Financial Analyst

Position overview

Financial reporting and analysis

• Prepare financial reports for Senior Management and Council by collecting, formatting, analyzing, and explaining information.
• Analyze results, investigate unusual variances, and determine root causes using financial and non-financial information.
• Support management planning and decision-making by identifying, maintaining, and evaluating information.
• Research and recommend accounting treatment for new transaction types.

Interim and year-end audit

• Liaise with external auditors regarding audit requirements.
• Maintain the year-end schedule and coordinate timely completion of activities.
• Reconcile accounts, determine accruals, and prepare adjusting entries.
• Prepare year-end working papers and compile financial statements.

Accounting and policies

• Prepare financial accounting adjusting entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Help maintain current and effective internal-control policies and procedures.
• Support maintenance and improvement of financial processes and internal controls.

Education and experience

• A four-year bachelor’s degree is required; a business, finance, or accounting concentration is preferred.
• A completed CPA accounting designation and at least four years of relevant experience in a similar role are required.
• Extensive knowledge of enterprise financial applications, including system administration functions.
• Workday Financials, Cognos, query and reporting tools, property management accounting, and pension financial statements are listed as assets.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required.
• Experience working with senior management, staff, and varied stakeholders.

Skills and abilities

• English-French bilingualism is an asset.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, meet tight deadlines, and perform under pressure.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial reporting skills; strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and diplomatically, exercise judgment, take initiative, and manage multiple priorities.

Workplace and schedule

• Regular full-time opportunity with a hybrid, primarily remote arrangement.
• Work from a home-based office most of the time within Ontario or Québec, with regular office presence one to two days per week; working from the Ottawa office is also an option.

Compensation

• Salary range is CAD 85,500 to CAD 114,400; the role is classified as level 8.

Posting details

• The posting is for an existing vacancy. Selected candidates may be asked to complete a skills assessment.
• Application deadline: October 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EST.