Financial Analyst

Téléfilm Canada | Telefilm Canada • Montreal, QC

2d • CA$66,700 - CA$83,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

Telefilm Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population. The organization promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion, and encourages all individuals to voluntarily indicate if they identify as a woman, a member of an Indigenous community, a person with a disability, a member of a racialized group or other. Telefilm Canada also strives to respect the principles of accessibility by making our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any accommodation at any point in the application and hiring process, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. As a responsible leader in, and champion of, the Canadian audiovisual industry, Telefilm Canada commits to adopting sustainability as a lens through which we work. This commitment is in alignment with the Government of Canada’s target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Requirements

• College diploma in accounting (3-year college program or equivalent), generally accompanied by six to nine (6–9) years of relevant experience; or a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration (with a concentration in accounting), generally accompanied by three to five (3–5) years of relevant experience; or any other combination of equivalent and relevant experience;
• Strong attention to detail and thoroughness in processing transactions and performing financial analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and comfort with analyzing structured data
• Must have a solid grasp of and a good understanding of basic financial concepts (e.g., revenue cycle, revenue, accounts receivable, collections, discrepancies, reconciliations)
• Excellent persuasion and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work on and optimize policies, processes, and procedures.
• Excellent command of French and English, both spoken and written, at the CBC level.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the Oracle financial system is a plus.
• Knowledge of best practices in accounts receivable collection is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external clients regarding operational reports, accounts receivable, and other compliance and collection activities for Telefilm and the CMFPA.
• Analyze and validate the data contained in the operational reports submitted by producers and distributors to Telefilm and, as applicable, to the CMF.
• Follow up on collection cases by applying best practices in collections.
• Analyze accounts receivable and follow up on delinquency and collection cases, including performing the necessary audits, reconciliations, and communications with clients.
• Prepare billing requests, manual invoice reimbursements, and reimbursement agreements in accordance with current administrative and financial processes.
• Prepare periodic financial reports (end-of-period, quarterly, annual) as applicable.
• Participate in department activities and contribute to the improvement of systems, tools, and work methods to support the efficiency and quality of financial monitoring.
• Continuously improve the processes and practices implemented as part of department activities.
• Collaborate with finance technicians and support them in processing transactions related to the revenue cycle, as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree