Senior Financial Analyst
- Employer
- North American Construction Group
- Location
- Office
- Salary
- Semi-Monthly
- Ref
- 2022-14033
- Starts
- Closes
- Job Industry
- Mining
- CPA Status
- CPA Member, CPA Candidate
- Job Type
- Contract
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Company’s SOX compliance and reporting process to comply with regulatory requirements (notably Sarbanes-Oxley legislation) and sound business practice.
- Oversee the day-to-day management of the Company’s Internal Control tracking, testing, and reporting software and oversight of all documentation updates, control testing and control issue action plans.
- Oversee the timely completion of quarterly and annual assessments of internal controls (including scheduled testing of controls), remediation of audit comments and internal control weaknesses.
- Remain current in the technical understanding of the requirements and reporting for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- Provide quarterly and annual internal control integrity reporting to senior management.
- Work with all business process owners to develop, document, implement, monitor and report internal controls designed to mitigate Company-wide risk (as defined by the Company’s framework of key risks and mitigating controls).
- Ensure the timely and accurate maintenance of business process and internal control documentation and make recommendations to management for improvements to the control environment to eliminate or minimize business risks.
- Lead the Company’s fraud risk and financial risk assessments and develop reporting to be presented to senior management and the audit committee.
- Support the execution of the internal audit process.
- Perform financial, operational and IT audits including assessment of internal controls, with particular focus on internal controls over financial reporting.
- Technical accounting analysis in support of the finance department or training.
- Collaborate with internal groups and monitor business activities to ensure timely identification of accounting and financial reporting matters and recommend practical solutions associated with contemplated business transactions.
- Interpret accounting pronouncements and bulletins, research technical accounting applications for complex business transactions and other ad hoc technical analysis.
- Collate and communicate findings through position papers and other formal written communication methods.
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Economics or Business Administration related to Finance and Accounting.
- Within degree education or supplemental to, courses related to risk assessment and controls auditing preferred.
- Designated in Canadian accounting program (CPA, CA, CMA or CGA) required.
- Five years’ experience in an Accounting, Finance and/or SOX-compliant business environment.
- Highly organized and detail oriented to track results.
- Strong understanding of business risks, internal controls and interdependencies within an end-to-end control environment.
- A strong working knowledge and understanding of information systems and control environments used for control monitoring, control activities and auditing.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills (creative and innovative).
- Proficient user of Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint etc.) with a strong knowledge of Excel and Visio.