Financial Analyst
- Contract Length: 12 Months
- Work Type: Hybrid
- Location: Gatineau, QC
Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Job Overview:
The Finance Team is seeking a highly skilled Financial Analyst III to support the organization's accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and regulatory reporting activities. This role plays a key part in the execution of the financial reporting cycle and provides critical analysis to support business planning and decision-making. The successful candidate will contribute to financial reporting, audit activities, regulatory compliance, budgeting processes, and continuous improvement initiatives while working closely with cross-functional stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Support month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciliations, variance analyses, and financial reporting related to capital management, long-term debt, dividends, salaries, and pension activities.
- Prepare, analyze, and distribute monthly and annual financial statements, providing meaningful commentary on financial results and trends.
- Review month-end accounting entries and investigate significant variances across key financial metrics, including volume assumptions, distribution rates, customer growth, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and income taxes.
- Develop and deliver reports, financial data, and ad hoc analyses to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and relevance of information used in business decision-making.
- Assist with interim and year-end audit activities by providing documentation, analysis, and support to auditors.
- Contribute to the preparation of regulatory filings, responses, and supporting documentation.
- Research, evaluate, and document accounting policy decisions in accordance with US GAAP requirements.
- Participate in annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes.
- Identify opportunities to enhance financial processes, reporting practices, and operational efficiencies.
- Maintain, update, and improve financial models and analytical tools to support evolving business requirements.
- Develop broad knowledge across Finance functions and provide support across team activities as needed.
Qualifications
- Professional accounting designation (CPA or equivalent).
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant accounting and financial analysis experience.
- Fluent in both French and English (spoken and written).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team environment while managing responsibilities independently.
- Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.
- Strong leadership, initiative, and teamwork skills.
- High level of accuracy with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to understand, interpret, and apply complex accounting and financial concepts.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Experience with Oracle and Hyperion is considered an asset.
- Knowledge of federal and Quebec tax compliance requirements is an asset.
- Understanding of project profitability analysis and investment evaluation methodologies is considered an asset.
Looking for meaningful work? We can help!
Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/
In order to submit candidates for roles, our clients will sometimes require personal information to confirm the identity of applicants and their legal status to work. Raise will never ask you for personal or banking information unless you have been selected for a job. If you are ever unsure about the legitimacy of this or another job posting by Raise (or have any other questions), please contact us at +1 800-567-9675 or hello@raiserecruiting.com
#ENBC26