Accounts Payable/financial Analyst

The Company is refreshing its service offerings within a rapidly changing marketplace with significant growth opportunities. The company is in investing heavily in people, infrastructure and growth and has entered a period of rapid development and transformation.

**The Opportunity**

The Accounts Payable and Financial Analyst is directly responsible for all invoices related to external vendors, professionals, employee expense reports, reconciliation of corporate credit card charges and all related accounts payable functions including generating payment batches through the bank. He or she works within a small financial team, having the benefit of being able to understand all accounting processes and functions.

As a Financial Analyst, he or she will be primarily responsible for partnering with operational leadership and finance colleagues to deliver accurate, timely and highly valued accounting and financial support. Other duties include providing regular reports on the organization's progress to the President, Senior Team and Senior Director of Finance. Other duties will be assigned as necessary.

This role will also have opportunity to learn and understand the accounts receivable functions including client collections, as part of the cross
- training.
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Managing 3rd party (associates) and client’s contract; understanding key terms in contracts, financial implications of changes in those terms and the technical accounting impact of contracts
- Create and enforce business rules and processes for management including expense submissions.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with the consulting staff and the associates, as well as the back-office support team.
- Perform additional assignments as required by the needs of the operational unit, company, or as directed by the President and Senior Director of Finance.
- Perform other duties as necessary.

**Detailed Responsibilities**:
**Accounts Payable and Expense Processing**
- Create and enforce business rules for all financial reporting and management including expense submission. (AP)
- Ensure vendor invoices are authorized in line with company policies, and processed onto the accounting system accurately
- Prepare regular creditors reviews, vendor statement reconciliations, and invoice accrual entry
- Ensure purchase orders are matched to vendor invoices, and all invoices are accurately coded at source
- Analyzing and resolving any problems or inconsistences with time or expenses in a timely, resourceful, and professional manner
- Accurate and timely processing of staff expenses and EFT runs
- Month end A/P and general ledger reconciliations with timely resolution of reconciling items
- Ensure appropriate vendor approval prior to setting up the vendor in the A/P ledger
- Processing of expenses paid through company credit cards
- Assist with billing for client reimbursable expenses and receipts

**Financial Analysis**
- Maintain/Develop management reporting including but not limited to utilization reporting, profitability by business line/project, and monthly budget review reporting.
- Prepare detailed monthly analysis of revenues by project categories, and provide detailed variance reports
- Provide reports for projected and actuals timesheet hours. Analyse the variances to help senior team for decision making.
- Provide variance reports for month-by-month head-counts change.
- Manage accuracy of the financial reporting and forecasting in NetSuite/Power BI through data input, accuracy validation, and assist in development of systems controls to ensure data integrity.
- Prepare both recurring and ad hoc reports for the Senior Director of Finance and other management as requested.
- Recommend to management processes/policies designed to enhance and improve the efficiency of operations.
- Other duties as required

**Education and Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience
- 2 or more years’ experience in financial analysis, accounts payables or related field
- Basic knowledge of generally accounting principles, cost accounting, and finance concepts.
- Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
- Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
- Experience in professional services firm management is considered and asset.
- Ability to respond appropriately in pressure situations with a calm and steady demeanour.
- A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management skills.
- Excellent teamwork and team building skills.
- Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with other departments, key business partners, and government agencies.
- Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.

**The Person**
- Highly analytical with a strong business acumen
- Professional, tactful, motivated, adaptable, posit