Job Description
Manpower is currently looking for a Senior Financial Analyst, O&M BP in Chatham for one of our client, Canada's leading suppliers of renewable energy.
Are you interested in playing a key role in Finance for our North American Green Power assets?
Location: Chatham, ON
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Provide financial support, analysis and interpretation of financial and operational performance on a timely basis to various operating groups, as required to support their business and strategic decisions;
* Responsible for performing month end tasks, budgeting, forecasting, and all variance analysis for the assigned operating group including Operation and Maintenance and Capital financial management to meet established expectations and targets;
* Responsible for monthly reporting to Managers, Directors and Senior Leadership on financial information relating to Budgets, Forecasts, and Actuals with recommended mitigation strategies to attain financial targets;
* Provide and recommend, where necessary, a streamlined and common approach to analytics carried out within the operating groups and the dependencies that impact financial outcomes throughout Gas Distribution (GD) in a timely manner;
* Develop relationships with the operating groups, particularly with individuals responsible for compilation and assessment of financial data, including forecasts, with a view to understanding and validating the processes used by them in generating their outputs;
* Working collaboratively with key Gas Distribution stakeholders, lead the development of forecasts and the annual budget and long range forecast for Gas Distribution;
* Provide ad hoc/off-cycle data, reporting, and analysis as requested, ensuring accurate, relevant information is provided for management decision making;
* Ensure financial reporting/tracking is consistent with Regulatory framework;
* Support key SOX controls and Audit requirements;
MUST HAVE qualifications:
* University Degree (Business or Finance)
* 2+ years of post-qualification experience with business performance analytics related roles
NICE TO HAVE qualifications:
* Finance related designation (CMA, CA, CPA, CGA, or MBA) preferred
* Highly analytical with superior financial modeling skills and the ability to communicate findings and recommendations to internal groups and budget owners in a meaningful manner with business context
* Good working knowledge of SAP, Oracle and Hyperion preferred
* Highly proficient in the use of Excel
* Strong demonstrated competencies in interpersonal skills, oral and written communications, persuasion and influencing skills
* Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
* Experience with prioritizing work and implementing processes and ongoing process improvements to streamline and optimize work
Share our core values of Integrity, Safety and Respect
Working Conditions:
- OT occasionally required during critical financial reporting periods
- working remotely at first
- once office re-opens, resource is expected to work on site
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