Sr. Financial Analyst, Accounting & Consolidation

As a member of the Corporate Finance team, the key focus of this role is to support the corporate financial close and reporting needs, while working with various business groups to ensure accuracy of financial results.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but not limited to following areas:

1.Reporting & Consolidation

• Perform monthly and quarterly balance sheet and consolidation analysis; investigate and document changes through collaboration with cross-functional departments.
• Prepare and record quarterly topside entries in the GL, ensuring reconciliation and accuracy of ending balances.
• Review new transactions to ensure proper accounting treatment, and provide accounting guidance to various departments.
• Oversee new acquisition PPAs, ensuring proper reconciliation of balances and GL setup for acquired entities. Monitor post-acquisition changes are reflected correctly.
• Maintain and revamp the equity reconciliation process, including intercompany equity, investments, and dividends; ensure consistent presentation across Cognos and Workday. Understand and monitor proper flow of entries and changes are reasonable.
• Prepare and post tax-related journal entries (e.g., current/deferred tax, tax provisions, repo entries).
• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly consolidation, and support internal and external audits.
• Track late entries post-close and develop validation procedures to reduce timing differences in future reporting cycles.

2. Systems & Process Improvement

• Build, customize, and test Workday reports to meet reporting requirements and support ongoing enhancements.
• Identify and resolve issues in Workday and Cognos, including out-of-balance errors and account mapping discrepancies.
• Support initiatives to automate and standardize consolidation, reporting, and continuity processes.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy across various systems and reports used by different teams.

3. Collaboration & Oversight

• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Tax, External Reporting, Integration, IT, etc.) to ensure accurate financial data and GL coding.
• Mentor and review the work of Financial Analysts, acting as a first-level reviewer before manager review.
• Support ad hoc financial reporting and analysis requests as needed.
• Coordinate efforts to improve timing and accuracy of financial close activities and reduce manual interventions.

REQUIREMENTS:

• CPA designation with 4-5 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Experience with Workday Finance, Cognos, and Blackline is an asset.
• Proven ability to work in a medium to large organization with high transaction volumes.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to work additional hours during close cycles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly communicate with various levels of the organization.

 

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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