Financial Analyst

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada's infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA's Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) - Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine's Gold Winner for Canada's Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada's Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We are currently seeking a Financial Analyst to join our Accounting & Finance department within our Calgary office.

The Financial Analyst will be working closely with their Finance & Accounting teams and Operations staff to ensure the highest level of service is provided to internal and external clients. The Financial Analyst must also both live and promote Modern Niagara's Core Values in all of their actions and support the efforts of the Modern Niagara Team toward the achievement of established financial and business Key Performance Indicators ("KPIs").

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the regional risk and opportunities register for construction business units.
• Perform project financial audits and evaluate against KPI's to identify project related risks and opportunities.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting package for Modern Niagara Alberta Construction divisions. Identify and implement opportunities to streamline the financial reporting package or add reports that will help the Executive Team achieve the Company's financial goals more effectively.
• Support the Finance Manager with the 5-year budgeting and planning process
• Monitor Work-in-Process ("WIP") reports and work with the Finance and Operations Managers to ensure billing targets are met or exceeded.
• Monitor Work-in-Process ("WIP") reports and work with the construction business leaders to report and mitigate project level risks impacting the financial performance of the construction business.
• Promote and support communication between finance team members and Project Managers to ensure contract and invoicing issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner.
• Support regional finance teams with the implementation of new initiatives.
• Complete special projects & analysis on an ad-hoc basis for the Alberta construction business.
• Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting procedures and make recommendations for changes to procedures, standard operating procedures, and other financial control functions to the senior finance leaders.
• Monitor Accounts Receivable aging reports on a regular basis and coordinate collection efforts with both Collections and Project Management personnel to ensure cash collection KPIs are met or exceeded.
• Reconcile intercompany balances.
• Perform monthly project costing entries.
• Support Finance Manager with monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 years of project related financial management.
• Professional accounting designation preferred or in progress (CPA). An alternative combination of education and experience may be considered for the right candidate.
• Experience in the construction industry a definite asset
• Team player with strong communication skills
• Integrity
• Resourceful, energetic, and strong work ethic
• Ability to meet deadlines with a high level of accuracy.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability and willingness to learn and develop professionally and personally.
• Desire to continuously improve systems and processes with an open mind towards change.
• Position will require travel to regional offices, frequency vary throughout the year and will be dependent on business requirements.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.