Sr. Financial Analyst

Your Opportunity:

An opportunity exists for a Senior Financial Analyst, Team Lead to join our Financial Reporting team specializing in Cash and Bank Reconciliations. As a key member of this team, you will provide guidance and direction to Accounting Technicians and Analysts involved in the day-to-day operations of financial reporting as well as reviewing and maintaining various balance sheet account reconciliations. This opportunity is located in our Pune office working UK hours.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Manage reconciliation of consolidated bank balances and processes
• Review journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations
• Prepare complex journal entries and quarterly working papers
• Assist and support in the 5-day period end close process including identifying any issues and the action required to correct them to ensure that our financial statements are properly stated.
• Assist in the review and implementation of various business process improvement
• Assist with updates and changes to financial practices and procedures including corporate forms
• Ensure staff are fully trained and equipped to perform in a high volume, centralized environment
• Provide and maintain information as required for external disclosure
• Answer queries from Internal and External auditors
• Ensure compliance with company policies, practices, procedures
• Ensure key controls for financial reporting related to Stantec s SOX and internal control program are effective and operational
• Contribute to hiring within the Financial Reporting group and determine the best allocation of work given the resources available
• Supervise and mentor accounting technicians and analysts, including those working towards a CPA designation

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Your Capabilities and Credentials:

• A thorough working knowledge of full cycle accounting
• Proven ability to work either as part of a team or independently with a full range of staff from administrative to senior management
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple competing priorities and firm deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor and support team members
• Effective communication skills, including written and oral English language competency
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Relevant experience with the Bank reconciliation process would be an asset
• Experience with Oracle or other large Enterprise systems would be an asset
• Experience with Blackline would be an asset

Education and Experience:

• Accounting Diploma or Degree
• A professional accounting designation with 5 years post designation experience working in a fast paced accounting environment

Your Capabilities and Credentials:

• A thorough working knowledge of full cycle accounting
• Proven ability to work either as part of a team or independently with a full range of staff from administrative to senior management
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple competing priorities and firm deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor and support team members
• Effective communication skills, including written and oral English language competency
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Relevant experience with the Bank reconciliation process would be an asset
• Experience with Oracle or other large Enterprise systems would be an asset
• Experience with Blackline would be an asset

Education and Experience:

• Accounting Diploma or Degree
• A professional accounting designation with 5 years post designation experience working in a fast paced accounting environment