Job Title: Financial AnalystJob Description

The Financial Analyst plays a crucial role in supporting operations through a balanced portfolio of financial management, business support, and operational analytics. This position provides equal focus on finance-related tasks such as month-end reporting, budgeting, and analysis, as well as business operations support including costing, quality investigations, planning, logistics, and tool/report development. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical capabilities, hands-on experience with SAP, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional groups.

ResponsibilitiesPerform monthly financial reviews, recoveries analysis, and support month-end reporting.Complete budget preparation, long-range planning updates, and depreciation simulations.Maintain and extract financial data using SAP and related reporting tools.Create and close Internal Orders for project-based financial activities.Prepare journal entries for various financial activities.Generate financial reporting packages and support ad hoc financial requests.Provide support for financial statement consolidation and government grant invoice reconciliations.Drive improvements in reporting packages, processes, and data visibility.Manage capital tooling, asset counts, and taxation support.Facilitate tax submissions and government grant backup packages.Evaluate and investigate quality issues and support monthly forecasting and variance explanations.Develop reports and methods to improve forecasting and operational KPIs.Collaborate with data analytics teams on Power BI enhancements and dashboard development.Resolve costing issues and support labor/shop rate, routing, and work center reviews.Support inventory reconciliation, split assistance, and recharge processes.Participate in scrap evaluation and communication with business partners.Analyze work-in-progress movement reports and provide frequent ad hoc support to finance and quality teams.Essential SkillsProficiency in Excel, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP.3+ years of experience in financial analysis, variance analysis, and costing.Business partnership experience in finance or operations functions.Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related discipline.Strong working knowledge of SAP (Finance & Operations modules) and Excel-based reporting.Experience supporting financial month-end closing, budgeting cycles, and cost analysis.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret large data sets.Ability to collaborate across Finance, Operations, and Business units.Excellent communication skills with the ability to present analysis to non-financial stakeholders.Additional Skills & QualificationsExperience in manufacturing, operations, aerospace, or industrial environments.Familiarity with Power BI, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement projects.Experience with government tax programs or government grant reconciliations.Demonstrated capability to develop or improve reporting methodologies.Work Environment

This role is part of the Canadian Manufacturing Organization, supporting the engineering and manufacturing departments. The team operates across locations in Longeuil, Mirabel, Lethbridge, Mississauga, and Halifax. The finance/accounting team consists of nine members, including a team of five from Poland. The work schedule includes four days in the office and one day remote, totaling 40 hours per week.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Halifax, NS.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $45.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Halifax,NS.

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Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l’acquisition de talents, la chaîne d’approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d’un grand nombre d’entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.\n

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Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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