Senior Financial Analyst - 1 Year Contract
- Aurora, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- Minimum of 5+ years working experience in accounting with ability to prepare financial statements, notes and analysis.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Responsiblilites
- Cash flow management, reporting and analysis.
- General Ledger duties including reconciliations, account analysis and reporting.
- Management Reporting & Analysis to support other departments.
- Improve accounting processes and procedures, enforcing and adhering to internal controls.
- Following and complying with Cube Management System (CMS).
Duties
- Manage daily cash flow, coordinate cash payment requirements with AP and incoming receipts with AR to ensure cash flow requirements are met within banking arrangements.
- Reconcile all bank accounts on monthly basis.
- Calculate and submit all applicable commodity taxes, including applicable reconciliations and reporting.
- General Ledger duties including journal entries, reconciliations and account analysis.
- Upload payroll entries and prepare monthly accrual.
- Prepare monthly journal entries and help on monthly and year-end statements and working papers.
- Work with Controller and other Senior management to develop, maintain and analyze departmental/expense reporting and key performance measures and provide financial analysis support for other departments.
- Manage, maintain and improve where necessary accounting processes within the accounting area and as they affect outside departments.
- Work with Controller and other Senior management to ensure internal controls are met; recommend opportunities for improving processes.
- Assist with the maintenance of Fixed Assets.
- Assist in the enhancement of current ERP system to improve efficiency within the Finance area.
- Assist with all year-end related functions.
- Assist with Management book and Budget/Forecasting.
- Act as a backup for other critical financial functions.
- Assist with any other tasks or projects as required.
Knowledge/Qualifications
- Manufacturing experience is preferred.
- Minimum of 5+ years working experience in accounting with ability to prepare financial statements, notes and analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; expert in Excel.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from accredited college or university.
- Microsoft Dynamics Enterprise preferred.
Soft Skills
- Problem solving - the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Interpersonal Skills - the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas, and exhibits willingness to try new things.
- Oral communication - the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, group presentations and meetings.
- Written Communication - the individual edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and can read and interpret written information.
- Planning/organizing - the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
- Quality control - the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
- Adaptability - the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and can deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
- Dependability - the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
- Safety and security - the individual actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.
Working Conditions:
- Typical office environment and works for extended periods at a computer workstation.
- Standard business hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Senior Financial Analyst will manage daily cash flow, perform general ledger duties, and conduct financial reporting and analysis. They will also support departmental budgeting, maintain internal controls, and assist with year-end financial statements.
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and at least 5 years of relevant accounting experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically expert-level Excel skills, is required, with manufacturing industry experience preferred.
Skills
- Cash flow management
- General ledger
- Reconciliations
- Account analysis
- Financial reporting
- Internal controls
- Payroll processing
- Commodity taxes
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Problem solving
- Planning
- Quality control
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Cash flow management
- General ledger
- Reconciliations
- Financial reporting
- Internal controls
- Payroll
- Commodity taxes
- Journal entries
- Accruals
- Fixed assets
- ERP system
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Manufacturing
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Financial analysis
- Accounting
- Finance
- KPIs