Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Projects
- AB, Canada
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, audit, or financial management
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Our client is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join their Finance team. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this position offers the opportunity to play a critical role in financial planning, forecasting, reporting, ERP optimization, and finance transformation initiatives across the organization. The successful candidate will partner with leadership and stakeholders throughout the organization to strengthen decision-making, improve financial processes, and support ongoing operational excellence.
Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To
Recruitment Partners Inc. is an Alberta-based, Alberta-focused recruitment firm. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships while securing top talent for Alberta's best employers. At the heart of our efforts is a collaborative, consultative approach. We are proud of our team of consultants, who come with practical business experience, a strong network of professional contacts, and are focused on what is best for both clients and candidates. We will facilitate the best fit between client and candidate. This means reduced turnover, enhanced employee engagement, increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and more.
Accounting & Finance - Engineering, Sales & Operations - HR & Office Support - Technology - Contingent Workforce - Executive Search
Contact us today - Your Search Partner - www.recruitmentpartners.ca
Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To
- Support the development and monitoring of annual operating and capital budgets, forecasts, and multi-year financial plans
- Partner with budget holders across the University to provide financial guidance, forecasting support, and decision-making insights.
- Develop management reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and financial analytics to support organizational performance
- Support ongoing optimization of their ERP system, including reporting enhancements, testing, reconciliation, and process improvements
- Monitor project and capital expenditures, investigate variances, and provide recommendations to improve reporting and controls
- Perform complex account reconciliations, support month-end and year-end activities, and assist with audit preparation
- CPA designation
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, audit, or financial management
- Strong financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical capabilities
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong financial systems aptitude
- Ability to independently investigate complex financial issues and drive solutions
- Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder relationship skills
Recruitment Partners Inc. is an Alberta-based, Alberta-focused recruitment firm. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships while securing top talent for Alberta's best employers. At the heart of our efforts is a collaborative, consultative approach. We are proud of our team of consultants, who come with practical business experience, a strong network of professional contacts, and are focused on what is best for both clients and candidates. We will facilitate the best fit between client and candidate. This means reduced turnover, enhanced employee engagement, increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and more.
Accounting & Finance - Engineering, Sales & Operations - HR & Office Support - Technology - Contingent Workforce - Executive Search
Contact us today - Your Search Partner - www.recruitmentpartners.ca
More about this job
Responsibilities
Support annual operating and capital budgets, forecasts, and multi-year financial plans while partnering with budget holders to provide financial guidance and decision-making insights. Develop reporting and analytics, optimize ERP processes, monitor project and capital expenditures, investigate variances, perform reconciliations, and support period-end and audit activities.
Requirements
Requires a CPA designation, a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, commerce, or a related discipline, and at least five years of progressive relevant experience. Candidates should have strong budgeting, forecasting, and analytical capabilities, advanced Excel skills, financial systems aptitude, and effective problem-solving, project management, communication, and stakeholder relationship skills.
Skills
- Financial Planning
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Financial Analysis
- Management Reporting
- Dashboard Development
- KPI Analysis
- ERP Optimization
- Account Reconciliation
- Variance Analysis
- Audit Preparation
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Communication
- Financial Process Improvement
Visa sponsorship
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Hiring contact
Raymond Luu
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- CPA
- Accounting
- Finance
- Financial Planning
- Operating Budgets
- Capital Budgets
- Forecasting
- Multi-Year Financial Plans
- Management Reporting
- Dashboards
- KPIs
- Financial Analytics
- ERP Optimization
- Reporting Enhancements
- Testing
- Reconciliation
- Process Improvement
- Project Expenditures
- Capital Expenditures
- Variance Analysis
- Month-End Close
- Year-End Close
- Audit Preparation
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Systems
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Relationships
- Finance Transformation