Finance Business Analyst
Required skills
- financial reporting
- forecasting
- budgeting
- business analysis
- financial statements
- account reconciliations
- accruals
- general ledger analysis
- variance analysis
- financial performance
Nice to have
- NetSuite
- Expensify
- Payworks
- M&A experience
- International expansion experience
Role summary
Serefin is seeking a Finance Business Analyst to join its Finance team. This role focuses on delivering accurate financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and business analysis to support strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical accounting knowledge, analytical thinking, and business acumen. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, performing account reconciliations, analyzing financial performance, managing budgets and forecasts, and partnering with operational leaders and cross-functional teams. The role also involves tax return preparation, audit support, and driving continuous improvement in financial processes. A Bachelor's degree in a related field, 3-5 years of experience, and advanced Excel skills are required.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Analysis- Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for multiple Serefin entities, including consolidated financial reporting.
- Perform monthly account reconciliations, accruals, and general ledger analysis to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information.
- Prepare monthly financial reporting packages, including detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year results.
- Analyze financial performance, identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to management.
- Prepare and maintain annual budgets, financial forecasts, and long-range planning activities.
- Prepare ad hoc financial analysis and reports to support business initiatives and strategic decision-making.
- Collaborate with operational leaders to understand business drivers and provide financial insights that support informed decision-making.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to improve financial processes, reporting, and internal controls.
- Assist in evaluating business performance through KPIs and financial metrics.
- Prepare corporate income tax returns and supporting schedules for multiple legal entities.
- Support interim and annual external audits by preparing working papers and responding to auditor requests.
- Develop and maintain documentation of accounting procedures, internal controls, and process improvements to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and enhance financial reporting and analysis processes.
- Participate in finance transformation and system improvement initiatives.
- Support additional finance projects and responsibilities as assigned.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
- Accounting designation in progress (CPA), or an equivalent combination of related experience and education
- 3-5 years or relevant accounting, financial analysis and reporting experience
- Required experience working with complex ownership structure
- Independent preparation and filing of T2 corporate tax returns
- Required SRED experience
- Working knowledge of accounting systems NetSuite, Expensify and Payworks is an asset
- M&A experience
- International expansion experience an asset
- Self motivated and self-directed individual who enjoys working on a team
- Advanced Excel Skills; experience building complex templates and formulas
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Impeccable analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to work closely with senior management team
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