Senior Financial Analyst

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting, the Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of corporate accounting and reporting for both internal and external purposes. This role partners closely with key stakeholders across the organization to deliver insightful monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analysis, while serving as the primary owner of accounting and reporting related to People Costs across Cenovus.

The ideal candidate brings strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, along with a high level of attention to detail. They are well-organized, able to manage multiple priorities, and demonstrate effective time management in a fast-paced environment.

What you’ll do:

• Lead corporate financial reporting and analysis, including preparation of financial statement notes, working papers, Financial Reporting Package schedules, and SOX documentation (e.g., Salaries & Benefits, Pension, Other Liabilities, Contingent items, Litigation).

• Perform monthly and quarterly accounting for Payroll and HR, including journal entries, accruals, and variance analysis across employee-related costs (e.g., Pension, Bonus, Vacation, Benefits, Severance, Expat costs).

• Collaborate with Corporate stakeholders to support financial reporting, resolve issues, and improve data quality and processes.

• Drive process alignment, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives, particularly across US Payroll and HR operations.

• Provide mentorship and oversight to a CPA candidate, including reviewing work, ensuring accuracy, and supporting development and deadlines.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• University degree and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience

• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship abilities, including coaching team members, reviewing work, and supporting professional development.

• Strong systems aptitude, with advanced knowledge of SAP and the ability to leverage technology to enhance reporting, streamline processes, and improve data integrity.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a high attention to detail and ability to clearly convey complex information.

We acknowledge the value of transferable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT July 10, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package, employee programs, and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.  

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Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)

• Health & dental benefits

• Substantial mental health coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability benefits

• Employee family assistance

• Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings

• Education assistance for additional development

• Opportunities to work on special projects

• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

• Our values:

  • Protect what matters

  • Do it right

  • Make it better

  • Do it together

• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.

  • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).

  • Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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