Senior Financial Analyst

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for producing consolidated financial reports or information on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The person in charge is the financial reporting and accounting expert, oversees the integrity and quality of the consolidated financial information as well as managing complex accounting issues.
The Senior Financial Analyst – Financial reporting reports to the Director – Consolidation and Corporate Accounting

RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial reporting

• Produce, maintain and automate quarterly and annual audited set of consolidated financial statements and related notes disclosures for Kruger, related subsidiaries and sub-consolidated entities,
• Improve procedures and policies over financial reporting process to ensure the integrity of the information,
• Implement and maintain the updating of the financial reporting system,
• Support the director of Consolidation and Corporate Accounting during the verification of the financial statements with the external auditors
• Establish the data processing needs due to a change in accounting standards or a reorganization, including the analysis of the impact that any change will have on the financial reports,
• Prepare ad hoc reports for the divisions and controllers by creating and/ or improving financial reports,
• Be the key person for the applications of the new accounting rules by the sites and the various divisions and prepare accounting memos
• Work closely with the FP&A team to ensure data alignment across different financial systems and solutions,
• Responsible for ad hoc projects assigned to.

Consolidation

• Oversee the month-end closing process for the consolidated information in the system Cognos Controller and the preparation of consolidated monthly reports generated from the consolidation system,
• Oversee the production of the cash-flow statement on a monthly basis,
• Develop, maintain and create forms in Cognos Controller to improve the clarity and consistency of the information
• Maintain the updating of the consolidation system.

QUALIFICATIONS
ACADEMIC

• University degree in related field, or equivalent work experience
• CPA

EXPERIENCE

• Three (3) to Five (5) years of experience in preparing audited financial statements after obtaining an accounting designation,
• Experience in preparing accounting memos based on IFRS/ASPE accounting standards,
• Expertise in consolidation,
• Knowledge of IBM Cognos Controller, IBM Cognos Disclosure Management (CDM) and JDEdwards is an asset,
• Good knowledge of Microsoft suite.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Solid knowledge of IFRS/ASPE standards,
• Strong analytical skills with attention to details,
• Hands-on and execution oriented,
• Effective communication with the ability to build strong relationship with all roles and level.

LANGUAGES

• Good verbal and written communication skills, both in English and French