Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Join a top employer and advance your career. Our client, a leader in their field, has partnered with Aplin to hire a Senior Financial Analyst in Brampton, ON. The successful candidate will constantly and consistently push for continuous improvement in business processes with a focus on implementing “Corporate Best Practices” throughout the Group. The position will also be responsible for executing on project deliverables on time and on budget.

Our client follows a hybrid work structure where employees must work three days on site.

Responsibilities:

• Providing financial support in the monthly financial reporting process
• Overseeing and supporting junior staff
• Prepare monthly revenue recognition for project base accounting.
• Preparation of Revenue Recognition Accounting White Papers in line with IFRS15
• Preparation of SRED forecast Schedules on quarterly basis and Annual SRED Tax Return
• Prepare monthly management and external reporting financial packages and support schedules
• Preparing budgets and forecasts including financial analysis for business decisions
• Liaise and support managers to drive the planning process for the BU's
• Analyze data and create financial models
• Conduct monthly variance and trend analyses and report findings
• Identify opportunities for process improvements
• Ensure the SOX controls are implemented and conduct a self-audit of SOX compliance
• Prepare audit schedules and manage/respond to queries from External/Internal auditors

Qualifications:

• Post secondary degree, with professional accounting designation (CA, CPA, CGA, CMA)
• At least 8 years of accumulated experience in relevant accounting disciplines with ideally more than one year in a business environment outside of public practice accounting firms
• Strong analytical skills and organizational acumen to present complex information
• Knowledge and background in project revenue recognition, specifically % of completion method of accounting
• Ability to review contracts/deliverables and relate them to IFRS15 rules
• Strong knowledge of Public Company SOX compliance requirements
• Good working knowledge of SRED tax credits for technology development
• Aptitude for identifying, reviewing, evaluating and analyzing complex information relevant to real business analysis and decision needs, and for presenting appropriate solutions
• Highly skilled with Excel to perform financial modelling
• Prepare and present information with confidence and clarity to senior management
• High level of professionalism, initiative, and creativity
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Security Clearance required: Reliability and Canadian Goods Program

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