Senior Financial Analyst - Future Opportunities

BGIS; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of facility management services is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support complex transactions and manage multiple portfolios. The role involves month-end close activities, financial planning, and analysis, ensuring adherence to GAAP standards. Ideal candidates will have a university degree and relevant accounting designations, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in public accounting or industry roles.
• Completed an accounting designation program.

Responsibilities

• Review project revenue and prepare revenue recognition entries.
• Conduct profitability analyses and assist in revenue forecasting.
• Perform month-end close and reconcile general ledger.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Attention to Detail

Education

University Degree

CGA

CMA

CPA

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Who We Are

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With a global team of over 6,500 professionals, we focus on enabling innovation through our services and actively seek new opportunities to benefit our clients' businesses. We manage over 320 million square feet across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia, and Asia.

Further information is available at www.bgis.com.

SUMMARY

The Senior Financial Analyst (Financial Analyst III) supports complex transactions within a full accounting cycle for client contracts or business units. This role typically manages multiple portfolios and complex transactions.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Month End Close

• Review project revenue, gross margins, and unbilled backlog analysis with finance and operational leaders for month-end review.
• Prepare revenue recognition entries using percentage of completion method, with supporting documents and calculations.
• Conduct project financial closeout and reconciliation.
• Record journal entries and reconcile general ledger to job cost and other sub-ledgers.
• Respond to internal and external financial inquiries related to specific client accounts.
• Perform timely month-end close, recording all relevant transactions including project, labor, and accruals.
• Investigate and ensure collection of Accounts Receivable, providing explanations for overdue balances.
• Prepare monthly reports for specific client accounts.

Financial Planning & Analysis Support

• Conduct profitability analyses comparing planned, forecasted, and actual figures.
• Assist in accurate revenue and margin forecasting by project.
• Support process improvement initiatives.
• Assist with job costing and pricing strategies.
• Prepare ad hoc reports for management as needed.
• Understand GAAP requirements, especially revenue recognition standards.
• Understand basic interactions between financial systems related to supported portfolios.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED

• 3-6 years of progressive experience in public accounting or industry roles.
• University degree or professional certification (e.g., P. Eng, CMA, CGA, CPA).
• Ability to communicate basic accounting principles and explain financial results to team and internal stakeholders.
• Proficiency in complex account reconciliation and managing multiple portfolios or business units.
• Ability to reconcile discrepancies between general ledger and sub-ledgers.
• Identify issues and suggest process improvements following GAAP.
• Deep understanding of audit requirements within scope of responsibility.
• Ability to contribute to process documentation and business cases; write variance explanations and summaries.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting systems and MS Office, especially Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.).
• Understanding of complex accounting issues like revenue recognition and project accounting.
• Strong analytical skills, proactive problem-solving, and attention to detail.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• Completed an accounting designation program (CGA, CMA, CPA).

At BGIS, we value diversity and inclusion as key drivers of our success. We are committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and equal employment opportunities for all applicants. If accommodations are needed during the recruitment process, please contact askHR. We will work with you to provide suitable accommodations based on your accessibility needs.

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