Senior Financial Analyst - Accounting and External Reporting

MDA; Brampton; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

MDA Space seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Corporate Finance team at their Brampton office. This role offers unique opportunities in the space industry, involving financial reporting, GAAP compliance, and project support. The ideal candidate will have a strong accounting background and CPA qualification.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Health care benefits

Dental and vision coverage

Disability income protection

Life insurance

Group retirement savings plans

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in public accounting, corporate controllership or public practice accounting.
• Independently research GAAP guidance, draft accounting memos or position papers.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accounting entries, reconciliations, and continuity schedules in accordance with GAAP.
• Analyze data and conduct variance and trend analyses.
• Prepare audit schedules and liaise with auditors.

Skills

Time Management

Communication

Professionalism

Initiative

Education

Post-secondary degree

Canadian CPA designation (or near completion)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Advanced Excel

Financial systems and ERP

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst - Accounting and External Reporting

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems, and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,400 space experts in Canada, the US, and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission—bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence, and wide-eyed wonder that's been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we'll take you there. For more information, visit www.mda.space.

The Position:

Join MDA Space's Corporate Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst - Accounting and External Reporting at our Brampton office.

You will gain unique space industry experience in a public company with opportunities to work on interesting and complex projects. You will work within a closely integrated team, with exposure to senior management, as well as interact with cross-functional teams across the globe.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with corporate finance, shared services, and business area finance functions in the monthly close of financial reporting and consolidation processes.
• Drive the consolidation process from a financial system perspective.
• Prepare accounting entries, reconciliations, and continuity schedules in accordance with GAAP.
• Analyze data, conduct variance and trend analyses, and report findings.
• Prepare audit schedules and liaise with external/internal auditors.
• Assist on ad hoc projects as required.
• Research and articulate GAAP guidance for specific business cases, such as drafting accounting memos or position papers.
• Work on special projects, including M&A-related activities and integrations.
• Support legal entity accounting.

Job Requirements:

• Post-secondary degree, with current or near completion of the Canadian CPA designation (US CPA considered).
• 5+ years of relevant experience in public accounting, such as corporate controllership of a public company or public practice accounting firms.
• Experience with financial systems, ERP, Microsoft Office, and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong time management, communication skills, professionalism, and initiative.
• Ability to independently research and articulate GAAP guidance, including drafting memos or position papers.
• Comfortable working with minimal supervision.

Comments/Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level and pass security assessments for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP). Upgrade to Secret status is also expected.

Benefits:

MDA Space offers competitive compensation and benefits, including health care, dental, vision, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans, and employee assistance programs.

Equal Opportunity:

MDA Space is committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide accommodations during the application process for applicants with disabilities.

The compensation range for this position is $95,000 - $115,000 annually, based on qualifications and experience.