Senior Analyst, Gross Margin Accounting & Reporting - 6 Months
About the role
Our client is a retail energy provider specializing in electricity and natural gas commodities working with residential and commercial customers operating out of Canada and the United States. They are seeking a Senior Analyst on their Gross Margin Accounting and Reporting team to join them on a 6 month contract term. The role is hybrid in office 3 days a week located in Mississauga.
This role in the Gross Margin Accounting and Reporting team focuses on ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and validity of revenue and cost data, including settlements accounting and reconciliations. You will work closely with Risk, Commercial, and Finance teams to analyze monthly and periodic financial results, perform balance sheet reconciliations, and support a timely closing cycle. Additionally, you will oversee revenue reporting, gross margin performance explanations, and variance analysis against the budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reconcile commodity trade floor accounts monthly, ensuring compliance with US GAAP.
- Match source records to Finance forecasts and explain settlement discrepancies.
- Analyze data to forecast unbilled receivables and ensure accurate accruals.
- Improve revenue and trade reporting processes for compliance.
- Track market changes affecting settlements and contracts.
- Provide analytical insights for accounting and FP&A reports.
- Support audits and cross-team information requests.
- Address business inquiries and propose solutions.
- Assist cross-functionally within the Finance team as needed.
Requirements
Must Have:
- A minimum of 5+ years of experience, of which 3+ years include practice as a CPA/CA or other professional designation.
- Bachelors of Accounting or Finance and a Master’s of Accounting or Finance is preferred.
- Energy/Utilities experience with Big 4 Audit experience.
- Advance Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLookups, IF Formulas and VBA Macros.
- A demonstrated ability to utilize SQL, including writing queries.
- A demonstrated understanding of commodity markets including gas or power, with associated accounting, control, and finance concepts.
- An ability to research accounts, perform and review reconciliations with limited coaching.
- Strong decision making based on quantitative measurements and providing analytical and reasoning capabilities on accounting information.
- A self-starter with strong attention to detail and focus on meeting reasonable deadlines, with an ability to multi-task, prioritize issues and propose solutions to the Finance Leadership Team.
- The ability to perform work as both an individual contributor and as a leader of a team to ensure all deadlines are met.
If you are already registered with The Mason Group, please contact your Recruiting Consultant directly with reference to job #20012.
About The Mason Group - Strategic Search Partners
The Mason Group is a leading recruitment agency that specializes in the recruitment and placement of accounting, finance and banking professionals in permanent or contract positions across the Greater Toronto and Vancouver Areas, for all levels from Financial Analyst to CFO.
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE RECRUITMENT We have recruited for start-ups to Fortune 500s, in virtually every sector of accounting and finance, and have filled roles ranging from Financial Analyst to CFO. Mainly comprised of trained accountants and/or CPAs, we are in a unique position to recognize quality candidates and match them with job opportunities that meet their career ambitions.
Whether you need help with a permanent, contract or temporary search, our recruitment consultants within our Permanent and Contract Divisions can assist you across all industry verticals including financial services, insurance, natural resources, consumer packaged goods, banking, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, IT, real estate and others.
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT Our Banking and Financial Services recruitment consultants have a clear understanding of the industry’s fast pace. We can staff full-time, part-time, contract, project-based and/or temporary type positions, in back- or front-office departments, at an operational or executive level, and we will move quickly to deliver results.
As a candidate, you can be assured that our consultants will work relentlessly on your behalf to find you the right career opportunities within the Banking and Financial Services field.
To learn more about working together visit www.masongroup.ca or call 416-733-9393.
Senior Analyst, Gross Margin Accounting & Reporting - 6 Months
About the role
Our client is a retail energy provider specializing in electricity and natural gas commodities working with residential and commercial customers operating out of Canada and the United States. They are seeking a Senior Analyst on their Gross Margin Accounting and Reporting team to join them on a 6 month contract term. The role is hybrid in office 3 days a week located in Mississauga.
This role in the Gross Margin Accounting and Reporting team focuses on ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and validity of revenue and cost data, including settlements accounting and reconciliations. You will work closely with Risk, Commercial, and Finance teams to analyze monthly and periodic financial results, perform balance sheet reconciliations, and support a timely closing cycle. Additionally, you will oversee revenue reporting, gross margin performance explanations, and variance analysis against the budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reconcile commodity trade floor accounts monthly, ensuring compliance with US GAAP.
- Match source records to Finance forecasts and explain settlement discrepancies.
- Analyze data to forecast unbilled receivables and ensure accurate accruals.
- Improve revenue and trade reporting processes for compliance.
- Track market changes affecting settlements and contracts.
- Provide analytical insights for accounting and FP&A reports.
- Support audits and cross-team information requests.
- Address business inquiries and propose solutions.
- Assist cross-functionally within the Finance team as needed.
Requirements
Must Have:
- A minimum of 5+ years of experience, of which 3+ years include practice as a CPA/CA or other professional designation.
- Bachelors of Accounting or Finance and a Master’s of Accounting or Finance is preferred.
- Energy/Utilities experience with Big 4 Audit experience.
- Advance Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLookups, IF Formulas and VBA Macros.
- A demonstrated ability to utilize SQL, including writing queries.
- A demonstrated understanding of commodity markets including gas or power, with associated accounting, control, and finance concepts.
- An ability to research accounts, perform and review reconciliations with limited coaching.
- Strong decision making based on quantitative measurements and providing analytical and reasoning capabilities on accounting information.
- A self-starter with strong attention to detail and focus on meeting reasonable deadlines, with an ability to multi-task, prioritize issues and propose solutions to the Finance Leadership Team.
- The ability to perform work as both an individual contributor and as a leader of a team to ensure all deadlines are met.
If you are already registered with The Mason Group, please contact your Recruiting Consultant directly with reference to job #20012.
About The Mason Group - Strategic Search Partners
The Mason Group is a leading recruitment agency that specializes in the recruitment and placement of accounting, finance and banking professionals in permanent or contract positions across the Greater Toronto and Vancouver Areas, for all levels from Financial Analyst to CFO.
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE RECRUITMENT We have recruited for start-ups to Fortune 500s, in virtually every sector of accounting and finance, and have filled roles ranging from Financial Analyst to CFO. Mainly comprised of trained accountants and/or CPAs, we are in a unique position to recognize quality candidates and match them with job opportunities that meet their career ambitions.
Whether you need help with a permanent, contract or temporary search, our recruitment consultants within our Permanent and Contract Divisions can assist you across all industry verticals including financial services, insurance, natural resources, consumer packaged goods, banking, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, IT, real estate and others.
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT Our Banking and Financial Services recruitment consultants have a clear understanding of the industry’s fast pace. We can staff full-time, part-time, contract, project-based and/or temporary type positions, in back- or front-office departments, at an operational or executive level, and we will move quickly to deliver results.
As a candidate, you can be assured that our consultants will work relentlessly on your behalf to find you the right career opportunities within the Banking and Financial Services field.
To learn more about working together visit www.masongroup.ca or call 416-733-9393.