Senior Financial Analyst

Thorek/Scott & Partners is recruiting a Senior Financial Analyst for a publicly traded renewable-energy company that develops, constructs, owns and operates solar-energy and battery-storage projects across North America. The organization manages a complex multi-entity structure and is continuing to strengthen its financial reporting, internal controls and technology infrastructure.

Reporting to the Vice President, Finance, the analyst will support monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, consolidation of more than 40 entities, IFRS financial statements, MD&A, audits, technical accounting, loan-covenant reporting and process improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain monthly, quarterly and annual financial-reporting schedules for balance-sheet and income-statement accounts.
• Perform detailed account reconciliations, investigate variances and coordinate resolution of outstanding items.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, adjustments and supporting documentation.
• Assist with consolidation of more than 40 entities, including intercompany reconciliations, eliminations and consolidation adjustments.
• Support preparation of quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements, MD&A and disclosures under IFRS.
• Prepare working papers, supporting schedules and financial analyses for external reporting.
• Research technical accounting matters, new transactions and IFRS changes and document conclusions.
• Support quarterly reviews and annual audits and coordinate information across departments.
• Assist with covenant calculations, compliance certificates and lender-reporting packages.
• Strengthen internal controls and improve reconciliation, consolidation, close and financial-reporting processes.
• Support refinancing, system-implementation initiatives and other projects led by the Vice President, Finance.

• Demonstrated expertise in technical accounting and financial reporting.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to independently investigate accounting and reconciliation issues and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong organization and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple reporting deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.
• Proactive, hands-on working style with a high degree of ownership and accountability.
• Sound professional judgment and discretion when handling confidential financial information.

• Location: hybrid / Toronto, Ontario.
• Industry exposure: public-company reporting, renewable energy, solar and battery-storage projects and complex IFRS matters.
• Growth opportunity: the role offers increasing responsibility as the successful candidate develops knowledge of the business and may include participation in refinancing work and a planned NetSuite implementation.
• Compensation: the current public posting does not disclose a salary range.