Financial Analyst – Senior

Job title: Financial Analyst – Senior

Company: Randstad


Job description: Our client in the financial industry is looking for a Financial Analyst for a 18 month contract in Toronto. In this role you will work hybrid, 3 days in office.The Financial Analyst will be responsible for preparation of financial accounts and local regulatory reporting, MIS, and tax compliance. In addition, the analyst will manage capital & liquidity reporting and monitoring as well as local statutory audit requirements.Advantages
● Well known and reputable financial company
● Earn a competitive rate within the industry

• Hybrid role
• Long term contract
• Potential for contract extension

Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities

• Assist in month end and quarter end closing activities including journal entry postings; perform bank reconciliation, and financial statements preparation
• Perform fundamental analytics of financial statements and associated reporting schedules prior to submission to mid and senior management
• Responsible for the preparation & lodgement of various regulatory returns to IIROC, OSFI, OSC, CRA (CORP, HST/GST etc) plus statutory reporting requirements
• Prepare quarter end and year end reporting schedules for the Financial Reporting group and Regulatory Reporting group
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

• Liaise with Product Control Group, Operations, and Regulatory Reporting on daily/month end
• Liaise with auditors during their examination of the relevant business lines
• Escalate any issues to line-manager and senior management that may have an adverse effect on the department’s ability to accurately perform financial reporting

Decision-making and Problem Solving

• Keep up-to-date knowledge of technical accounting, tax, and regulatory reporting requirements to better understand the Canada Finance deliverables
• Cross- training in the department to minimize risk to the organization

Risk and Control Objective
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you doQualifications
Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance
• Qualified CA/CPA/CGA
• 3+ years of experience with financial statements reporting, auditing, and controls
• 3 + years of experience with regulatory returns to IIROC, OSFI, statutory reporting, and, CRA (T2, HST/GST)

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP, Strong PC skills (Microsoft Suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Person Specification

• Ability to understand and deal with competing priorities
• Ability to be able to take initiative, analyze, summarize and communicate effectively both in writing and orally
• A professional presence and ability to challenge opinions with confidence
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage through to a successful resolution
• Displays integrity, initiative and commitment through interactions with colleagues and clients
• Demonstrates credibility when dealing with front office staff, senior management, outside regulators and internal audit
• Works well in a team and maintains good relationship with team members
• Shows enthusiasm, initiative and diligence
• Enjoys working in a high pressure and challenging environment
• Attention to detail
• Self starter and finisher with strong ability to multitask

Summary
Interested in the role? Apply online today!Candidates moving to the next step of the recruitment process will be contacted.Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:43:21 GMT

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