Financial Controls and Communication Analyst

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• Term: 12 months
• Employment Type:
  
  Temporary (Secondment or contract opportunity)
• Time Type:
  Full time
• Hiring Range: $73,695.42 - $92,119.28

• Design and execute internal control reviews
• Document business processes and internal controls within financial business cycles, identifying control gaps, and working with the financial/business cycle stream leads (or their delegates) to address them
• Analyze specific financial data to help identify trends or patterns that could be indicative of fraudulent activities
• Participate in designing a review plan and testing templates for new test items identified
• Conduct post-reviews of financial transactions (i.e., bank deposits, P-Card, reimbursement claims, etc.) to ensure processes are followed, identify control improvements, and evaluate compliance with internal policies and procedures and with external statutes and regulations
• Produce accurate, timely, and complete analysis and reports related to the results of internal control reviews completed
• Assist in the preparation of review findings and recommendations for communication to the University community
• Support the development and delivery of communications and training
• Assist in preparation and distribution of various communications throughout the year, including year-end memos and instructions, systems upgrade information, new initiatives and developments and other relevant information
• Update and develop content for the Finance WCMS website(s) and Confluence wiki
• Assess inventory of financial information currently available to the University community (website/SharePoint/Confluence/other), develop a schedule for refreshing such guidance on a periodic basis, and assist in updating Finance-related materials according to the schedule
• In collaboration with the functional areas within Finance, participate in developing manuals and training materials for financial processes and systems
• Provide advice, training and direction on policies, controls, and best practices
• Keep current on changes in accounting, best business practices, as well as government and University policies and procedures, to apply sound professional judgment and recommend improvements
• Participate in evaluating business and accounting issues which requires identifying problems, researching alternatives, preparing analysis, and making recommendations
• Review financial business practices and processes, including segregation of duties and security access, recommending improvements, as required
• Assist in development and/or delivery of training sessions for University staff and faculty on financial and business practices
• In collaboration with the functional areas within Finance, assist in developing or updating manuals and training materials for financial processes and systems
• Participate in system upgrade and testing project teams
• Participate in and support other department projects and complete other assignments as required
• Provide backup to other Finance functions as required
• Develop productive, collaborative working relationships with colleagues
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement in terms of efficiencies and leveraging financial systems capabilities and new technologies

• University undergraduate degree preferably in Accounting, Business or Finance
• Chart…