Financial Analyst
- Gatineau, QC, Canada
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- Professional accounting designation with 7+ years of relevant experience.
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- English
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Original job description
Job Title: Financial Analyst III (Bilingual – French & English)
Duration: 1 year
Location: Gatineau Gazifère / 706 boulevard Gréber, Gatineau, Quebec.
Schedule: Hybrid – In‑Office (Mon, Tue, Thu) / Remote (Wed, Fri)
About the Role
A Financial Analyst III has to support succession planning and contribute to the execution of the company’s accounting, budgetary, and regulatory cycle. This role offers exposure to capital management, long‑term debt, dividends, salaries, pensions, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate in month‑end activities: journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Prepare and analyze monthly/annual financial statements with commentary.
- Review end‑of‑month entries and analyze variances in volumes, distribution rates, customer additions, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and income tax.
- Provide data, reports, and ad hoc analysis for decision‑making.
- Support interim and year‑end audits.
- Assist in preparing regulatory responses and documents.
- Draft accounting policy decisions under USGAAP.
- Participate in budgeting, forecasting, and long‑term planning.
- Continuously improve financial processes and reporting efficiency.
- Update and develop modeling tools to meet evolving business needs.
- Build versatility across Finance Team tasks.
Qualifications
- Professional accounting designation with 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Bilingual (French & English).
- Strong analytical, synthesis, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently under tight deadlines and in a team environment.
- Leadership and team spirit.
- Advanced Excel skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledge of Oracle and Hyperion (asset).
- Familiarity with federal and Quebec tax compliance regimes.
- Understanding of project profitability assessment and investment decision criteria (asset).
More about this job
Responsibilities
Support the company’s accounting, budgeting, and regulatory cycles by preparing financial statements, journal entries, reconciliations, variance analyses, and decision-support reporting. Assist with audits and regulatory submissions, contribute to budgeting and long-term planning, and improve financial processes and modeling tools.
Requirements
Requires a professional accounting designation and at least seven years of relevant experience, along with fluency in French and English. Candidates should have strong analytical and communication skills, advanced Excel and Microsoft Office proficiency, and familiarity with tax compliance; Oracle, Hyperion, and investment assessment knowledge are assets.
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Close
- Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliation
- Variance Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Long-Term Planning
- Regulatory Compliance
- US GAAP
- Audit Support
- Financial Modeling
- Advanced Excel
- Oracle
- Hyperion
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Energy
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Financial Analysis
- Accounting
- Budgeting
- Regulatory Cycle
- Month-End Close
- Journal Entries
- Reconciliations
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Statements
- Financial Reporting
- Capital Expenditures
- Operating Expenses
- Income Tax
- Audits
- Regulatory Compliance
- US GAAP
- Forecasting
- Long-Term Planning
- Financial Modeling
- Advanced Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Oracle
- Hyperion
- Federal Tax Compliance
- Quebec Tax Compliance
- Project Profitability
- Investment Decision Criteria
- Capital Management
- Long-Term Debt
- Pensions