Financial Analyst

• The Financial Analyst, reporting to the Sr Manager, Finance, Budgeting &
• Reporting, supports the budgeting, forecasting and monthly financial reporting
• requirements of the organization. This position includes analysis and
• understanding of the organization’s financial results. This role contributes to
• the management of financial components by providing accurate reporting and
• analysis, and the presentation of findings to senior management. Budgeting and
• forecasting are coordinated by this position, which involves managing
• cross-departmental communications and relationships. The Financial Analyst also
• supports the department’s provisioning of Business Decision Support to other
• areas of the organization. Additionally, this position involves providing
• general financial reporting and analysis to a variety of situations as the need
• arises.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

• Northwestel values diversity in the workplace and is committed to the goals of
• Employment Equity. We strive to achieve a skilled workforce that is
• representative of the population we serve, and as a Northern company, we are
• committed to the employment and career development of our Indigenous peoples.
• Candidates must clearly indicate on their application if they are First Nation,
• Inuit, or Métis; a woman; a person with a disability; or a visible minority, if
• they wish to receive hiring preference.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide timely, accurate, relevant and reliable on-going financial

• information to the organization, through the use of; reports, training,
• counsel and troubleshooting, to ensure that decisions are made effectively
• and strategically, based on the most accurate and appropriate information
• possible.

• Contribute to the creation and management of financial forecast models

including Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.

• Provide monthly support to the line/budget managers, and subsidiaries as

• required. This frequently involves investigation to determine the causes of
• variances.

• Provide monthly variance reporting and analysis for senior management and

executives.

• Provide support to the organization when gathering the expected year-end

• forecasts, compile and analyze the data for presentation to the senior
• management and executive.

• Support month-end and year-end internal accounting process.
• Manage monthly Bell financial reporting requirement.
• Co-ordinate and communicate the budgeting process for a particular financial

• component. This includes creating pre-populated budget templates, managing
• the process to collect the budget needs of the organization, support budget
• managers with completing their budget submissions, analyze the budget
• submission, and present complete budget to the executives for alignment and
• approval.

• Conduct “budget and forecast tutorials” to line/budget managers across the

organization.

• Manage intercompany transactions and service agreement to ensure accuracy and

completeness.

• Update costing of Capital Credits rates, Vehicle Credits, Warehousing

Overheads and Freight Overheads for capital projects.

• Upload budget into SAP and test for accuracy.
• Work on special projects as required

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, Commerce or Finance, or an accounting

designation within Canada, or significant relevant experience

• Basic understanding of business operations expense and/or revenue variances

analysis

• Basic understanding of P&L budget development using assumption-based

modelling for revenue and operating expenses

• Must have the ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments within a

self-managed environment.

• Must possess strong interpersonal, communication (oral, written and

presentation), research, financial modelling, and analytical skills.

• Expert knowledge of Excel required (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
• Knowledge of reporting tools like Power BI
• Able to demonstrate sound judgment and resourcefulness in decision‐making and

problem solving

• Attention to detail and ability to reconcile complex data sets
• Provides proactive thought leadership to develop new simplified processes to

• drive efficiency and effectiveness; develops new tools to enhance the finance
• team analytics.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Health & Wellness Benefits, Pension Plan, Discounts
• Team Incentive Bonus
• Paid Vacation with a Vacation Travel Allowance
• Work-Life Balance
• Community Involvement

CLOSING

• APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AS THEY ARE SUBMITTED. POSTING WILL REMAIN ACTIVE
• UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED.

• AS A SAFETY CONSCIOUS COR™ CERTIFIED ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED AND
• COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PROGRAM.  WE EXPECT ALL EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR
• ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS, ADHERING TO ALL SAFE WORK PROCEDURES
• FOCUSED ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.