Senior Consultant - Operate Finance
Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 126978
Primary Location: Halifax, NS
All Available Locations: Halifax, NS; Saint John, NB; Toronto, ON
Our Purpose
At Deloitte, we are driven to inspire and help our people, organization, communities, and country to thrive. Our Purpose is to build a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge. Purpose defines who we are and gives us reason to exist as an organization.
By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.
- Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching
- Be encouraged to deepen your technical skills…whatever those may be
- Have many careers in one Firm.
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The Operate Finance team is rapidly growing and we are looking for highly collaborative professionals to build our service! We are continuously seeking additional resources to join the team.
Do you enjoy the remote working environment and the flexibility it provides? Are you an experienced finance professional with sharp technical and analytical skills and an exceptional client-service orientation based on trust and integrity? We want to hear from you!
What will your typical day look like?
In joining our team, you will play an integral part of the engagement team for clients working across all industries. You will help businesses grow and succeed with the provision of comprehensive financial solutions, including outsourcing of accounting and finance functions and business advisory services for large domestic and global clients. Thanks to the diversity of our client engagements, the scope of your role may include the responsibilities summarized below:
• ERP implementation including defining functional requirements, working with the technical team to design solutions, process mapping and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Experience with NetSuite is an asset.
• Period end financial reporting, financial statement close, and working paper preparation to ensure the quality and timeliness of reporting for our clients - Strong technical accounting skills are a must
• Supervising or being a key team member in large and small accounting teams in the finance and accounting function, including controllership and historical reporting for our clients.
• Financial management
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements for our clients.
• Maintain the integrity of the accounting system and inputs for our clients.
• Understanding, developing, implementing, and monitoring an adequate control environment for our clients
• Develop improved processes (people, process, software) for our clients.
• Roll out new technology into the accounting function to gain efficiency.
• Client relations
• Ad hoc
About the team
Operate Finance provides client service solutions across a variety of industries and sectors. Members of the team will be engaging in their daily responsibilities primarily from home.
Enough about us, let's talk about you
You are a Finance practitioner with the following education, experience and attributes:
• Professional accounting designation an asset but not required if have good track record of experience working in accounting functions in industry or within accounting firms.
• 3+ years controllership experience or key member of finance team taking independent projects to support controllership function; previous accounting and advisory firm experience a strong asset
• ERP system implementation experience with a propensity to learn new software as required - NetSuite experience a strong asset.
• Finance transformation experience is an asset
• Strong technical accounting skills and understanding of GAAP
• Operational experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills; fluent in both French and English is an asset
• Experience with outsourcing accounting functions is an asset
• Experience understanding, developing, implementing and monitoring an adequate control environment
• Intermediate to advanced level of MS Office Suite proficiency (e.g., MS Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities leveraging sound attention to detail and strong organization skills
• Strong project management capabilities and ability to manage complex projects
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as, on a team
• Demonstrate the ability to be a team player
Total Rewards
The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.
Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. Some representative examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, 38+ days off (including 10 firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days"), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.
Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.
Be yourself, and more.
We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.
You shape how we make impact.
Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you're from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute.
Be the leader you want to be
Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.
Have as many careers as you want.
We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles - and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors.
The next step is yours
At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively - that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.
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