Job Description

:IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Business Analyst Intern. The preferred location for this role is our Edmonton office in Alberta, with flexibility to also work from the Verdun office in Montreal and reporting to the Finance Business Partner - Innovation, R&D, and Sustainability.Do not miss the opportunity to join a diverse group of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!JOB PURPOSE & DESCRIPTION:Reporting to the Finance Business partner for Innovation, R&D, and Sustainability, this position is key to business and financial analysis and reporting. The findings of the various analysis will contribute to forecast and budget preparation, enterprise performance management as well as strategic decision-making.KEY RESPONSIBILITES:

• Conducting business analysis and compiling succinct, informative reports on performance, risks and opportunities for senior management.
• Running the main OPEX/CAPEX monthly reports using internal systems.
• Providing operational and investment insights through business and financial analysis (including but not limited to IRRs, ROI, etc).
• Identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and help improve operational and financial performance.
• Assess and identify opportunities to optimize spending and maximize returns.
• Support business partners in finding the root cause of OPEX/CAPEX variances
• Contribute to the design of new processes and simplification of activities, saving operational efforts to run the reports
• Participate on building and maintaining a one source of truth for OPEX alongside other analysts

JOB REQUIREMENTS:Education & Certificates

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field
• CPA and/or MBA an asset
• Bilingualism (French and English preferred)
• Dynamic, innovative thinker with excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Technical Skills & Experience

• Experience in research, innovation, investments or a related field considered an asset
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Advanced MS Power Point skills
• Working with large data sets
• KPIs and performance management experience
• SQL (nice to have) - to connect to Datawarehouse
• Power Bi
• SAP knowledge (nice to have) - will help while transitioning to SAP

COMPETENCIES:

• Strong communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong collaboration skills
• Attention to detail
• Provide insightful reporting to enable effective decision making.
• Quick learner
• Energized by working in a demanding environment.

Improve & Innovate - Seeking to continuously improve the way we work and looking for new and unique approaches and ideas to achieve better outcomes.Promote Diversity & Inclusion - Understanding, valuing, and leveraging differences, and creating an inclusive work environment.KEY RELATIONSHIPS:Finance Business Partners, Marketing, R&D and Innovation ManagersWORKING CONDITIONS:

• Nearly always work indoors in corporate office environment with long periods of sitting
• Employee may experience progressive degrees of changing factors in the work process (changing work priorities, deadlines, accuracy, quotas, conflicting demands)
• Employee will be required to wear protective eyewear, laboratory coat, appropriate gloves, hearing protection, respiratory protection, safety shoes, hard hat, and/or other when visiting DC's or Plants

TRAVEL: noneIPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at