Intermediate Accounting Analyst

Why FirstOntario?

• Competitive compensation packages
• Top-tier health and wellness benefits, including comprehensive benefits packages, a yearly health spending account and personal spending account
• Enhanced mental health benefits through SunLife and TELUS Health
• Exclusive banking benefits
• Up to $1000 per year towards professional development
• Pension Plan
• Flex-work environment
• Company-wide Employee Volunteer program (Blue Wave Program)
• Employee and Family Assistance Program

Job Overview

The Intermediate Accounting Analyst is responsible for performing a variety of accounting duties, preparing and reviewing monthly and quarterly account reconciliations, supporting month end close and Management reporting deliverables, and assisting with audit engagements and financial statement preparation. This role plays a critical part in ensuring financial accuracy, supporting strategic decision-making, and strengthening internal controls within a complex financial environment.

Role

• Accurately prepare and book monthly recurring and non-recurring journal entries that may include but not limited to cash, prepaids, assets, accruals, third party lending, expected credit loss modeling, securitization, foreign exchange analysis and managed funds
• Diligently prepare various financial statement account reconciliations, obtain the necessary detailed transactions for the account and investigate and correct reconciling items
• Assist management to meticulously review account reconciliations submitted by various departments to ensure accuracy and correcting all detected errors or omissions
• Utilize analytical review techniques when reviewing journal entries, account activity, and account reconciliations, and overall month-end results compared to budget to ensure accurate reporting by identifying discrepancies or errors
• Liaise with Treasury and Financial Performance to ensure that day-today transactions are recorded in an accurate and timely manner, which may include, but is not limited to, cash transfers between HISA accounts, cash swaps, repo transactions, and securitization related wire transfers
• Methodically review GL allocation and department code accuracy, HST self assessments, and AP initiated wires
• Provide insight into process inefficiencies and recommend process improvement strategies, which may include automation opportunities, working paper improvements, and development of KPI's
• Preparing various monthly financial reports and adhoc reports that support business decisions
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and liaise with auditors to support efficient and accurate audit execution
• Support new projects that add value to the organization
• Build and utilize working relationships with internal stakeholders across the organization
• Consider health & safety as a primary concern to ensure the safety of self and others
• Perform other duties as required

Required Skills

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in accounting, finance or business and either be on a path to achieve your accounting designation (CPA) or have your CPA (CMA or CGA)
• Minimum of four (4) years' experience in finance or accounting, in a financial institution or public accounting firm would be an asset
• Apply your knowledge of financial accounting principles to everything that you do
• Expert in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office products
• Be comfortable using General Ledger software; example D365
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrate a high level of integrity and be trustworthy
• Superior written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to take action in difficult and challenging situations and deal with uncertainty
• Be aware of and mitigate enterprise risk factors and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, legislation and FirstOntario policies and procedures

This is a hybrid role working at our Stoney Creek office. 

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Salary Range: $69,931 to $96,155 annually.

Compensation for this role reflects a combination of skills, experience, and internal equity. Those whose experience more closely aligns the role's requirements may be placed higher within the salary range. You will learn more about FirstOntario Credit Union's total rewards package during the interview process.

We're actively seeking diverse backgrounds and perspectives to help make FirstOntario better. At FirstOntario, inclusion, diversity, and equity aren't just "nice to have" - they're essential to our success. Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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