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Senior Financial Analyst - Business Finance Category: Finance
Main location: Canada, Quebec, Montre9al
Position ID:J0826-1659
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description: Ready to take your financial expertise beyond the numbers and make a meaningful impact on business decisions?
Join CGI's GTO business unit as a Senior Financial Analyst, where you'll combine financial analysis, forecasting and accounting expertise with the opportunity to work closely with business and operational leaders across Canada.
As part of our Business Unit Controllership team, you'll play an important role in helping stakeholders understand financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and make informed business decisions.
This position offers the opportunity to take ownership of client and project financials, contribute to financial planning, and navigate the complexities of a large organization.
You'll be part of a collaborative team that values autonomy, accountability and initiative, with opportunities to expand your business knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement.
If you enjoy understanding what drives a business, solving financial challenges and building relationships beyond the finance function, this opportunity could be a great next step in your career.
Your future duties and responsibilities:• Drive financial planning and forecasting: Support budgeting and forecasting processes by developing accurate, well-supported and documented financial plans.
• Partner with business leaders: Work closely with operational stakeholders to understand business activities, financial drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Turn financial data into insights: Analyze financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identify key variances and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Take ownership of client and project financials: Understand contractual terms, assess the financial implications of changes and identify related accounting considerations.
• Contribute to accurate financial reporting: Support month-end activities and ensure financial transactions are recorded accurately and on time.
• Maintain financial integrity: Analyze balance sheet entries and contribute to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Apply accounting expertise: Apply accounting principles, including revenue recognition requirements, and identify situations requiring additional accounting review.
• Challenge assumptions constructively: Use financial analysis and business knowledge to assess forecasts, question assumptions and support informed decision-making.
• Improve financial processes: Identify opportunities to enhance financial analysis, accuracy, efficiency and reporting processes.
• Collaborate on finance initiatives: Manage special requests and contribute to internal finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:• Post-secondary education in accounting, finance or a related discipline.
• CPA designation preferred. Candidates with relevant finance or accounting education and demonstrated accounting experience will also be considered.
• Approximately 4-5+ years of relevant professional experience, ideally including financial analysis, accounting and/or business partnering.
• Strong financial analysis skills, with the ability to understand business drivers and communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work effectively with financial systems and large datasets.
• Understanding of accounting principles and revenue recognition, including exposure to IFRS.
• Ability to collaborate confidently with operational stakeholders and take ownership of financial matters within your area of responsibility.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at different levels, including senior management.
• Demonstrated autonomy, initiative, accountability and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingualism in English and French, with the ability to participate effectively in a predominantly English-language meeting environment.
Assets
• Experience working within a large, complex organization.
• Experience transitioning from a public accounting environment into an industry finance role.
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft.
• Knowledge of Hyperion (Oracle).
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting and visualization tools.
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CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $60,000-$115,000. This role is an existing vacancy.
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- English
- Finance
- French
- Hyperion
- Team Collaboration
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