Consultant - Financial Analysis, Valuations, and Due Diligence 1. Company Name: Sapling Financial Consultants Inc.

- Business Address: 100 Sheppard Avenue East, suite 870, Toronto, M2N 6N5
- Title: Consultant - Financial Analysis, Valuations, and Due Diligence
- Job Duties:

Build comprehensive and complex financial models covering client companies’ operations (revenue and expense drivers), capital structure (debt, equity and other related structures), working capital items (AR, AP, tax, etc.) and full financial statements (balance sheet, cash flow statement and income statement) – LBO, debt/equity raise, budgeting models, plant expansions, project finance, roll-up strategies, etc.

Develop financial analyses/data analyses providing actionable insight to management through spreadsheets constructed with data from accounting/finance systems, operational systems, HR systems, web databases, etc.

Running financial planning and analysis reports for various mid-market companies, which includes preparing budgeting models and running variance analysis of actuals against budget.

Evaluating companies’ short and long-term planning and running models to assess their financial performance and ability to manage working capital and meet their lending covenants obligations

Structure, develop, manage, oversee and implement dynamic spreadsheet “tools” covering a wide range of situations based on client needs. Examples of previous Sapling work in this regard include a manufacturing plant scheduling tool, a plant nursery harvest model, biological asset valuation models, financial statement consolidations, personal finance overviews, life insurance sales models, investment account tax and return calculations, etc.

Conduct in-depth market, industry and company research on clients, and develop decks and reports, for business plans, business cases, valuations, financial analyses and related documents

Build automated Key Performance Indicators Dashboards that drill down into a company’s financial and operational data to identify key business trends and assist with forming a short and long-term finance strategy

Develop quality of earnings databooks and reports, synthesizing financial, accounting, operational and other information from companies going through the M&A; process in order to normalize earnings, and provide assurance around claimed earnings

Develop valuation models and reports,



including en bloc equity valuations, complex financial instrument valuations, purchase price allocations ("PPA"), and other analyses supporting Client’s M&A; transactions and financial reporting process

Assist clients with financial accounting clean-up, including preparing journal entries for required accruals and supporting analyses.

Manage client relationships for our Top Clients, ensuring overall satisfaction, and looking for pertinent opportunities to provide additional services to existing clients. This role will be focused on serving the firm’s largest clients on multi-year engagements spanning across all of our areas of services, with a specific focus in the infrastructure, electricity and renewable energy, and healthcare industries

Mentoring and training team members in building financial models, running financial due diligence and valuations

Oversee and conduct quality control on the work of the Analysts on the team

As required, and depending on available billable work, assist with proposals ("live" client leads, government bids, etc.), marketing material development, writing of white papers and blogs, webinars and seminars to associations and prospective client firms, and help in the process of disseminating marketing materials (emails, webinars, etc.)

- Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full-Time Position
- Language of work: English
- Wage: Base Salary in the range $100,000 - $130,000, Discretionary Bonus in the range $20,000 - $30,000
- Benefits Package:

Group Advantages Package including medical coverage, dental care, vision care, paramedical services, life insurance coverage, and long-term disability coverage

Healthcare spending account of $400 per year, and personal spending account of $750 per year

3-weeks paid vacation and 3 paid sick days per year

Hybrid work environment with 2 days work in the office, and 3 days work from home

Paid study time to work towards CFA, CPA, and CBV designations and covering exam fees for the CFA, CPA,



and CBV designations upon passing

- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Contact Information: Andreea Lupascu, (416) 371-2094, [email protected], 100 Sheppard Avenue East, suite 870, Toronto, M2N 6N5
- Skills Requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (i.e., commerce, economics, business administration, computer science, mathematics, engineering, etc.) is required. An educational background combining both business and economics knowledge with a STEM background is highly desirable.

CFA, CBV, CPA designation or significant progress towards certification is highly desirable. A combination of more than one of the above-mentioned designations is highly desirable.

2+ years of experience in management consulting, corporate finance, financial planning and analysis , public accounting, private equity, transaction advisory or investment banking, or related fields

1+ years experience working with private equity firms and portfolio companies of private equity firm

2+ years experience with modelling, due diligence, and/or valuations in the infrastructure, electricity and renewable energy, and healthcare industries

Strong computer literacy with emphasis on advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Macabacus skills

Knowledge of Power BI, SQL or MySQL databases, and programming (e.g., VBA, Python, etc.) is highly desirable

Intellectual curiosity and passion for learning about new industries and new businesses, as well as new technical skills

Ability to take ownership of responsibilities and see them through to completion

Ability to work independently and manage time and multiple tasks/deadlines/deliverables at once

Strong dedication to the team, clients, and excellent work ethic

Experience with coaching junior staff and providing feedback is considered an asset

Desire to contribute to the firm over the long haul, with the understanding that loyalty and hard work will be recognized in both compensation and responsibilities

- Application Materials:

Resume

Cover Letter

Online Questionnaire

Copy of Portfolio or Relevant Work Examples

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13. Additional Information Website: www.saplingfinancial.com

Career Page: https://www.saplingfinancial.com/careers/

Sapling Financial Consultants is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.

📌 Consultant - Financial Analysis, Valuations, and Due Diligence (Winnipeg)
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