Financial Analyst

Job Description Responsibilities:

- Month-end close functions

- Fixed asset reviews

- Capital project closing

- Cycle count procedures

- Spare parts inventories

- Monthly and periodic stockpile surveys

- Slow moving inventory quarterly adjustment

- Budget and 7+5 forecast support and preparation

- Bulk material purchase price variance analysis (periodic)

- Periodic tax reporting as needed

- Periodic tax department requests

- Weekly forecasts – Comparison of budget vs actual

- Reconcile finished goods inventory

- Bi-annual lease review analysis – property review

- Business insurance requests

- Daily spending activity review

- Ad-hoc requests from Operations & Regional Controller

- Government ad-hoc reporting

- External audit support

- Building Standard cost models annually

- Preparing monthly financial presentations

- All other duties as assigned

Basic Requirements:

- Level of Experience: 0-5 years & up

- Fluent speaking and writing English

- Bachelors in Accounting, Finance and/or Other Business Related Degree/ Diploma

- Professional designation or working towards a professional designation preferred but not required

Knowledge & Skills:

- High attention to detail

- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations

- Ability to write reports and business correspondence

- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, clients, customers and the general public

- Effective verbal and written communication skills enabling the individual to work effectively with various levels of organizational management, across functional areas in both the corporate office and operating locations

- Demonstrate proficiency with computer operation and software systems including but not limited to Microsoft Office. Experience with various modules within the corporation’s SAP ERP system would be a benefit.

- Strong analytical, problem solving and presentation skills

- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments

- Self starter with the ability to work independently and generate accurate and timely results

- Ability to build relationships and work within a team environment

- Ability to lead and influence in a peer environment without authority over the environment

- Demonstrate system, project and people management skills to oversee various actives while motivating and guiding others to accomplish common goals

- Conceptual thinking with the skill to see the big picture and understanding the wider knowledge in context with the organization’s strategy

- Ability to maintain positive and responsive interpersonal relationships

- Ability to work collaboratively with other departments

- Customer service focus that anticipates both internal and external customer requests in a manner that shows a commitment to continuous improvement and delivers a high quality output

- Exhibits a positive and proactive attitude with high initiative and the ability to perform with minimal supervision

- Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts with a win-win approach

- Forward thinking and challenging the status quo

- Support technical and corporate initiatives toward digitization and sustainability

- Adaptable to changing and competing priorities