Agricorp is looking for an Associate Financial Analyst (Contract) to join our Finance department in the Corporate Services division. Agricorp’s Finance department is a dynamic, professional team responsible for day-to-day financial operations, including, investments, reconciliations and financial analysis, that support Agricorp’s overall strategic plan.
The Role
As the Associate Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for the delivery of specific Finance services, such as treasury, budgeting and reporting. You will also interpret and execute plans to ensure accuracy and timeliness, adhering to Agricorp policies, procedures, and standards and industry standards. In this role, you will:
- Be responsible for daily outputs, such as transaction processing and recording, government remittances, account analysis and reconciliations, variance investigations and analysis, and peer reviews
- Prepare and develop new financial and management reporting, analytical commentary, and ad hoc analysis as required by management and stakeholders
- Research and investigate accounting and operational issues
- Participate and support efforts related to preparation of financial statements and schedules, including supporting working papers, for audit purposes
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Participate in finance and company projects and initiatives (e.g. quality and efficiency improvements)
- Use knowledge and expertise to promote financial understanding across the organization
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with appropriate levels of personnel across Agricorp, including management, the senior management team and non-management personnel
Job status: 12.5 month contract (posting for an existing vacancy)
Salary: $35.19/hour - $41.40/hour
Work status: Full time in office
Location: Guelph
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree in business, accounting, finance or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years relevant experience
- Understanding specific financial or accounting systems for planning, reporting and analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Office (specifically advanced Excel) and Power Query and Power BI
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP an asset
- Experience in the public sector is an asset
- Current enrollment in CPA program encouraged to apply
Key Competencies
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Analytical thinking – Uses facts and available information to develop logical assumptions
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