Financial Analyst - Calgary, Canada - Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Description
PUBLISHED:
MAY 7, 2024
- EXPIRY: JUNE 6, 202
- ONSITE
- CALGARY, ALBERTA
- FULL TIME
- SOCIAL SERVICES
Summary:
Description:
Reporting directly to the Controller, the Financial Analyst plays a vital role in delivering project-based accounting support to stakeholders. This position requires strong analytical capabilities, complex problem-solving skills, sound professional judgment, and diverse finance and accounting experience.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Working closely with all CCIS departments, the Financial Analyst will provide accounting and finance support/services, including fund-based budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial analysis, and reporting, ensuring accurate accounting within CCIS's financial system
- Provide accurate, timely, relevant information, data analysis, and forecasts using financial and business intelligence tools
- Coordinate the operational aspects of the financial processes within various CCIS fund accounting projects to ensure these processes are effectively planned, coordinated, and communicated to the department and funders
- Ensure audit trails or supporting documentation for all financial transactions will be available when required by funders
- Complete monthend financial reports for Management
- Book monthly journal entries
- Reconciles and book the CCIS VISA statements with receipts
- Prepare monthly financial and statutory schedules of CCIS
- Lead yearend procedures and ensure that the accounting records comply with the external and internal audit requirements
- Ensure that accounting procedures and records are maintained in accordance with Accounting Standard for Not-ForProfit Organization specifications and CCIS' financial policies and procedures
- Continuously review processes and implement improvements to ensure efficiency in all areas
- Respond to and resolve complex process issues, engaging the respective manager as required
- Support departments in the decisionmaking process by compiling and performing meaningful financial analysis and ad hoc reporting as required by the funders
- Assist with educating team members on finance processes and financial planning and analysis
- Ability to initiate, implement, and support new or modified approaches, practices, and processes
- Undertake components of special projects as determined by the Controller.
Qualifications:
- Completion of University Degree Major in Finance and Accounting combined with five years of professional experience in Financial Analysis
- Advanced Excel Skills
- Experience in NotforProfit Accounting preferred
- Working knowledge of Accounting Standards for NotforProfit organizations
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork skills
- Must demonstrate initiative and have selfstarting skills
- Comfortable working in a diverse work environment with an appreciation for cultural differences
- Ability to handle a large volume of work within strict deadlines.
To Apply:
CCIS thanks all applicants; however, only those selected to compete further for this position will be contacted.
Additional Information
CCIS - Who We Are
CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) is a nonprofit organization that provides settlement and integration services to all immigrants and refugees in Southern Alberta.
Since our inception in 1981, we have been a community leader with solid experience in the design and delivery of comprehensive services for our newest neighbours.
We deliver these services through a dynamic, multi-cultural, multi-denominational and multi-disciplinary team of professionals who collectively speak over 60 languages.
From airport reception to a first job interview, CCIS's programs and services have been designed to assist immigrants and refugees through all phases of the settlement and integration process.
CCIS is committed to welcoming and serving newcomers of all races, ethnic and national origins, cultural backgrounds and religions, sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.
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