Financial Analyst Business Analytics Toronto

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POSITION OVERVIEW
The Financial Analyst is responsible for preparing and maintaining complex financial and non-financial data and reports for clients and key stakeholders. This role is required to develop and design reports by leveraging knowledge in business analytics.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Develops, prepares, and maintains complex internal management reports (financial and non-financial information) for Finance Managers and the Executive and Finance Committees.
Works with the Manager, Business Analytics to maintain all aspects of the firm dashboard (or related business intelligence tools) and ensures all data is accurate and any requests or issues are resolved in an accurate and timely manner; works closely with external developers/consultants in designing, testing, and implementing UX changes.
Partners with Marketing & Business Development to prepare and coordinate regular external client packages (e.g. quarterly and annual presentations, financial templates).
Works closely with Professional Resources, Legal Recruitment to develop and maintain complex reporting (monthly, quarterly, annually) of performance metrics of all timekeepers (lawyers, law clerks, students) and assists with the firm’s year end Partner review and Associate review process (e.g. annual billings report, individual Partner packages, reporting schedules for consultants).
Prepares the submission for the firm benchmarking process (Peer Monitor) and provides related regular reports and provides summary and detailed information as required for Partner presentations.
Responsible for preparing submitting reports in relation to legislative and regulatory requirements (e.g. Statscan surveys)
Develops trusting relationships with lawyers of the firm and provides multi-faceted support.
Reviews, validates, and/or provides guidance on the interpretation of reports prepared by other Financial Analysts or Junior Financial Analysts.
Prepares/develops and maintains internal reports for lawyers and respond to ad hoc requests for information as required.
Provides support and backup to other Financial Analysts, and Finance Managers.
ATTRIBUTES & EXPERIENCE
Post-secondary degree or diploma in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent experience is essential.
Attained a professional accounting designation or in pursuit of designation is preferred.
2-4 years of related experience, law firm or professional services firm experience is not required.
Proficient in MS Office product suite with expert knowledge of Excel including pivot tables is required. Experience with MS Access would be an asset.
Must have working knowledge of SQL. Cursory knowledge of PowerQuery, PowerBI is preferred. Experience with MDX and/or DAX would be an asset.
Experience with extracting data from a complex accounting system is required. Experience with 3E would be an asset.
Strong relationship building skills are crucial as this role involves significant senior partner and lawyer interaction.
Strong client service orientation combined with the ability to manage multiple client needs at the same time.
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization with tact and diplomacy.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
Ability to plan, organize, schedule and deliver within tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly grasp complex assignments; the aptitude to analyze a variety of considerations, determine what’s important, and assesses possible course of action.
Sound judgment including the ability to deal with confidential information with utmost discretion.
Exceptional attention to detail.
HOW TO APPLY:
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