Finance Operations and Controls Analyst

Role overview

Finance operations and payment processing

• Process and reconcile cheques, wire transfers, intercompany transfers and other payments; manage high-volume accounts payable and invoice processing.
• Balance cash daily, post transactions accurately and investigate payment discrepancies, invoice exceptions, chargebacks and suspense items.
• Verify invoice coding, approvals, documentation and three-way matching; respond to vendor and internal inquiries.

Reconciliations and reporting

• Reconcile bank, accounts receivable, vendor statement, suspense account and general ledger balances.
• Prepare month-end journal entries, financial schedules, management reports, operational metrics and ad hoc analysis.
• Investigate variances, resolve outstanding items and support month-end close.

Audit, controls and process improvement

• Prepare audit documentation, transaction samples and control evidence; assist with SOX control testing, compliance monitoring and audit readiness.
• Identify control gaps, risks and process inefficiencies; recommend corrective actions and improvements.
• Support workflow standardization, automation, system enhancements, integration testing and process optimization.
• Collaborate across finance, accounting, operations and shared services; maintain shared mailboxes and support special projects.

Required qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of relevant finance operations, accounting, accounts payable, cash operations, shared services or compliance experience.
• Strong knowledge of payments, reconciliations, accounts payable, general ledger accounting, invoice processing and three-way matching.
• Experience with financial controls, audit documentation and compliance processes.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, macros and data analysis; Oracle ERP experience.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical problem-solving and written and verbal communication; able to work independently, manage priorities and meet deadlines.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with AS400, V21, SGI, Maestro or similar financial systems; automated accounts payable workflows or OCR; Microsoft Access; SOX, risk assessments or control testing; system integration testing or process automation.
• High-volume shared services experience and English-French bilingual communication skills are preferred.