Senior Financial Analyst - 6 month contract

This is a 6 month contract with permanent potential

About the Opportunity

• Lead period-end financial activities.
• Ensure adherence to tight month-end schedule, prepare closing journal entries and complete account reconciliations
• Prepare forecasts/budgets based on driver based financial models
• Explain variances of actuals vs forecast/budget and communicate effectively to partners
• Ensure all company financial policies and procedures are adhered to for the assigned responsibility area
• Prepare market data reporting and track commodity market-based performance
• Investigate variances, analyze production data, and provide explanations to management
• * Interpret financial results
• Identify, recommend, and support cost improvement opportunities
• Calculate and update product costs, including Standard Costing updates
• Work with the plant team to ensure inventory related accounting policies are implemented properly
• Support the overall budget process by coordinating with market, plant and other business unit data
• Provide guidance and coaching to non-finance managers regarding issues of financial control and compliance
• Work with team members to drive automation and visualization efforts by identifying and implementing ETL based solutions for system originating data

About You

• CPA or foreign accounting designation
• 3-5 years of full-cycle accounting experience
• Excellent excel skills
• Highly analytical, deadline driven and detailed
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Works well independently and in teams
• *DISCLAIMER**

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote # 473394.

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.