Lead Analyst, Financial Planning

6 days ago


Ottawa, Canada Export Development Canada Full time

Export Development Canada (EDC) is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact at home and abroad. EDC offers financial products and knowledge to help Canadian businesses confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risk, and grow their business.

When you join our team, you'll be helping Canadian businesses learn the endless possibilities that open to them through export and help bring their vision, passion, and innovation to the world. Your knowledge and expertise will support more than 25,000 Canadian businesses and their customers in as many as 200 markets worldwide. You'll work amongst the best and brightest in an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters professional development and success. And you'll know that you're making an impact every day - for businesses, for Canada and for the people you work with.

Are you ready to make an impact? Join EDC, recognized as a Top 100 and Top Family-Friendly Employer, as we take on the risk so Canadian businesses can take on the world.

Team/Position Overview

Part of the Enterprise Analytics and Forecasting group that equips EDC with the data and insights that allows us to make informed business decisions, the Financial Planning and Analysis team is seeking to recruit a Senior Financial Analyst to join our diverse team of motivated professionals responsible for providing financial analysis across the organisation.

As the newest addition to our team, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to combine their solid accounting skills with a big picture understanding of business results and the related drivers in order to provide value-added and timely insights to our internal partners. This includes accessing and combining information from multiple information systems to analyze financial results, developing and improving internal and external reports, and implementing continuous improvements. Not only explaining what has occurred, the successful candidate will have a passion for communicating the story behind the numbers.

Our team offers a supportive and collaborative work environment, with opportunities to develop skills and expertise through the wide variety of tasks available on the team.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Provide complex financial analysis and modeling to support decision-making and prepare data and input for reporting, forecasting, and corporate planning purposes.
  2. Develop and sustain management reporting dashboards and reports that deliver insights into financial performance, operational efficiency, and strategic initiatives.
  3. Ensure the provision of strategic, forward-looking financial information in a timely and accurate manner.
  4. Monitor financial performance and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
  5. Conduct variance analysis to compare actual results to budgeted figures, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
  6. Collaborate with senior management to support strategic planning initiatives, providing financial insights and recommendations.
  7. Track and analyze key business measures and objectives, to evaluate performance and support strategic planning.
  8. Provide insights for financial and non-financial stakeholders through analysis, forecasting, and long-range planning.
Screening Criteria
  1. Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or other relevant discipline.
  2. Professional accounting designation such as CPA or equivalent.
  3. Minimum of 5 years of experience in business, accounting and/or financial analysis.
  4. Experience working with large, complex databases.
  5. Knowledge of Power BI, Power Query and DAX.
  6. Advanced knowledge of IFRS, accounting and financial analysis principles and practices.
  7. Excellent MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint capabilities.
  8. Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
  9. Experience with queries, report writing, and data visualization.
  10. Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Assets
  1. Bilingual in both official languages (French and English).
  2. Direct experience working in an FP&A function.
Compensation Details:
  1. CPA - Senior / Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis (Acct. & Financial Analysis 18): Salaries typically range from $92,355 to $123,140 annually, based on qualifications and experiences, plus a performance-based incentive.
Location
  1. Export Development Canada is a hybrid work environment.
  2. This role will be performed from EDC's headquarters in Ottawa, or from the Community Hubs in Toronto or Montreal.
  3. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.
EDC's Commitment to Employment Equity

EDC is committed to employment equity and achieving a diverse workforce. EDC actively encourages applications from women, Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. If selected for an interview, please advise us if you need any special accommodation. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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