
Sr. Financial Analyst
- Waterdown, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Prepare all Financial Planning and Analysis reporting as required by Finance
- Develops key analytics describing business changes, etc.
- Recommend changes to standard reporting to better highlight key business issues and concerns
- First point of contact for Internal Research and Development (IRAD) expenses and Selling, General & Administrative (SG&A) expenses to support corporate reporting
- Support and continuously improve the Monthly Financial Review (MFR) process
- Support and build relationships with key users in Engineering and SG&A functions
- Perform analysis on Net Present Value and Return on Investment for IRAD projects
- Compile and analyze financial and non-financial data pertaining to all discretionary spend departments
- Maintain Forecasting and Budgeting (MiFAB) internal software for FP&A
- Prepare, coordinate, and consolidate various downstream scheduled and ad-hoc analyses and reports with expectation to propose solutions to problems for others review
- Ability to work independently under regular direction and guidance on non-routine tasks requiring judgement, ownership, and initiative
- Advanced MS Excel skills required
- Intermediate knowledge in other MS Office suite software (PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams)
- HFM and SmartView reporting writing an asset
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and data organization / interpretation skills
- Financial modeling and financial statement analysis skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize workload, and meet tight or conflicting deadlines
- Continuous improvement mindset and suggests continuous improvement activities / initiatives
- Prior experience in planning & budgeting an asset
- Basic knowledge of Power Query considered an asset
- Basic knowledge of dashboard software like Tableau and Power BI considered an asset
- Requires proficient knowledge of job area.
- May have practical knowledge of project management.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, or Accounting or College Diploma and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience
- Graduate Degree of equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience