Indigo Books & Music is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst – 12-Month Contract

MISSION Reporting to the Manager, Finance & Accounting, the Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial accounting support, including analyzing and preparing routine and non-routine accounting journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, and supporting other special projects on an as-needed basis. KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS - Meet all financial reporting deadlines while keeping quality top of mind to facilitate an effective period end close - Provide timely response and feedback to internal queries for information and/or assistance - Policy and practice adherence while ensuring compliance with IFRS reporting requirements - Strong communication and teamwork skills to enable effective collaboration with cross functional partners KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Functional - Maintain and prepare certain monthly journal entries; conduct regular reviews of related accounts and conduct structured analyses of data for consolidated results - Produce and create reports from the accounting system, adhering to processes to ensure accuracy and completeness of records - Prepare sales tax filings on a timely basis to ensure compliance with federal and provincial reporting requirements - Diligently maintain full compliance with the company’s internal financial controls - Participate in financial analysis and discussion of results on a monthly basis - Provide input in the development of the annual budget - Challenge the status quo by participating in financial system continuous improvement projects, including the streamlining of business processes and new IT system upgrades or implementations - Act as an advocate for the customer by placing their expectations and needs at the forefront of all design and decision-making processes - Ad hoc requests and projects, as assigned People - Collaborate with others to drive flexible and iterative solutions, quickly and easily - Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn from those more knowledgeable than yourself Cultural - Model Indigo’s values everything that you do - Celebrate diversity of thought and have an open mindset - Take an active role in fostering a culture of continual learning, taking risks without the fear of making mistakes - Embrace, champion, and influence change through your team and/or the organization SCOPE Reports to: Manager, Finance & Accounting Manager once Removed (MOR): Director, Finance & Accounting KEY RELATIONSHIPS Internal: - Finance - Internal Audit - Information Technology - Procurement - Supply Chain - Human Resources - Loyalty - Legal - Real Estate - Marketing External: - Vendors