Senior Financial Analyst
- Mississauga, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
As one of Canada’s leading alternative consumer lenders, we’re passionate about helping everyday Canadians create a brighter future. Our vision is to provide a path to a better tomorrow, today. We offer a full range of products, including non-prime leasing, unsecured and secured loans, and point-of-sale financing through easyhome, easyfinancial, and LendCare.
If you're seeking an exciting, high-growth environment where your contributions truly matter, we want to hear from you! Join us, and together, let's create a future of financial empowerment.
The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the Company's accounting, financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting activities. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance, this role will assist in delivering accurate financial information, maintaining strong financial controls, and supporting operational and corporate teams across Canada.
The successful candidate will work closely with various business partners to analyze financial performance, investigate variances, and contribute to effective decision-making. This role requires strong accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and hands-on experience with month-end accounting activities, including revenue and deferred revenue accounting, IFRS 9 provision analysis, and expense accruals.
What will you be doing?
- Prepare, analyze, and present monthly financial results, including P&L reporting and management reporting packages.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
- Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, supporting schedules, and working papers to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, investigate variances, explain financial results, and provide actionable business insights.
- Investigate and report on variances against budget, forecast, and prior period results.
- Perform revenue and deferred revenue analysis, ensuring compliance with IFRS and applicable accounting standards.
- Prepare and analyze IFRS 9 Expected Credit Loss (ECL) provisions, including assessment of key assumptions and drivers.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes through financial analysis and modeling.
- Calculate and analyze costs associated with revenue-generating activities to support profitability and margin analysis.
- Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to provide financial insights and support strategic decision-making.
- Assist with internal and external audits, including the preparation of supporting documentation and responses to audit inquiries.
- Identify and implement process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy, controls, efficiency, and data integrity.
- Develop and maintain financial models, reporting tools, and dashboards to support business performance monitoring.
- Perform ad hoc financial analysis and contribute to special projects as required.
- CPA designation or actively pursuing CPA.
- Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and the ability to research and apply accounting standards.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, complex formulas, and data analysis.
- Experience with ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics experience is considered an asset.
- Experience supporting financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a high degree of attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively partner with business stakeholders.
- Retail, financial services, consumer lending, or publicly traded company experience is considered an asset.
Internal Applicants: please apply through the link and provide written endorsement from your current manager.
$93,500.00 – $110,000.00 CAD (includes base salary and bonus)
We’re committed to attracting and rewarding top talent. Our compensation ranges are thoughtfully designed to reflect market competitiveness, internal equity, and the experience and impact each candidate brings to the role.
At goeasy, we believe transparency fosters trust - and that rewarding performance with fair, competitive pay and meaningful growth opportunities is key to our success.
Should your total compensation expectations fall above the posted range, we still encourage you to apply. If selected for an interview, you’ll have the opportunity to discuss this with our recruitment team, as there may be flexibility based on your background and overall fit. Total compensation includes base salary and bonus.
This posting is for an existing vacancy within our team.
Why should you work for goeasy?
Financial Benefits
In keeping with our mission to create better tomorrows for our employees, each year goeasy commits to continuously enhancing its total rewards. Here are some of the perks we offer:
- RRSP matching and Employee Share Purchase Plan programs.
- Annual bonus that rewards your hard work and dedication.
- Employee discounts on furniture, electronics, and appliances.
- MAT & PAT leave top-up.
- Expand your financial knowledge through engaging Financial Literacy Learning opportunities.
- Enjoy company-paid volunteer days to give back to the community.
- Access 24/7 healthcare with Virtual Doctor Appointments.
- Personalize your benefits with a flexible modular benefits package.
- Stay fit and energized with exclusive access to our on-site private gym at our head office.
- Fuel your growth with the Tuition Assistance Program.
- Double the impact of your generosity with Company Matched Charitable Donations.
- Internal development training programs and platforms including job-specific training, career coaching, leadership excellence, mentorship, and many others.
- Enjoy a state-of-the-art office space with perks like a games room, a healthy snack program, a fitness studio, free gated parking, and more!
At goeasy, we believe that we can only be the best when people are able to bring their best selves to work every day. goeasy is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process. Please let the talent acquisition team know if you require an accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.
Additional Information
All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire. We thank all interested applicants; however, we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare and analyze financial results, reporting packages, reconciliations, revenue accounting, and IFRS 9 credit loss provisions while supporting close, budgeting, forecasting, and audits. Investigate financial variances, develop models and reporting tools, identify process improvements, and partner with business teams to inform decisions.
Requirements
Candidates need a CPA designation or be actively pursuing one, along with post-secondary education in accounting, finance, business, or a related field. They should have strong IFRS knowledge, advanced Excel skills, experience with financial reporting and planning, and strong analytical, organizational, and communication abilities; ERP experience is expected, with Microsoft Dynamics considered an asset.
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Close
- IFRS
- IFRS 9 Expected Credit Loss Analysis
- Revenue And Deferred Revenue Accounting
- Budgeting And Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- PivotTables
- XLOOKUP
- ERP Systems
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Account Reconciliations
- Data Analysis
- Audit Support
Benefits
- RRSP Matching
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Annual Bonus
- Employee Discounts
- Maternity And Parental Leave Top-Up
- Financial Literacy Learning
- Paid Volunteer Days
- Virtual Doctor Appointments
- Flexible Benefits Package
- On-Site Gym
- Tuition Assistance
- Matched Charitable Donations
- Professional Development And Training
- Career Coaching
- Mentorship
- Free Gated Parking
- Healthy Snacks
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- CPA
- IFRS
- IFRS 9
- Expected Credit Loss
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Close
- Quarter-End Close
- Year-End Close
- Journal Entries
- Accruals
- Account Reconciliations
- Revenue Accounting
- Deferred Revenue
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Microsoft Excel
- PivotTables
- XLOOKUP
- ERP Systems
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Audit Support
- Management Reporting
- Profitability Analysis
- Consumer Lending
- Financial Services
- Process Improvement