Financial Analyst

Location: Alberta, Canada
Job Type: Contract / Temporary
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–4:30 PM Mountain Time
Experience: 5+ Years of Progressive Financial/Accounting Experience
Skilled Designation: CPA or Actively Pursuing CPA

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Financial Analyst to provide financial accounting, analysis, and reporting support within a large and complex organization.

This role will support a broad range of finance and accounting functions, including financial reporting, general ledger accounting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, grant and revenue reporting, reconciliations, internal controls, audit support, and month-end/year-end close activities.

This is not solely an FP&A-focused; position. Candidates should have a robust foundation in financial accounting and reporting, with hands-on experience preparing journal entries, performing detailed reconciliations, analyzing financial statements, and producing accurate financial reports under tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare and support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.

- Prepare financial statements, supporting schedules, and financial statement notes.

- Perform general ledger account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.

- Prepare and process journal entries.

- Analyze financial statement variances and identify the underlying causes.

- Perform balance sheet, cash flow, net debt, and accumulated surplus analysis.

- Support month-end and year-end financial close activities.

- Reconcile revenue accounts and restricted funding receipts.

- Assist with operating and restricted-fund accounting.

- Prepare variance analyses and complex financial reports.

- Support grant and restricted-fund reporting.

- Monitor deferred revenue and grant balances,



including expiring funding.

- Assist with fixed-asset and capital-revenue accounting.

- Support payroll, banking, and balance-sheet account reconciliations.

- Support subledger interfaces, billings, and remittances.

- Assist with internal and external audit requests.

- Prepare supporting schedules, worksheets, reconciliations, and documentation for auditors.

- Support Chart of Accounts maintenance.

- Assist with time-sensitive financial reporting and regulatory reporting deliverables.

- Ensure financial information is accurate, complete, and compliant with applicable accounting standards and organizational policies.

- Work collaboratively with finance teams and stakeholders to resolve accounting and reporting issues.

- Manage multiple priorities while meeting strict reporting deadlines.

Required Qualifications & Experience

- Minimum 5 years of progressive financial/accounting experience.

- CPA designation or actively pursuing CPA designation.

- Strong background in financial accounting and financial reporting.

- Experience analyzing financial statements and financial data.

- Strong General Ledger (GL) and account reconciliation experience.

- Hands-on experience with month-end and year-end close.

- Experience preparing and processing journal entries.

- Strong variance analysis and financial analysis skills.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.





- Experience working with financial systems and database applications in a large or complex organization.

- Ability to prepare complex financial reports, reconciliations, and analyses.

- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.

- Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet tight, time-sensitive deadlines.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in one or more of the following:

- Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS).

- Canadian public-sector accounting.

- Healthcare finance or accounting.

- Provincial government or public-sector organizations.

- Grant accounting and reporting.

- Restricted-fund accounting.

- External audit support.

- Financial statement preparation.

- Deferred revenue accounting.

- Capital asset accounting.

- Public-sector financial reporting processes.

- ASPE, IFRS, and GAAP.

- Internal controls over financial reporting.

- Government or enterprise financial reporting systems.

Key Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

- High initiative and accountability.

- Sound professional judgment and decision-making.

- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

- Ability to prioritize competing assignments.

- Strong deadline management and organizational skills.

- Professional written and verbal communication.

- Collaborative approach to working with finance and business stakeholders.

- Strong stakeholder-management skills.

- Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

- Comfort working in a large, complex, and deadline-driven environment.

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