Senior Financial Analyst
About the role
Our client is public and in the Environmental Services space and looking for a Senior Financial Analyst looking to join their team. As a member of the Corporate Finance team, the key focus of this role is to support the corporate financial close and reporting needs, while working with various business groups to ensure accuracy of financial results.
Responsibilities of the Senior Financial Analyst is as follows but not limited to:
- Perform monthly and quarterly balance sheet and consolidation analysis; investigate and document changes through collaboration with cross-functional departments.
- Prepare and record quarterly topside entries in the GL, ensuring reconciliation and accuracy of ending balances.
- Review new transactions to ensure proper accounting treatment, and provide accounting guidance to various departments.
- Oversee new acquisition PPAs, ensuring proper reconciliation of balances and GL setup for acquired entities. Monitor post-acquisition changes are reflected correctly.
- Maintain and revamp the equity reconciliation process, including intercompany equity, investments, and dividends; ensure consistent presentation across Cognos and Workday. Understand and monitor proper flow of entries and changes are reasonable.
- Prepare and post tax-related journal entries (e.g., current/deferred tax, tax provisions, repo entries).
- Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly consolidation, and support internal and external audits.
- Track late entries post-close and develop validation procedures to reduce timing differences in future reporting cycles.
- Build, customize, and test Workday reports to meet reporting requirements and support ongoing enhancements.
- Identify and resolve issues in Workday and Cognos, including out-of-balance errors and account mapping discrepancies.
- Support initiatives to automate and standardize consolidation, reporting, and continuity processes.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy across various systems and reports used by different teams.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (Tax, External Reporting, Integration, IT, etc.) to ensure accurate financial data and GL coding.
- Mentor and review the work of Financial Analysts, acting as a first-level reviewer before manager review.
- Support ad hoc financial reporting and analysis requests as needed.
- Coordinate efforts to improve timing and accuracy of financial close activities and reduce manual interventions.
Requirements
- CPA designation with 4-5+ years of relevant accounting experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
- Experience with Workday Finance, Cognos, and Blackline is an asset.
- Proven ability to work in a medium to large organization with high transaction volumes.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Flexibility to work additional hours during close cycles.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly communicate with various levels of the organization.
If you are already registered with The Mason Group, please contact your Recruiting Consultant directly with reference to job #19971.
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 Financial Analyst
About the role
Our client is public and in the Environmental Services space and looking for a Senior Financial Analyst looking to join their team. As a member of the Corporate Finance team, the key focus of this role is to support the corporate financial close and reporting needs, while working with various business groups to ensure accuracy of financial results.
Responsibilities of the Senior Financial Analyst is as follows but not limited to:
- Perform monthly and quarterly balance sheet and consolidation analysis; investigate and document changes through collaboration with cross-functional departments.
- Prepare and record quarterly topside entries in the GL, ensuring reconciliation and accuracy of ending balances.
- Review new transactions to ensure proper accounting treatment, and provide accounting guidance to various departments.
- Oversee new acquisition PPAs, ensuring proper reconciliation of balances and GL setup for acquired entities. Monitor post-acquisition changes are reflected correctly.
- Maintain and revamp the equity reconciliation process, including intercompany equity, investments, and dividends; ensure consistent presentation across Cognos and Workday. Understand and monitor proper flow of entries and changes are reasonable.
- Prepare and post tax-related journal entries (e.g., current/deferred tax, tax provisions, repo entries).
- Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly consolidation, and support internal and external audits.
- Track late entries post-close and develop validation procedures to reduce timing differences in future reporting cycles.
- Build, customize, and test Workday reports to meet reporting requirements and support ongoing enhancements.
- Identify and resolve issues in Workday and Cognos, including out-of-balance errors and account mapping discrepancies.
- Support initiatives to automate and standardize consolidation, reporting, and continuity processes.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy across various systems and reports used by different teams.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (Tax, External Reporting, Integration, IT, etc.) to ensure accurate financial data and GL coding.
- Mentor and review the work of Financial Analysts, acting as a first-level reviewer before manager review.
- Support ad hoc financial reporting and analysis requests as needed.
- Coordinate efforts to improve timing and accuracy of financial close activities and reduce manual interventions.
Requirements
- CPA designation with 4-5+ years of relevant accounting experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
- Experience with Workday Finance, Cognos, and Blackline is an asset.
- Proven ability to work in a medium to large organization with high transaction volumes.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Flexibility to work additional hours during close cycles.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly communicate with various levels of the organization.
If you are already registered with The Mason Group, please contact your Recruiting Consultant directly with reference to job #19971.
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.