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Analyst, Financial Reporting Job Description
- Reporting of P&L, Balance Sheet, footnote schedules and Inter-company results to Headquarters
- Income Statement trend and variance analysis
- Monthly preparation of roll forwards/reconciliation
- Assist in developing budgets for Function/departments
- Demonstrate knowledge of legal entities including month-end journal entries, cash reconciliations, and balance sheet substantiation
- Review all P&L and balance sheet intercompany breaks
- Resolve issues during month-end close
- Monitor, review and analyze territory monthly financial packages and prepare required reconciliations and adjustments, including monitoring SOX documents for proper documentation
- Responsible for account analysis and reconciliation's for various balance sheet accounts
- Preparation of various monthly journal entries
- Assist in preparation of monthly Corporate reporting including profit/loss, cash flow, and balance sheet
- Assist Management with Corporate special requests
- Use various computer applications and work with IT to troubleshoot and resolve system issues for multiple programs
- CPA (certified or in process)
- 1-3 years of experience in accounting, including a minimum of 1 year with a National Accounting Firm, experience with public companies is required
- Analytical and extremely detail oriented and deadline driven, with the ability to prioritize, focus, and thrive in a high paced multi-tasking environment, while maintaining accuracy in all functions
Analyst, Financial Reporting Job Description
- Review of general ledger accounts and performs validations to ensure properly stated…
- Preparing business recommendations based on financial analysis
- Driving net income optimization through sales, margin, and expense analysis
- Analyzing customer profitability, productivity and financial performance
- Preparing business case and ad hoc analyses as needed
- Assisting business leaders in the preparation of budgets and forecasts
- Leading complex, integrated projects that require involvement of various areas of the business
- Audit lead for investment funds for assigned clients
- Consolidate bi-annual budget and prepare related schedules
- Consolidate monthly forecasts and prepare related schedules
- CPA designation or equivalent accounting professional qualifications will be preferred
- 2+ years of Big 4 Public Accounting experience with exposure to different industries
- Experience with Oracle or other top tier accounting software is a plus
- 3 - 5 years Financial services / accountancy experience
- Auditing and accounts preparation experience
- Minimum of 5-10 years financial experience
Analyst, Financial Reporting Job Description
- Executive presentations – Supports completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual presentations for CEO/CFO use and presentation to corporate
- Annual planning process – Responsible for reporting and validations throughout the plan process completion of the annual Plan Book reporting in a timely manner once plan has been completed
- Assist with other analytics, projects, and requests as needed including forecast consolidation and cash flow processes
- Preparation of monthly financial statements and reporting packages
- Maintain accounts and cost centers for reporting purposes
- Audit lead – work with internal departments to provide audit reports & responses to audit queries on agreed upon timelines
- Reviewing and recording monthly journal entries account reconciliations
- Ensuring monthly close deadlines are met
- Prepare and account for monthly outlooks and annual budgets for ~30+ entities
- Analyzing and rectifying improper financial statement activity
- The Revenue Transfer Pricing process repatriates Profit and Loss back to the entity that is bearing the risk
- Cost Recharge involves ensuring costs are recharged from the booking location to the benefiting location to support matching principles under accounting
- The Finance Transfer Pricing staff is responsible for ensuring implementation of arrangements regarding revenue transfer pricing, sales credit and cost recharges
- CPA, CGFM, CDFM preferred
- 3-5+ years of business planning and/or financial investment experience
- Capable of demonstrating solid analytical thinking
Analyst, Financial Reporting Job Description
- Prepare and circulate fixed asset reconciliation reports and project status reports.
- Maintain and monitor information necessary for fixed asset and lease accounting/disclosures
- Business partnering with various internal teams external partners
- Perform internal audit and SOX tests
- Compile and produce legal financial statements with applicable notes
- Complete Statistics Canada surveys
- Assists with monthly analysis or reconciliation in BlackLine
- Act as business partner with various stakeholders
- Recommend and implement process and system improvements
- Produce follow-up reports and variance analyses, as needed
- Understanding of financial statements and reporting a plus
- Must have strong analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to work with diverse groups of internal clients
- 3-5 years’ experience in a mid to large size organization
- Experience with enterprise incident management tool such as Call Management System (CA tool AHD)
- Strong problem solving, time management, prioritization, delegation and organizational skills
- Bachelor’s Degree (or 4 years of equivalent work experience), preferably in Accounting, Finance, or related field
Analyst, Financial Reporting Job Description
- The Analyst is responsible for the creation and delivery of a variety of reporting projects, including maintaining and updating Access models, reconciling client’s excel files to system results and assisting clients as needed
- Responsible for HFM enhancements, process improvements and any other special projects delegated from management
- Prepare/record journal entries
- Analyze, research, and report on both monthly National Center financial activities and on an ad hoc basis
- Prepare basic journal entries as part of monthly close analysis cycle
- Analyze and report on budget changes and requests that are submitted by Budget Managers
- Calculate and prepare portions of the National Center budget
- Provide high quality, timely customer service to internal and external customers
- Assist in annual financial audit by preparing year-end journal entries, work papers and analyses
- Prepare balance sheet and cash flow statement on a monthly/quarterly basis
- 3 to 5 years Corporate Accounting Experience (would consider 2-3 years of Public Accounting)
- Ability to manage change and work in a team
- Experience in finance or commercial finance processes, business or data analysis, or a B Com degree, are preferred
- Experience working with and utilizing large data sets
- Prior experience with employee services processes in a shared services environment
- Willingness to work to the requirements of the role, especially at month-, quarter- or year-end stretch times