Detail-oriented with independent and team working capabilities
Post-secondary education or relevant experience, preferably with audit background
Professional accounting designation (CA/CMA/CGA)
Minimum 3 years of experience in financial services or enterprise financial systems.
Responsibilities
Assist in gathering and documenting requirements from finance and accounting stakeholders
Support chart of accounts design and data migration activities
Complete monthly financial statements and assist with quarterly reviews and annual audits
Provide backup support to the Finance team
Update the accounting manual for the Finance team
Complete special projects as assigned by management
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits program including Health Spending Account and Maternity/Parental Leave Top Up
Extensive training programs for employee success
Modern office environment that fosters collaboration
Supportive teamwork culture
Opportunities for community involvement through charity events
Ongoing social events throughout the year
Full Job Description
The Opportunity
The Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting is responsible for assisting with the implementation of a new accounting system, the preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and special projects as requested by management. This individual will play a pivotal role in planning, testing, deployment, and post-launch support of the financial system implementation.
How you will contribute:
Assist in the gathering, analysis, and documentation of requirements from finance and accounting stakeholders.
Support chart of accounts design, data mapping, data migration activities from legacy systems to new platforms and validate system outputs and reconciliations
Support the completion of monthly financial statements, quarterly reviews, and annual financial audits with the external auditors
Provide backup support to Finance team
Update accounting manual for Finance team
Complete special projects as assigned by management
The experience you need:
Knowledge of IFRS
Ability to work with complex Excel spreadsheets
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to work under pressure and meet multiple deadlines
Ability to work independently and at the same time able to work within a team environment
Detail oriented
Post-secondary education or relevant work experience, preferably with audit experience
Professional accounting designation, CA/CMA/CGA
Minimum of 3 years of professional experience preferably in the financial services industry or supporting enterprise financial systems (ERP, FP&A, or accounting software like SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, Workday, etc.).
Core and Functional Competencies Required for the Role:
Team Orientation
Analytical Thinking
Problem Identification and Solution
Communication Skills
Numerical Aptitude
Efficient and Effective
Project Management
Initiative
Organized
Working Environment and Physical Demands Analysis:
Office environment
Periods of high volume with tight timelines
Long periods of stationary position/sitting
Prolonged periods of repetitive movement (i.e. using a keyboard and mouse)
Long periods of time in viewing a computer screen
Multi-tasking may include speaking to customers on a telephone call while looking up information on a computer program.
Why join First National?
Competitive Compensation
Comprehensive benefits program (i.e., Health Spending Account, Maternity and Parental Leave Top Up)
Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success
Modern office environment conducive to collaboration
Supportive teamwork culture
Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities
Ongoing social events throughout the year
The team you'll join:
Founded in 1988, First National is one of Canada's largest non-bank lenders. We provide residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel and we are Canada's largest commercial mortgage lender.
First National has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and we are proud that our employee engagement feedback is higher than our industry partners.
We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this existing vacancy, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Artificial Intelligence is not used in our recruitment or hiring process for this role.
