Senior Financial Analyst
- Hamilton, ON, Canada
$40 to $45 CAD / hour · Contract
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Job details
- Pay
- $40 to $45 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Contract
- Apply by
- Experience
- · 5+ years of relevant accounting and financial reporting experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Senior Financial Analyst – 6 Month Contract
Responsibilities
· Prepare monthly financial statements, variance analysis, and management reports.
· Manage month-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
· Prepare cash flow forecasts and monitor cash management activities.
· Support annual budgeting, capital budgets, and financial planning.
· Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial transactions.
· Prepare government funding reports, GST/HST filings, and rebate submissions.
· Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, and organizational policies.
· Lead year-end audit preparation and coordinate with external auditors.
· Partner with operational teams to support financial reporting, analysis, and decision-making.
· Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting efficiencies.
Requirements
· University degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
· CPA designation or actively pursuing designation preferred.
· 5+ years of relevant accounting and financial reporting experience.
· Strong understanding of GAAP, financial statements, reconciliations, and month-end close.
· Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
· Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with accounting software; Microsoft Dynamics GP preferred.
· Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet reporting deadlines.
· Experience with government funding and reporting considered an asset.
· Ability to successfully complete a background check, including a Vulnerable Sector Check, where required.
By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing position. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare financial statements, management reports, forecasts, budgets, and government funding filings while managing month-end close, reconciliations, and financial transactions. Support audits and operational decision-making, ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls, and improve financial processes and reporting efficiency.
Requirements
Requires a university degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline, with a CPA designation or progress toward one preferred, and at least five years of relevant accounting and financial reporting experience. Candidates should have strong GAAP, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and Excel skills; accounting software experience is required, with Microsoft Dynamics GP preferred.
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Variance Analysis
- Month-End Close
- Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliations
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Budgeting
- Financial Planning
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Government Funding Reporting
- GST/HST Filings
- GAAP
- Internal Controls
- Audit Preparation
- Advanced Excel
Benefits
- Medical Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Retirement Plan
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Accounting
- Finance
- CPA
- GAAP
- Financial Statements
- Variance Analysis
- Management Reporting
- Month-End Close
- Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliations
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Cash Management
- Annual Budgeting
- Capital Budgets
- Financial Planning
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Government Funding
- GST/HST Filings
- Rebate Submissions
- Internal Controls
- Year-End Audit
- External Auditors
- Advanced Excel
- Accounting Software
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Background Check
- Vulnerable Sector Check