Senior Financial Analyst, Gross Profit

HBC; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Financial Analyst where your attention to detail and analytical skills will shine! This role is pivotal in ensuring accurate financial results and involves engaging in period-end processing, reconciliations, and supporting audits. You will collaborate with various business partners, enhancing your skills in a fast-paced environment. If you are motivated, detail-oriented, and eager to improve processes, this opportunity is perfect for you. Contribute to a culture of excellence and innovation in finance while working with large datasets and advanced financial tools. Your journey towards professional growth starts here!

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of relevant accounting experience in a large company.
• Professional accounting designation or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review reconciliation for GL accounts.
• Participate in period-closing processes and month-end entries.
• Support external and internal audit requests with data analysis.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Reconciliation Skills

Data Analysis

Microsoft Excel

Problem-Solving Skills

Oracle Fusion

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Professional Accounting Designation

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Position Overview:

Looking for a motivated individual with a keen eye for detail and accuracy who is adept at processing, analyzing, and reconciling financial results. The successful candidate will be a key part of the Shared Service Finance Gross Profit & Inventory team supporting various business partners and various banners. This role involves period-end processing to ensure accurate financial results, and ad hoc analysis, with a constant view to process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Prepare/review reconciliation for GL accounts
2. Participate in period-closing processes
3. Process/upload month-end gross profit entries to the stock ledger
4. Month End
5. Journal entries
6. Oversee the Inventory Reserve Portal - ensuring data integrity in the system, as well as administering period closes
7. Support External & Internal audit requests - which include large data extracts and analysis
8. Support Testing system changes to the stock ledger or any upstream systems that impact the stock ledger as required
9. Provide assistance and backup to other associates as required
10. Support special projects as assigned
11. Look for ways to improve efficiencies
12. Perform problem investigation and resolution
13. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

1. Professional accounting designation or working towards
2. 2-4 years of relevant accounting experience as a Financial or Senior Financial Analyst with a large company, retail industry experience beneficial
3. Strong work ethic
4. Highly proficient computer skills with various applications including Microsoft Excel
5. Able to work with significantly large amounts of data
6. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple projects and adhere to deadlines
7. Experience with Oracle Fusion an asset
8. Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and sound reconciliation skills
9. Collaborative team player with effective written and oral communication skills
10. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work beyond normally scheduled hours at month end as required