Financial Analyst II

Posting Date :

Posting Number : 65838

Work Location Type : Job Code : 1429

Job Code : 1429

Location : Corporate Office

Reports to : Manager Finance

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Description

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Financial Analyst's role is to provide financial support with the preparation of plan and forecast.

This role will be supporting all planning / forecasting activities along with monthly / quarterly forecast analysis. This role will collaborate with cross functional team to collect all planning / forecasting material and assist with internal and board presentations.

Responsibilities

Planning

• Support with the preparation of annual operating budgets for all functional areas
• Work with the functional leaders in establishing the budgets and forecast while highlighting any risks or opportunities to their financial budgets.
• Assist with the analysis and identifying opportunities in closing the gap between the business performance and strategic objectives.
• Own Rolling / quarterly forecasts (P3, P7 etc) to set baseline for the following year’s budget.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly / quarterly internal and board presentations.

Additional Responsibilities :

Analysis

• Deliver insightful monthly financial analysis on business performance, highlighting key drivers.
• Liase with internal teams in understanding monthly, quarterly, and annual results in detail by identifying trends and anomalies.
• Assist in the preparation of materials for monthly Executive presentations, Canada Post and Audit Committee presentations.
• Generate monthly reporting for the company to be reported on the MBR.
• Develop clear, concise visual dashboards and reports that communicate complex financial data in a user-friendly manner for non-finance professionals.
• Partner with departments to understand their financial needs and tailor reporting solutions that enhance their operational decision-making

Qualifications :

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, CPA
• Minimum of 5 year financial planning / analysis experience in a similar role
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and Powerpoint), knowledge of SAP (Oracle) is an asset
• Ability to think strategically and systematically with strong critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to prepare and present financial information in written and verbal format to non-finance individuals.
• Thrive in a challenging environment with the ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple requests / responsibilities

POSTING DETAILS

Location : 530 - Corporate

Working Conditions : Office Environment

Posting Number : 65838

Reports to : Manager Finance

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