in a timely manner
• Effectively prioritizing and executing tasks within a fast-paced environment
• Being reliable, punctual and disciplined with the ability to work autonomously
• Being a team player and committed to contributing to the team effort

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Working towards or completed CPA certification
• Demonstrated expertise in budget preparation, financial analysis and reporting
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office tools especially Excel
• Strong PowerPoint skills
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and completeness is very important along with the ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills, and the ability to consolidate financial data into clear and comprehensive reports
• Experience preparing financial information in a cross-functional multi-organizational project
• Excellent analytical abilities
• Ability to build relationships and collaborating with team members and stakeholders to ensure accurate presentation of financial information
• A desire to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment with a willingness to contribute to program success
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in accounting for the financial sector;
• University degree in Business or related discipline

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.