Senior Financial Analyst

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.