Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A) Full-time Job
Sep 30th, 2024 at 17:14 Financial Services Toronto 58 views Reference: 9419Job Details
The Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis – Corp SG&A provides Global Financial Planning & Analysis support across Corporate SG&A expenditures. Working closely with senior management of all departmental leads, the incumbent provides strategic forward - looking financial information on a timely and accurate basis. This role will be focused on providing our business partners with better visibility into performance drivers, supporting fact-based decision making and helping drive process efficiencies while driving foundational FP&A activities (i.e. reporting, planning and analysis)
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning / Forecasting
- Acts as Finance lead for Corporate SG&A processes, driving timely analysis, and reporting
- Provide timely, accurate and operational reporting to key stakeholders
- Collaborate with business partners to develop and consolidate monthly forecasts and budgets
- Provide insights to business partners, within and outside the Finance organization, though fact-based analysis
- Bring business meaning to financial results and actionable items through variance analysis and working with business partners
- Support the Global Allocation process
Monthly / Quarterly reporting
- Perform timely month end close and ensure recording all monthly accruals.
- Prepare accurate, complete, and timely financial reporting of Corporate SG&A expenditures
- Ensures continuous improvement relating to the internal reporting process and content of the information reported.
Other
- Focus on driving process improvement initiatives
- Support ad hoc analysis and projects as required
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED
- 3-5 Years of relevant work experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with others across various functions and levels of the organization
- Strong attention to detail and a focus on fact-based analysis
- Comfort working with large data sets and demonstrated ability to navigate data and pull out relevant insights
- Proven experience working with Advanced Excel functions and other Microsoft tools (i.e. PowerPoint, Power BI)
- Must be hands-on, detailed oriented and exhibit professional curiosity.
Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, preferably Finance or Accounting
- MBA and/or Accounting/Finance qualification (CPA or CFA) highly desired