Financial Analyst I

BGIS•Markham, ON

6d•CA$54,185 - CA$67,732•Onsite

About The Position

The Financial Analyst I provides standard transactional support for a process within an accounting cycle, can communicate with concerned parties pertaining to transactions and provides support/input for analysis.

Requirements

College/University graduation or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CMA, CGA or equivalent courses)
Minimum of 1 to 3 years of related experience.
Ability to prepare month end journal entries to support proper transaction reporting
Basic understanding of the interactions between sub ledger and general ledger
Understanding of audit requirements
Ability to identify issues or discrepancies in basic transactional accounting
Ability to communicate processes and procedures within the team and to internal customers
Ability to prepare basic memos and provide basic variance explanations.
Entry level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software

Nice To Haves

Registered in an Accounting designation program (CGA, CMA)

Responsibilities

Provides standard transactional support for a process within an Accounting cycle or client account / product line
Ability to complete and resolve assigned basic account reconciliations independently.
Identifies issues or discrepancies in basic transactional accounting.
Understand GAAP requirements relevant to the financial cycle or portfolio supported
Basic understanding of audit and internal control requirements
Maintains accurate and complete records for audits
Gathers audit support data upon request
Entry level knowledge of current accounting systems
Proficient with MS Office suite of software including Excel
Basic understanding of the interactions between financial systems related to the portfolio supported
Able to work with IT and operational teams on basic system setups
Simple data extracts to support the preparation of forecasts
Provides relevant trending analysis to support the preparation of forecasts
Responds to internal requests for ad hoc analysis with guidance from senior team members
Support preparation of internal reports
Support preparation of labour and payroll related reports
Provides support/input into basic business cases
Single, high volume or multiple, low volume portfolios
With standard transactions
Some Concerned parties interaction with transactional level data
Generate routine transactional data to support operational decision making
Awareness of financial obligations of portfolio
Supports delivery of contract/portfolio deliverables of a financial nature in a timely and efficient manner, in areas of less complexity
Understand basic business processes, ensures compliance and appropriate documentation
Identification of basic issues or discrepancies
Has demonstrated a curiosity for the industry and business which they support.
Has made initial connections with operational counterparts in support of transactional processes.