Financial Analyst

About the position

Under the supervision of the Director of Finance, the Financial Analyst plays a key role in the accounting and cash management at JCB Construction Canada. This new position is designed to provide daily support to the Director of Finance in preparation for the implementation of a new ERP system in the fall of 2025. Over time, the selected candidate will be given additional responsibilities based on their skills and experience.

Your mission as a Financial Analyst:

• In collaboration with the Director of Finance, prepare monthly financial statements:
  o Coordinate the closing of subsidiary ledgers with technicians and bookkeeping clerks.
  o Prepare or review the workpapers necessary to support balance sheet accounts.
  o Prepare adjusting entries and import them into the accounting system.
  o Analyze financial results, identify significant variances from the budget and forecasts, and provide clear explanations to stakeholders.
  o Participate in the preparation of the monthly financial results presentation.oordonner la fermeture des auxiliaires avec les techniciens et commis comptables.
  
  
• Contribute to the preparation of the annual audit file at the end of the fiscal year.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations, determine the cash position of various JCB entities, and rebalance accounts according to the cash management policy.
• Prepare the monthly borrowing base certificate and the supporting documents required by the bank for margining.
• Prepare monthly consumption tax returns for the various entities.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts within JCB’s finance function, including, but not limited to, process reengineering, the development of accounting policies and internal controls, and the creation of accounting and financial analyses.

To work with us, you need to have :

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration with a specialization in finance, or any other relevant studies.
• CPA professional designation or in the process of obtaining it (support available to validate the required experience).
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a business or accounting firm.
• Proficiency in English.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Experience in the construction industry (an asset).
• Experience in an environment applying IFRS (an asset).
• Demonstrated autonomy, initiative, and leadership skills.

• Four (4) weeks of vacation from the first year.
• A hybrid work arrangement
• A flexible schedule to suit both early birds and late risers
• A summer schedule to fully enjoy the beautiful summer season
• Group insurance, with 60% of the premium covered by JCB
• A bank of sick and personal days to deal with life's little unforeseen events
• A stimulating and pleasant work environment, with a multi-purpose room, a fully-equipped gym, enclosed offices, and free parking with electric charging stations
• A workplace close to public transit and the many stores and restaurants of DIX-30
• A host of social activities
• And much more!

About us

JCB is more than a hundred employees in Montreal and Toronto who share a passion for the built environment. They are curious, ingenious, perfectionists, manual workers, intellectuals, creative thinkers, builders-in short, an amalgam of talents for which we are renowned. Specializing in the management and execution of major private construction projects, we carry out dozens of expansions, renovations, redevelopments and new constructions every year for a wide range of industrial, commercial, multi-residential and institutional customers, and have been doing so since 1985!