Senior Financial Analyst

Position

Description:

The Business Unit Finance group of CGI's Corporate Finance division is responsible for assisting the business sectors in its profitable growth and operations by providing value-added decision support and financial analysis.

We have a challenging and rewarding career opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst to support the Toronto Financial Services (TFS) business unit. Reporting directly into the Finance group, you will be primarily responsible for partnering with operational leadership and finance colleagues to deliver accurate, timely and highly valued accounting and financial support.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

The primary functions of this role consist of:
. Analytical support of the budgeting and forecast process, delivering well supported and documented financial plans
. Working closely with BU partners to understand their business, help them understand their financial drivers, and challenge their assumptions
. Delivering accurate, insightful and timely analysis of financial results compared against forecasts and budgets
. Managing project and client financials according to contract; understanding key terms in contracts, financial implications of changes in those terms and the technical accounting impact of contracts
. Preparing and presenting financial results with meaningful/accurate commentary to business unit stakeholders
. Analysis of Balance sheet entries ensuring balance sheet integrity
. Manage audit requests, collaborate on special projects and help drive efficiencies through continuous improvement

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

. Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, CPA mandatory
. 3-4 years of experience in a similar business partner financial analyst role
. Proven analytical skills and ability to communicate to non-finance stakeholders
. A strong work ethic with high level of accountability for delivering quality work
. Proactive attitude towards verifying financial information and initiative to bring issues to resolution
. High level of comfort in challenging business assumptions by leveraging logic and critical thinking
. Highly organized and business process oriented
. Excellent computer skills with MS Office software including Excel, Word, and Power Point
. Previous experience working with industry software such as People Soft, Hyperion (Oracle) would be considered valuable assets

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $65,–$,. This role is an existing vacancy.

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