Senior Analyst, Accounting Operations

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze issues, propose solutions to complex problems, and support training and communication for change.
• Produce and analyze reports, recommendations, action plans, statistical reports, and dashboards.
• Develop analytical reports, validate content, and follow up on results.
• Coordinate internal and external audit work, including control follow-up.
• Document and escalate policy-related issues and participate in change-management plans.
• Participate in system-change testing and controls, and project and process implementation testing.
• Develop, improve, and maintain management reports and dashboards.
• Prepare accounting operations documentation and lead team improvement initiatives.
• Support change management; train and coach managers, professionals, and unionized staff.
• Measure initiative and improvement results and support users across departments and the team.

Candidate requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or operations.
• Six to eight years of experience in task management, prioritization, and process review within accounting operations.
• Strong knowledge of general accounting and year-end accounting processes.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI, plus aptitude for accounting operations systems.
• Oracle knowledge is an asset.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, communication, and change-management abilities.
• Proven process improvement, quality control, performance indicator, and analytical skills; able to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication in both official languages.

Tools and systems

• The posting names Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Oracle; Oracle knowledge is an asset.

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