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Job Summary: 

• The Financial Analyst is primarily responsible for financial reporting processes including variance analysis, and hands-on responsibility for the planning and forecasting processes.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Financial accounting and reporting processes, including the preparation of period-end financial statements and required variance analysis and support for all internal and external stakeholders for the Canadian business
• Follow planning and forecasting processes, including maintenance and improvement of excel-based planning models while utilizing SAP and Oracle reporting tools
• Ensure that all financial regulated rate case requirements are responded to in a timely manner
• Responsible for implementing process optimization initiatives to improve the timeliness and accuracy of financial reports
• Interpret and review financial and operational results with the Leadership Team, including marketplace trends, issues and opportunities
• Ability to independently investigate key issues impacting the financial performance of the Canadian business and manage other ad hoc requests from the Canadian Leadership Team as they arise

Working Conditions:

• Open office environment
• Some overtime is required as special projects arise
• Minimal travel

• Hybrid work schedule; a combination of working remotely from home and 1-2 days a week in the office.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or equivalent.
• Professional finance/accounting designation, or in the process of completing (CPA, CMA, CA, CGA, CFA, or MBA)
• At least 1 year of experience working in public accounting or corporate FP&A
• A broad cross-section of experience that includes an understanding of US GAAP and IFRS, financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls, accounting policies and procedures, and tax and regulatory requirements
• Excellent MS Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Communication and stakeholder management – the ability to build positive relationships, influence, and constructively challenge
• Commercial acumen – operations and industry perspective; ability to link performance to external factors
• Strategic thinking – ability to step away from detail and see the bigger picture to help shape the future
• Critical financial thinking – ability to interrogate, analyze and derive insight from data; intellectually curious
• Systems expertise – in key finance systems (SAP, Oracle)
• Strong technical accounting and financial planning skills gained through public practice or similar role in a large organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently maintains, or is working towards, a CPA designation
• Experience working with ERP systems, preferably with SAP / Oracle

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