Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis - ( 2400030W )

Description

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that accomplishes operational excellence. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our 31,000 team members in over 400 locations worldwide are vital to making our Company stronger.

Your Opportunity

As a member of the Financial Services - Corporate team, the Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for supporting Stantec's budgeting, forecasting, financial planning processes, allocation processes, as well as other special projects as required. This is a highly visible role with opportunity to interact with key members of Leadership across the company.

Reporting to the Financial Manager, FP&A, this role offers valuable learning opportunities and experience in the areas of financial modeling, financial systems and financial reporting. The role also involves the administration, development and maintenance of the Financial Planning Cloud Based Services (PBCS) system.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Assists with the coordination, facilitation and reporting of the business plan, five-year financial plan, annual budget, and quarterly forecasting processes;

• Provides accurate financial analytics and reports by collecting, formatting, analyzing and explaining data and tracking key metrics;

• Assists with ad hoc reporting and analysis to support business decisions, changes, and trends;

• Builds financial databases by identifying sources of information, assembling, verifying, and backing up data;

• Works closely with the entire finance team to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with IFRS, and maintain consistency across all platform;

• Identifies and drives process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, dashboards, and policy for data management and governance;

• Assists Mangers FP&A with providing systems and process training as required;

• Provides support to other individual contributors and cross functional teams requiring Company financial information and metrics;

• Performs market research, data mining, and business intelligence ;

• Protects the organization by keeping financial information confidential;

• Communicate and explain data policies, standards, and guidelines to stakeholders and manage conflicting interests.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Sound financial modelling/analysis skills in excel, analytical and problem-solving skills with solid understanding of accounting principles;

• Experience in IFRS and SOX controls ERP, data base management, and data analysis

• High accuracy and attention to details and assess priorities

• Ability to interact and work effectively independently, and as part of a cross-functional team;

• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders;

Education and Experience

• The successful candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in finance

• A minimum of five years' related work experience accounting

• Candidate or member of CPA or CFA preferred

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Edmonton

Other Locations : Canada-Alberta-Calgary

Organization : BC-1195 Financial Services-CA Finance & Treasury

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Oct 22, 2024, 10:27:47 AM

Req ID: 2400030W

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans