Sr Financial Analyst

Great Canadian Gaming Corp.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the midstream oil and gas sector is seeking a Financial Analyst consultant in Calgary. This role focuses on financial governance, project tracking, budget management, and reporting. Ideal candidates possess strong analytical skills and have proven expertise in financial tools. With 5 years of experience in IT finance, you will support strategic decision-making and improve tracking processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years as an IT Financial Analyst, with expertise in budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong Excel skills, familiarity with JD Edwards and financial reporting tools.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial trackers for IT projects.
• Generate and analyze portfolio-level financial reports.
• Ensure accurate financial tracking and reporting in projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Financial governance

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology

Tools

JD Edwards

Microsoft Office Suite

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

On behalf of our midstream oil & gas client located in Calgary AB, Brainhunter Systems Ltd. is seeking an experience Financial Analyst consultant for an upcoming contract position within their enterprise digital portfolio.

The successful candidate will have experience in coordinating, analyzing, developing, preparing, inputting, and supporting operating (expense) and capital budgets, financial forecasts and cost management activities for the Information Technology (IT) organization.

Key Responsibilities :

• Relentless driver of financial governance and discipline at both the project and portfolio level, ensuring that we are maintaining accurate financial tracking for each initiation, and that we're effectively tracking and forecasting costs throughout. This includes clearly understanding rules-of-the-road for allocation of CapEx vs. OpEx.
• Develop and maintain financial trackers for IT projects, ensuring accurate and up-to-date financial data improve project tracking worksheets, supply monthly actuals (overheads, labor, materials, expenses), facilitate UVL / Accrual processing, conduct accuracy reviews against data sources and ensure monthly reporting at Portfolio and Finance determined levels.
• Mature our Portfolio Delivery Financial tracking and reporting capabilities that can scale to multiple projects and consolidated portfolio level; this includes helping to identify both the organizational structure and skills necessary to support, as well as maturing the processes and training required to ensure consistent, repeatable outcomes.
• Work with Finance to request Work Orders for approved capital projects, maintain and improve project tracking worksheets, supply monthly actuals (overheads, labor, materials, expenses), facilitate UVL / Accrual processing, conduct accuracy reviews against data sources and ensure monthly reporting at Portfolio and Finance determined levels.
• Generate and analyze portfolio-level financial reports, providing insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and dashboards
• Present executive level communications to Business & Digital leadership on your respective areas of the portfolio / key projects; you'll be equally as comfortable diving more deeply into the details or a key project with technical & project team staff
• Work closely with Portfolio Delivery Managers, Project Managers for Midstream, Corporate, Cyber and Infrastructure to provide needed project and portfolio financial views and to ensure accurate financial reporting and alignment with project objectives.
• Ability to identify financial risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project financial health.
• Ability to develop ad hoc and / or complex reports of the budget in response to special requests

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an IT Financial Analyst, with specific experience leading in Financial Budgeting, Forecasting, Accruals processing and tracking of Actuals
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proficiency in JD Edwards, financial reporting tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial tracking and reporting.
• Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions, SharePoint and PowerBI a plus
• Prior experience working with gas or electric utilities preferred; will consider related experience in other industrial domains
• Must be able to effectively interact with and communicate with business partners at every level throughout the organization How to Apply :

Online :

To apply for this and other suitable opportunities with Brainhunter Systems Ltd., you can apply online through the button on the top right.

E-mail :

Please email Rob at [e-mail] with an attached copy of your CV.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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