Manager, Financial Analyst - Quebec Advisory; bilingual

Position: Manager, Financial Analyst - Quebec Advisory (bilingual)
Location: Montreal

Overview

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

As a member of the Finance organization and under the guidance of the Director of Finance – Advisory, the Manager Financial Analyst (FA) – Quebec Advisory (QC ADV) oversees the financial operations of the 10 service lines of the Advisory practice in Quebec.
The role includes recognition, valuation, accuracy and completeness of the Business Unit’s financial results and balance sheet, with growing revenue currently of up to $125 million, and the management oversight of WIP and AR balances for 30 to 35 partners, to ensure timely billing and collection.
Key relationships include Functional Managing Partner (FMP), Director of Finance, QC ADV Leadership Team and QC ADV Operations Director.

What you will do

As a member of the practice leadership team, work as a resource and advisor and identify and present long-term or short-term financial and business issues based on current and forecasted trends and recommend solutions to the FMP, ADV QC Leadership, ADV QC Operations Director and Director of Finance.
Prepare monthly financial statements, estimates, KPIs, summaries/dashboards and other financial analysis and management reports for the practice. Review and analyze those results to ensure accuracy and compliance, and provide explanations of variances from budget, last year and most recent forecast and of large or unusual transactions. Create executive summaries and dashboards for the practice leadership and the Director of Finance to understand the key operational drivers and identify areas for focus.
Assist in business planning and prepare the annual financial budgets using input from the QC ADV leadership team, the Director of Finance – Advisory, National Finance and others.
Responsible for the management oversight of WIP and AR balances through regular review and interpretation of exception reports and the reporting of findings to FMP, ADV QC leadership and Director of Finance. Report and follow-up on balances at risk, compliance with policies with respect to share-and-share alike, realization and profitability variances, closeouts with large impacts and review the integrity of the data.  

This would include reviewing the proper coding of engagement business area, profit centre, service codes and estimated fees and provide guidance for the setup of complex engagements and transactions.
Prepare or coordinate various financial analysis with respect to account balances or transaction activity, including specific balance sheet accounts, and prepare journal entries as required. Coordinate the general ledger upload of journal entries for the practice from various Administrative or Finance staff and provide assistance and information as required for quarterly and annual Finance reporting packages as they relate to Quebec Advisory.
Interact with and build relationships with other BES group members providing advice and information in areas such as KPIs, Billings and Collections, recruitment needs, expense coding and Finance policies and procedures in general.
Lead or actively participate in the development and implementation of new policies, procedures or special projects in Finance or the financial aspect of such in initiatives within the business.

What you bring to the role

Accounting designation CPA or equivalent and accounting management experience, preferably in a professional services environment
A finance professional with at least 5 - 7 years’ experience with strong experience in variance analysis
Capability to understand the operational side of business, the key business drivers and their financial impact
Data driven and able to work with large amounts of information from various sources
Strong customer focus and interpersonal skills - the candidate should be able to quickly establish strong relationships with stakeholder individuals and groups at all levels across KPMG
Ability to work under tight deadlines and report to multiple stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong verbal and oral communication in…