Senior Financial Analyst

BGIS•Markham, ON

9h•CA$75,440 - CA$100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst provides complex transactional support for a process within a full accounting cycle and is involved in full accounting cycle for a client contract(s) or business unit(s). At this level, the incumbent typically supports multiple portfolios and complex transactions.

Requirements

3-6 years of progressive experience in public accounting or industry roles
University graduation or professional certification (e.g. P. Eng, CMA, CGA or equivalent courses)
Ability to communicate basic accounting principles to support procedures and to explain financial results within the team and to internal customers.
Ability to complete and resolve assigned complex account reconciliation which sees the highest transaction volume or deal with multiple portfolios or business units.
Ability to reconcile and resolve discrepancies between general ledger and sub ledger.
Ability to identify and provide recommendations for issues and process improvement opportunities at account and business unit level following GAAP procedures.
In-depth understanding of audit requirements within scope of responsibility.
Ability to provide input to process documentations and business cases; write variance explanations, summaries of findings and recommendations.
Advanced level knowledge of current accounting systems and MS Office suite of software
Understanding of more complex accounting issues like revenue recognition (% completion/project accounting)
Excellent analytical abilities, including advanced Excel skills to assist with financial modeling (pivot tables, vlookup, etc.)
Ability to operate in high growth environments with an view of implementing more standard processes and best practices
Strong process improvement and/or implementation experience
Detail oriented, self-starter with strong interpersonal, and communication skills
Proactive and good problem solving skills
Completed an Accounting designation program (CGA, CMA, CPA)

Responsibilities

Review project revenue/gross margins & unbilled backlog analysis with the finance/operational leaders for month end review.
Prepare the revenue recognition entries (using percentage of completion revenue recognition) with supporting documents/calculations as required.
Conduct project financial close out and reconciliation.
Record journal entries, and maintain and reconcile general ledger to the job cost and other sub ledgers.
Answering internal and external financial inquiries as it relates to the specific client account.
Perform timely month end close and ensure recording all pertinent transactions including project /labour / various monthly accruals.
Ensure / investigate Accounts Receivable collection, and explanation for overdue balances.
Prepare monthly reports for specific client accounts.
Conduct detailed profitability analysis of variances between planned, forecasted, and actual figures.
Assistance in conducting accurate and complete forecasting of revenue and margins by project.
Provide support for process improvement initiatives.
Provide support for job costing and pricing.
Prepare other ad hoc reports for management as required.
Understand GAAP requirements, particularly around revenue recognition.
Understand basic interactions between financial systems related to the portfolio supported.