Financial Expert

Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Analyst to join our National Finance Team at a leading intellectual property firm. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for supporting the integration of financial accounts into a global public company, ensuring seamless processes, data accuracy, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement new integrated financial metrics to drive business performance and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Perform account reconciliations of selected asset and liability accounts, collaborating with stakeholders to resolve outstanding items promptly.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly journal entries related to banking transactions, intercompany billings, expense allocations, and routine accruals.
• Contribute to regular budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Assist with sales tax compliance and prepare monthly filings.
• Conduct monthly variance analysis of expenses, comparing actual results to budgeted figures and presenting findings to management.
• Establish ongoing data collection mechanisms for newly established corporate reporting.
• Assist with the first IFRS annual financial statement audit and fulfill half-year public company reporting obligations.
• Generate monthly and quarterly financial reports.
• Provide support for ad-hoc financial requests and finance projects as needed.

Requirements:

• Previous experience working in a finance or accounting environment.
• Post-secondary education with a focus on accounting.
• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or is in the process of pursuing a CPA designation.
• Experience or knowledge of international finance reporting standards (IFRS).
• Experience with Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) accounting would be an asset but not required.
• Experience or understanding of strong internal controls.
• High proficiency in Excel including pivots, complex formulas, etc.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and a desire to learn and grow professionally.
• Effective communicator amongst other finance and accounting professionals.
• A strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• The ability to work independently, multitask, and deliver timely results with high quality.
• Aptitude for automating and streamlining financial processes and procedures.
• Proficiency with Power Query is an asset.