Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst

Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal

Reference # AC - 17925

Meridia Recruitment Solutions has partnered up with Canada's leading intellectual property firm to recruit a Financial Analyst and/or a Senior Financial Analyst to join their National Finance Team.

Responsibilities:

• Support the integration of financial accounts into a global public company, ensuring seamless processes, data accuracy, and compliance
• Develop new integrated financial metrics to foster next-level business performance and enable data-driven decision-making
• Perform account reconciliations of selected asset and liability accounts, collaborating with stakeholders to resolve outstanding items promptly
• Prepare monthly and quarterly journal entries related to banking transactions, intercompany billings, expense allocations, and routine accruals
• Contribute to regular budgeting and forecasting activities
• Assist with sales tax compliance and prepare monthly filings
• Conduct monthly variance analysis of expenses, comparing actual results to budgeted figures and presenting findings to management
• Establish ongoing data collection mechanisms for newly established corporate reporting
• Assist with the first IFRS annual financial statement audit and fulfill half-year public company reporting obligations
• Generate monthly and quarterly financial reports
• Provide support for ad-hoc financial requests and finance projects as needed

Your Requirements:

• Previous experience working in a finance or accounting environment
• Post-secondary education with a focus on accounting
• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or is in the process of pursuing a CPA designation
• Experience or knowledge of international finance reporting standards (IFRS).
• Experience with Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) accounting would be an asset but not required
• Experience or understanding of strong internal controls
• High proficiency in Excel including pivots, complex formulas, etc.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and a desire to learn and grow professionally
• Effective communicator amongst other finance and accounting professionals.
• A strong work ethic and attention to detail
• The ability to work independently, multitask, and deliver timely results with high quality
• Aptitude for automating and streamlining financial processes and procedures
• Proficiency with Power Query is an asset

To express interest in this opportunity, please click on the "Apply Now" button below.

For more information, please contact Adam Creaghan, Partner at acreaghan@kbrs.ca or 647-336-1416 or Muna Dhere, Recruitment Specialist at mdhere@kbrs.ca or 647-480-1718 If you require accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please let Muna Dhere know.

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