Senior Financial Business Partner POST NUMBER: 440879
Our client is an environmental organization. They are looking for a Senior Financial Business Partner to join their team!
Why Work Here
- Collaborative and diverse team
Budgeting, Financial Planning and Analytics (40%)
- Support financial planning, annual budgeting and forecasting processes; monitor, refine track and report changes and variances, and ensure assumptions are reasonable and accurate
- Responsible to build, maintain and analyze detailed budget models and forecasts and other complex financial models
- Coordinate and provide financial support to budget holders, respond to financial and accounting queries, gather budget input and ensure alignment with the company’s overall objectives and business plan activities
- Develop and maintain dashboards and clear and compelling reporting to support variance analysis, commentary for management review and decision making
- Reviews and implements complex pricing/costing recommendations for new programs, analyzing the risks/benefits of options and provide recommendations based on financial business case assessments
- Consults with data analytics, registry and other teams to develop, analyze, and fine- tune complex financial models supporting processes such as cost allocations, fee model development, and program fees
- Liaises with external stakeholders, parties, and/or cross-functional teams to obtain, exchange, or respond to requests for information, or provide explanation of financial and/or statistical data, and prepare related reports and presentations
- Provides management with financial analysis and data, as required, to support operational decision-making
- Develop, maintain, and distribute ad-hoc reports and financial models as needed
- Produce detailed reports on budget and fees monitoring and evaluation
- Analyze and explain budget disparities (budget/forecast vs actual) on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis
- Provide accounting guidance to support effective business operational planning and new business decisions
- Tracking and reporting on revenue and accounts receivable compared to budget and/or targets
- Processing of month-end and year-end activities, including the preparation of reconciliations and audit packages
- Prepares, analyzes and presents financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicates monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; collates financial reporting materials including the appropriate supporting analysis and financial key performance measures and indicators, as required Responsible for building and maintaining a rolling cash flow forecast ensuring adequate liquidity to meet obligations and maximize returns on investments for excess cash
- Provides financial planning and analysis on treasury and cash management, limiting risk to the organization
- Works with business to optimize cash flow & support business while confirming bank covenants are monitored and achieved
- Recommends investment strategies and portfolios for the Authority’s excess fund investments in compliance with the Investment Policy
- Responsible for quarterly Board investment reporting
- Prepares quarterly bank reporting in support of loan compliance agreements
- Recommend changes to the company’s financial and accounting policies and procedures including the Financial Management and Controls Policy
- Supports the annual audit, liaises with external and internal auditors, providing information and responding to questions; supports the implementation of any required changes
- Supports management with financial reporting as required at Finance Committee and Board meetings
- Responsible to oversee the accurate implementation and testing of Board approved fees in Salesforce and oversee successful integration with financial systems (SAP By-Design)
- Responsible to review and oversee the integration between Salesforce.com and with the accounting system (SAP ByDesign), identify and resolve any discrepancies or inefficiencies to ensure seamless operation between platforms
- Participate in the implementation of approved system enhancements, operational sprint lifecycles, including requirements identification, planning, testing, and deployment of finance and administrative initiatives
- Support the evaluation of potential impacts of system changes on user and customer experiences, offering both business and technical recommendations to guide decision-making regarding system enhancements
- Forge and maintain strong partnerships with key business stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality system configurations, customizations, and data integrations
- Support chart of accounts and distribution rules, new product & GL set up
- Develop dashboards, reports and tools to support financial analysis, reporting and complex financial models and reconciliations
- Perform ad-hoc analysis, reports and projects as required
- Back support for other members of the finance team
- Responsible for documenting, maintaining and testing financial internal controls and procedures and processes
- Responsible for training new staff as required
- Other duties as assigned
About You
- Bachelor’s degree/diploma in finance, accounting or economics
- Professional Designation (CPA)
- Over six years of experience
$100,000 - $110,000/year
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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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