Financial analyst

Location Address

40 King street

Hybrid/ Remote

Hybrid – 3 days – Monday and Friday mandatory

Contract Duration

9 Months

Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE

Yes

Schedule Hours

8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs./week (Possible OT)

Story Behind the Need (Reason for hiring)

The team requires additional support to ensures timely, accurate financial statements, reconciliations, and audit deliverables in a high volume, deadline driven environment.

Business group

Global Finance – Financial Accounting & Reporting (Subsidiary Financial Accounting & Reporting)

Project

Ongoing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for Scotia Capital Inc. and multiple wholly owned subsidiaries, including regulatory filings (Statement A, Form 1, CIRO), statutory financial statements, audit schedules, and key control account reconciliations.

Candidate Value Proposition

• Work closely with senior internal stakeholders across Global Banking & Markets, Wealth, Product Control, Risk, Legal, and Audit.
• Gain exposure to complex financial reporting for a major Canadian financial institution.
• Lead critical month end close activities and contribute to regulatory and statutory reporting.
• Develop expertise in legal entity accounting, audit coordination, and financial controls.
• Influence process improvements and efficiency initiatives within Global Finance.

Typical Day in Role

• Perform month end close activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and general ledger lead sheets.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements for internal, regulatory, and statutory reporting.
• Maintain key control account reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Prepare audit schedules, note disclosures, and respond to auditor inquiries.
• Update and maintain litigation and client complaint provision schedules.
• Process Tymetrix receivables, including invoice submissions and deposit journals.
• Liaise with Legal, Regulatory & Compliance, Global Payment Operations, and auditors.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and reporting requests from senior management.

Candidate Requirements / Must Have Skills

2 + years of financial analyst experience.

2 + years of strong accounting foundation with hands on experience in month end close, journal entries, and reconciliations.

2 + years of experience preparing financial statements for regulatory, statutory, or internal reporting.

2+ years of experience with Excel and strong PC skills, including People Soft Financials, Client, OBI, Smart View, or similar systems.

Nice To Have Skills

Experience with process improvement or efficiency initiatives.

Exposure to legal entity accounting, litigation provisions, or operational risk reporting.

Financial institutions experience

Education & Certificates

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Accounting designation (CPA, CA, CMA, CGA) completed or in progress

Best vs. Average Candidate

• Demonstrates deep understanding of financial reporting cycles and regulatory requirements.
• Works confidently and independently during month end with minimal oversight.
• Communicates clearly with senior stakeholders and auditors.
• Shows initiative in identifying issues, proposing solutions, and improving processes.
• Has hands on experience with multiple finance systems and can quickly adapt to new tools.
• Can perform tasks but requires more direction, slower adapt, and less confident with complex reporting or tight deadlines.

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