Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting and External Reporting

Position: Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting and External Reporting
Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Canada (Remote)

The Company:

Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 130 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it.

This exceptional content, reach and scope offer advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.

The Opportunity:

Financial Analysts are responsible for providing professional support within Postmedia’s accounting group as well as working with other departments. The successful candidate will have the demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of stakeholders within the organization, both providing and receiving timely information for accounting purposes.

What you'll do:

• Preparation of journal entries to facilitate the financial close cycle. Assist in the coordination of the month-end reporting and close.
• Reconciliation of various general ledger accounts.
• Analyze, review, and document various financial scenarios. Summarize and review of financial information as required.
• Maintenance of the capital assets subledger.
• Assist in the preparation of the quarterly and annual external financial statements and MD&A.
• Assist in the preparation of various other annual public company financial reporting requirements.
• Facilitate external auditor requests during quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Work with business units across Postmedia to streamline processes.
• Assist in the preparation of covenant calculations related to outstanding debt.
• Assist with preparation and review of various StatsCan surveys.
• Various ad hoc reporting as required.
• Assist in special projects as required, including ERP or other systems implementation.

Who you are:

• CPA designation with at least 3 years of experience in an accounting environment.
• CPA qualification experience at a large public accounting firm is considered an asset.
• Exceptional organization skills. Ability to independently manage and organize multiple work activities and inputs in order to meet or exceed established deadlines and priorities.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong technical skills in IFRS.
• Strong computer skills, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Office and ERP experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills needed to communicate with peers and stakeholders.
• Ability to drive change to enhance processes and improve deliverables.
• The ability to work productively both independently and in a team environment.