Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Location: Hybrid

SUMMARY

The Finance Analyst provides timely, accurate, and relevant financial reports and analyses, plays a key role in leading budgeting and quarterly forecast reviews, leads annual audit, and prepares statutory reports.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Responsible for month-end close and preparing monthly financial statements, supporting schedules and key metrics dashboard for both the Hospice and Foundation.
• Analyze actual vs budget operating results
• Discuss financial results and relevant matters with budget holders.
• Prepare other ad hoc reports or analyses as required.
• Budgeting and Quarterly Forecast Reviews
• Develop budget and forecasting process.
• Support budget holders in developing annual budget.
• Coordinate capital budget approvals.
• Conduct quarterly review of quarterly forecasts with budget holders, review material adjustments
• Propose enhancements to the budgeting and forecast review process as necessary.
• Annual Audit Support and Statutory Reporting
• Primary contact to external auditors.
• Prepare lead sheets, supporting schedules, and other information for the annual external financial audit.
• Develop and maintain cash flow forecast and investment schedules.
• Advise Director, Finance and Administration of any emerging issues.
• Oversight of Accounts Payable
• Oversee invoice posting, disbursements, and sub-ledger reconciliation.
• Ensure accurate coding to general ledger accounts and timely payment of invoices.
• Supervise the Coordinator, Finance, and volunteers as appropriate.
• Process Improvement and Financial Systems Support
• Recommend financial procedures to ensure compliance, strong internal controls and efficiency and regularly review and update Finance policies as necessary.
• Work with the Manager, Financial Systems on financial systems selection and upgrades as necessary.
• Payroll Backup
• Assumes other related responsibilities, as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

1. Successful completion of CPA designation
2. A minimum of 3 years recent experience in financial accounting, budget preparation, and cost analysis, preferably in a non-profit environment.
3. Or a comparative combination of relevant education and experience.
4. Experience working in a not for profit sector is an asset.

Experience

What you bring to the role:

• Thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Canada Revenue Agency regulations for Canadian Registered Charities.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities with a high accuracy and keen attention to detail.
• Big picture thinker and solution focused approach to meeting tasks at hand and organizational financial requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and the ability to interact with individuals at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and situations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional and personal boundaries.
• Computer literate and knowledge of Sage300 / NetSuite (or similar accounting software) and MS Excel.

You have:

• High integrity; creativity; balance, good judgment, and objectivity; high vision and conceptual capabilities; consultative, facilitate and collaborative; sense of humor.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Demonstrates flexibility that allows you to work with high energy, creative people.
• Able to thrive and effectively manage priorities in a changing, ambiguous environment.

Our client hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equality and diversity within its community and to a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We especially welcome applications from Indigenous persons, visible minority group members, persons with disabilities, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted.

Salary: 28.28/hour