Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Director of Finance and Senior Finance Staff and within established policies, procedures and guidelines supports the Finance Department and the organization for the accounting and reporting of general financial reporting.  The incumbent will assist in the ongoing review and monitoring of internal control procedures in all areas of the finance department with a focus on expense management related to the Travel Meals and Hospitality Directive.  Additionally, the incumbent will work with key revenue operations related to inventory management, costing, financial analysis and budgeting.  The incumbent will assist in the modernization of current financial policies and standardized operating procedures. The position requires the incumbent to have the ability to manage time and competing priorities effectively, while maintaining excellent customer service. The Analyst is responsible for the identification, recording, valuation, accounting, reporting of timely employee expenses and reconciliation and reporting. Additionally, the analyst will focus on general accounting procedures and processed within the department.

Niagara Parks offers a salary of $70,966.44to $84,668.18 per annum for this position as well as a comprehensive benefit and defined benefit pension plan. 

Applications for this position will be accepted until April 9, 2025.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Post Secondary Degree/Diploma in Accounting or Finance from a recognized College/University
  • Minimum of one (1) year related experience in an analytical role working with financial information in Finance/Accounting.
  • CPA designation.
  • Knowledge of expense management, accounting policies and procedures related to GAAP and PSAB.
  • Understanding of internal control procedures and understanding of general ledger accounts.
  • Must have proven advanced proficiency in Microsoft office applications (Excel, Power BI, Word) including data mining, analysis, and modeling capabilities.
  • Expertise in Excel including but not limited to Pivot tables and V-lookups are required.
  • Strong understanding of auditing and internal control processes and compliance to relevant legislation.
  • Able to take initiative and achieve results in a fast-paced, seasonally influenced and unionized environment with a high volume of transactions.
  • Advanced planning and organization skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to meet strict deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Integrity and high ethical standards.
  • Previous experience/exposure in expense auditing and policy development and cost accounting.
  • Ability to review processes, provide continuous improvements and be a change agent within the department.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Expense Oversite

  • Responsible for the oversite of employee expenses and compliance to the Travel Meals and Hospitality Directive. 
  • Required to training and create standard operating procedures documents
  • Expected to be the organizational expert related to travel and employee expenses
  • Review, process and reconcile expense claim reimbursements and gather missing information to ensure compliance with GAAP and TM&H and Finance Processes.
  • Enter employee expenses and ensure compliance with the travel meals and hospitality directive. 
  • Oversee the administration of procurement cards 
  • Create and provide training to the organization regarding the TM&H directive
  • Prepare regular reporting to Senior Financial staff regarding the usage of expense transactions
  • Using the ERP, understand and develop staff user manuals and maintain documentation of the system
  • Working with Senior Financial Staff, work on developing new business processes to improve efficiency and controls within the system. 
  • Maintenance internal expenses and provide quarterly reporting to key stakeholders and ensure compliance to policy. 
  • Audit employee expense reports in accordance with corporate procedures and policies

Financial

  • Responsible for the management of key financial accounts and month end processes.   Required to complete necessary month end journal entries and account reconciliation.
  • Required to update and/or create key policies related within the Finance department. 
  • Working within the ERP, responsible to document processes and train staff.  Will take an active role in creating and managing current reporting tools within the ERP. 
  • Complete external surveys (Statistics Canada) 
  • Provides financial support to senior financial managers in various areas of the accounting cycle. 
  • Undertakes special projects and performs other duties as assigned, in accordance with departmental or divisional/corporate objectives.
  • Creates and maintains reporting and analytical reports. 
  • Participates in the annual budgeting process and assists in budget forecasting and reporting. 
  • Assists in the budget process in reviewing and creating budget plans.
  • Works with revenue teams in the coordination and reconciliation of annual inventories. 
  • Reviews costing percentage of key product groups to ensure margins are maintained. 

Performs Other Related Duties

  • Responsible to ensure that all workers under their control work in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, policies/procedures; monitors and follows up with staff i.e. health and safety compliance.
  • Responsible for the maintenance of standard operating procedures in their respective areas
  • As assigned.

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