Strategic Financial & Compensation Analyst - 16-Month Hybrid

Acrisure; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acrisure Re in Toronto is seeking a Senior Financial/Compensation Analyst for a 16-month temporary assignment, hybrid in Toronto. Reporting to the VP of Compensation, you will partner with HR, FP&A, Accounting and Office Heads to advance financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting, while helping implement a global compensation strategy and a best-in-class reporting function.

The role covers monthly close, forecasting, and model building, with emphasis on compensation cost forecasting, headcount

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience. Financial analysis (full cycle) or compensation experience required; Accounting experience a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA a plus)
• CFA or CPA designation preferred
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• Power BI experience a plus
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles
• Familiarity with ERP systems
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadline
• Proactive self‑starter with strong interpersonal skills
• Strong communicator with the ability to explain complex information clearly
• Team‑oriented, professional, and adaptable
• Enthusiastic, curious, and eager to drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly global financial reports with insights for HR, senior executives, Accounting, and FP&A
• Prepare materials for quarterly board meetings
• Support stock/share management and assist with annual filings to regulatory bodies
• Manage compensation cost forecasting, including analysis of headcount trends and movements
• Build and maintain financial models to support key decisions (e.g., recruiting, budget planning)
• Lead the annual compensation budgeting process
• Prepare and review journal entries for compensation‑related accruals and expenses
• Review and approve budget allocations for new hires
• Partner with HR on analysis and reporting for strategic initiatives
• Ensure data integrity and consistency in brand- and customer‑level reporting systems
• Develop user‑friendly KPI dashboards and projection tools to support decision‑making
• Contribute to the monthly rolling forecast process, including variance analysis and system updates
• Assist in maintaining Power BI dashboards and tools
• Support global payroll approval workflows
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to gather information for ad hoc compensation‑related analysis
• Develop easy‑to‑use KPI monitoring and projection tools and dashboards to support the decision‑making process.
• Support the monthly “rolling forecast” process (master data from our forecasting system, variance analysis, etc.).
• Support Payroll approvals for Global offices.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

CFA or CPA

Financial analysis

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/economics

MBA or CPA designation

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Acrisure Re in Toronto is seeking a Senior Financial/Compensation Analyst for a 16-month temporary assignment, hybrid in Toronto. Reporting to the VP of Compensation, you will partner with HR, FP&A, Accounting and Office Heads to advance financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting, while helping implement a global compensation strategy and a best-in-class reporting function.

The role covers monthly close, forecasting, and model building, with emphasis on compensation cost forecasting, headcount