Job Description

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City Mississauga

Type Direct Hire

Salary $92,000

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About the Company
Our client is a leading organization in the utilities industry. They are looking for a Specialist, Strategic Planning who will provide financial reporting support including monthly financial analysis and presentations to the Executive Management Team on financial results.

Why Work Here

• Amazing work life balance with little overtime requirements
• Fantastic company culture with a lot of people that choose to stay for the long term
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great team of CPAs to work with and learn from
• Excellent boss

About the Opportunity

• Coordinates month-end closing activities by working collaboratively with various departments and ensures the proper responsibilities and deadlines are set and enforced
• Prepares standard monthly financial reporting package for presentation to senior leadership (e.g., financial statements and other financial analysis as required)
• Preparation of quarterly and annual IFRS financial statements and related financial statement notes
• Preparation of quarterly management disclosure and analysis (i.e. year-over-year analysis)
• Provide guidance and support to accounting group and other business units to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal processes and IFRS
• Provides financial data analysis and expertise to assist other departments in attaining their respective objectives relative to process and data quality improvement
• Identifies and recommends process or procedural improvements to improve the quality and timeliness of financial information and to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness for financial reporting
• Continuously improves the efficiency and accuracy of the reporting process including automation of the reporting tools
• Ensure integrity of financial reporting by managing general ledger chart of accounts, including maintaining, updating and mapping of new accounts
• Monitor IFRS developments, interpret, document and provide recommendations on proper application and implementation of these standards into work processes and key deliverables
• Supports the implementation of new accounting and financial reporting requirements under IFRS by modifying existing reports, models, database and other system changes
• Assists with external financial statement audits through the preparation of supporting documentation
• Provides technical expertise in the planning, design and implementation of projects and key initiatives
• Ensures compliance to legislative, regulatory and Health & Safety policies, procedures and standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

About You

• CMA/CGA/CA/CPA designation
• A minimum of 3 years related work experience including financial reporting and variance analysis
• Experience in a unionized utility environment an asset
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of IFRS
• Advanced level of knowledge and experience in financial modeling and management reporting
• Superior proficiency with IT-based automated reporting tools
• Superior proficiency with Excel application
• Proficiency with other MS Office applications
• Knowledge of the energy and utility industries, including a solid understanding of the regulatory environment
• Must hold and maintain a valid class \xe2\x80\x9cG\xe2\x80\x9d driver\'s license

Salary Range
$90,000/year

How to Apply
Click the \xe2\x80\x9cApply Now\xe2\x80\x9d button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats.
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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client\'s requirements for this role.

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