Senior Financial Analyst – Accounting & Finance
**This role requires you to be on-site 4 days per week, Friday is a work from home day.
The Opportunity
Our client, an established, multi-location organization is looking to add a Senior Financial Analyst to its finance team. This position offers a mix of hands-on accounting, accounts receivable analysis and financial operations, with a focus on payment accuracy, reconciliations and supporting business locations.
The role will work closely with finance and operational stakeholders, providing financial support, investigating discrepancies and helping improve reporting processes.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
- Oversee the review and processing of compensation payments, ensuring calculations are accurate and payments are completed within established deadlines.
- Investigate discrepancies by reviewing payment calculations, collections, adjustments and supporting financial information.
- Manage month-end accounting activities, including journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations and AR-to-GL reconciliations.
- Monitor accounts receivable performance, review aging reports, investigate variances and assist with quarterly allowance calculations.
- Provide financial and accounting support to multiple business locations, including newly acquired operations.
- Respond to escalated accounting and AR inquiries and assess requests for account adjustments or write-offs.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve reporting accuracy and strengthen internal controls.
- Share knowledge and provide day-to-day support to more junior team members.
What Will Make You Successful
- Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline.
- At least 4 years of progressive experience in accounting, accounts receivable, financial analysis or payment administration.
- Strong understanding of accounts receivable, reconciliations and month-end accounting.
- Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to work through large data sets and perform detailed financial analysis.
- Experience reviewing payment calculations, identifying discrepancies and resolving financial variances.
- Exposure to ERP systems or financial management software.
- Background in a multi-location business, shared services environment or a high-volume operation would be beneficial.
- CPA designation or progress toward the designation is an asset, but not essential.
The Type of Person They're Looking For
A hands-on, detail-oriented finance professional who takes ownership of their work and is comfortable balancing recurring accounting responsibilities with ad hoc requests. Strong communication skills are important, as this person will regularly interact with operational teams and help resolve financial issues across the business.
Key Details
- Senior-level individual contributor role with some mentorship responsibilities.
- Collaborative finance and operations environment.
- Opportunity to contribute to process improvements and support a growing multi-location organization.
