Senior Financial Analyst

Company:Finning Canada

Number of Openings:1

Worker Type:Permanent

Position Overview:Are you ready to take your finance career to the next level? Look no further! We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our dynamic team. At Finning we believe in nurturing talent and fostering professional growth.
As the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer, we are renowned for our commitment to excellence and innovation. With a strong presence in Western Canada, we have a rich legacy of 90 years, solidifying our position as a trusted industry leader. Our dedication to continuous improvement and adaptability has been the driving force behind our sustained success.
In this Senior Financial Analyst role, you will collaborate with business stakeholders within the organization to support various financial and business planning initiatives for assigned business functions. You will be influential in developing meaningful financial forecast models and conducting in-depth financial and business analysis.
Our ideal candidate brings financial and accounting experience. You have a solid foundation of accounting. You are passionate and dedicated at what you do and even have an entrepreneurial mindset with a roll up the sleeves work ethic. You bring extensive experience influencing without authority and can work in an environment with competing priorities. You are known to be extremely detail oriented, possess healthy dose of curiosity and thrive in a busy environment.
Our Senior Financial Analysts partner with the business and play a key role in improving operational efficiency while balancing cost management opportunities. You will be part of an organization that is transforming our approach on how we work in these functional groups along with the collaboration of departments.
If this is in line with your next career opportunity, we would love to hear from you today!

Job Description:

• Prepares financial data and summary information for use in management reporting including preparation for executive level presentations across the organization.
• As a key finance business partner, reviews and presents monthly financial operating results, identifying key trends, variances, and areas of improved performance.
• Gather insights from financial and operational information and build customized financial models, management reports and presentations. Performs ad hoc analysis and forecasts for management team.
• Provides information and assistance to management regarding expenditures, purchases and other costs of doing business. Develops recommendations for management decision making.
• Performs financial analysis including conducting research and identifying, designing and implementing applications and tools to fulfill reporting and analysis needs.  Runs various scenarios through models and interprets financial impact.  Measures financial results against budget and forecasts.
• Responsible in the development of the annual budget and analyzes actual and budgeted figures on an ongoing basis.  Creates and maintains detailed budgeted templates; works closely with other departments within the company to ensure that strategic initiatives are achieved
• Contribute to the development of new ideas and approaches to improve work process. A significant focus is placed on continuous innovation, utilizing analytical tools to provide data driven insights. Drive automation.
• Utilizes Finning’s general ledger and reporting systems to pull financials for use in trending and analysis.
• Manage and/ or participate in small projects and provide subject matter expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Accounting/Finance
• Professional designation (CPA, CGA, CMA, CA) is preferred
• Minimum 4-5 years of combined experience in Financial planning and analysis and Accounting would be ideal
• Strong experience with financial analysis, financial modeling and profitability analysis, forecasting and budgeting.
• Industrial sector and strategic planning experience are an asset
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks, organizing details, and meeting tight deadlines.
• Possess healthy dose of curiosity. Knowledge of the link between analysis and business impact.
• Advanced Excel skills, ability to work with lookups, pivot tables
• Proficiency with Microsoft suite of tools (Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• SAP (BPC), budgeting and forecasting and knowledge in various ERP platforms, SQL is considered an asset
• Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects

At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.