Analyst, General finance and accounting

Temporary position for 16 months

As a finance and general accounting analyst, you help manage financial accounts in accordance with the organization’s objectives by producing reports; performing audits, inspections and financial simulations; and analyzing risks, profits and losses. In addition to ensuring financial performance, you help review budget processes. You help manage and monitor the organization’s accounting systems by collecting, processing and recording financial data to accurately reflect the organization’s economic activity. You assist with product and service pricing and financial engineering, financial market transactions, and tax law analysis (including payroll). You analyze and help diagnose issues, provide opinions in accordance with your discipline’s rules, and help develop recommendations and implementation plans. You develop tools, methods and processes. Your projects and initiatives require extensive knowledge of your line of work.

You share ideas and help solve problems using your analytical skills, extensive knowledge of your line of business and ability to manage complexity. You interact with stakeholders working in other fields. You provide discipline-specific support to your unit, clients and partners. More specifically, you will be required to: 

• Analyze and process financial and accounting data and transactions requiring technical or business knowledge

• Identify, input, analyze and interpret data to inform management decision-making and monitor the application of management policies and practices. Make recommendations

• Analyze risks, write reports, prepare recommendations and provide advice on how to implement them

• Help prepare and propose action plans to address issues in accordance with rules and parameters

• Support practitioners by providing accounting and financial information

• Contribute to projects and initiatives in your specialty area. Test systems

• Identify opportunities for improvement and help develop, implement and update methods, procedures and tools in your specialty area. Produce related information and distribute it to practitioners

• Develop and write methods and processes.

What we offer* 

• Competitive salary and annual bonus 

• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year  

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement 

• Group insurance including telemedicine 

• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment 

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria. 

What you bring to the table  

• Bachelor's degree in a related field  

• A minimum of two years of relevant experience  

• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered  

• Knowledge of French is required

Drive results, Situational adaptability

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Trade Union (If applicable)

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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Job Family

General finance and accounting (FG)

Unposting Date

2025-02-11