<p><strong>Job Description:</strong> Business Analyst, Finance FP&A</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Mississauga, Ontario (Hybrid, 3 days on site)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Overview:</strong> Robert Half is seeking for a Business Analyst, Finance for an exciting opportunity with a Mississauga client! In this role, you will be responsible for delivering critical financial and operational insights to support strategic and day-to-day business decisions. Reporting to the Director, Finance, this role partners closely across finance, operations, and commercial teams, translating complex data into actionable recommendations. The ideal candidate excels at independently designing, building, and refining financial models, and driving process improvements in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>· Act as a trusted business partner by building strong relationships across operational and commercial functions to understand business drivers and priorities.</p><p>· Communicate complex financial and analytical insights clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.</p><p>· Lead the design, development, and management of financial and operational models for forecasting, performance management, and decision support.</p><p>· Conduct detailed revenue, margin, cost, and efficiency analyses; support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.</p><p>· Identify and address gaps or inefficiencies in existing data, reporting, and processes; drive automation, standardization, and improvements.</p><p>· Deliver measurable outcomes, including enhanced reporting, increased forecasting accuracy, and tangible cost or efficiency gains.</p><p>· Manage analytical projects independently from problem definition to recommendation, prioritizing requests and escalating issues as needed.</p>
We are looking for an entry level Business Analyst to join our team in Markham, Ontario, and contribute to the success of our non-profit organization. In this role, you will work closely with stakeholders to analyze business needs, develop solutions, and support decision-making processes. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical individual seeking to grow their career in a collaborative and meaningful environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, document, and analyze business requirements.<br>• Perform gap analyses to identify areas for improvement in existing processes and systems.<br>• Utilize tools such as Atlassian Jira and CRM platforms to track project progress and manage workflows.<br>• Create detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) to support project objectives.<br>• Conduct AB testing and analyze results to provide actionable insights.<br>• Assist in the preparation and formatting of reports using Microsoft Excel.<br>• Contribute to the development and documentation of Agile Scrum practices.<br>• Support the team in creating and maintaining accurate project documentation.<br>• Communicate effectively with team members to ensure alignment on project goals.
<p>Are you an experienced accounting professional ready for your next leadership challenge? Our client, an industry leader, is seeking a skilled Accounting Manager to serve as the head finance. This is a full-time, onsite opportunity with a very stable company.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Oversee all accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger.</li><li>Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.</li><li>Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with Canadian accounting standards.</li><li>Prepare month-end financial consolidating reports.</li><li>Establish and maintain strong internal controls and accounting policies to safeguard company assets.</li><li>Ensure compliance with Canadian tax regulations (e.g., GST/HST, corporate income tax) and other statutory requirements.</li><li>Coordinate with external auditors and assist in the annual audit process including audit schedules preparation.</li><li>Provide financial analysis and support for budgeting and forecasting activities.</li><li>Manage accounting staff aiding in the development of the team’s growth, skillset and knowledge of the work being performed. </li><li>Develop strong relationships with Operating personnel gaining a strong understanding of the Company’s operations leading to the development of internal management reports aiding in business decisions by all departments.</li><li>Perform monthly reconciliations for Balance Sheet and Income Statement accounts to ensure balances are accurate and properly supported.</li><li>Maintain strong communication with the Company’s banking relationships ensuring full compliance with monthly and annual requirements including bank reporting and debt covenant calculations.</li><li>Monitor daily cash activities across all entities and accounts and perform cash projections for future cash inflows and outflows ensuring the Company has proper levels of liquidity and working capital.</li><li>Champion the documentation of policies and procedures across all areas of the Accounting Departments including Accounts Payable, Invoicing, Accounts Receivable, etc. </li></ul>
<p>We are seeking a detail-oriented and hands-on <strong>Senior Accountant</strong> with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in full-cycle accounting. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, solid ERP experience, and the ability to support financial analysis and reporting requirements.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Manage and perform full-cycle accounting (AP, AR, GL, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations)</li><li>Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements</li><li>Perform detailed financial analysis and reporting to support management decision-making</li><li>Conduct cost and variance analysis and provide actionable insights</li><li>Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations</li><li>Manage government remittances (HST/GST, payroll taxes, and other statutory filings)</li><li>Support and collaborate with external auditors during year-end audits</li><li>Maintain and improve accounting processes and internal controls</li><li>Utilize ERP systems and advanced Excel tools for reporting, analysis, and data management</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a dedicated Financial Analyst to join a dynamic team within the education sector in Thornhill, Ontario. In this role, you will play a key part in maintaining financial accuracy, supporting audits, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a passion for financial management, we encourage you to apply.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Process monthly childcare fees and perform reconciliations to ensure accurate and timely financial records.<br>• Prepare and reconcile government grants, facilitating monthly revenue drawdowns and meeting reporting requirements.<br>• Assist in budgeting for individual centres and contribute to the preparation of financial statements.<br>• Support audits by compiling necessary worksheets, samples, and documentation for external and government reviews.<br>• Collaborate on payroll tasks, including coding of timesheets and reconciliation, to ensure payroll accuracy.<br>• Provide ad-hoc support for the finance team, contributing to special projects and assignments.<br>• Work closely with colleagues to uphold compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards.<br>• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement solutions to enhance financial operations.<br>• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders across the organization to facilitate efficient financial workflows.
We are looking for a detail-oriented Finance Analyst to join our team on a contract basis. This position involves working remotely, supporting financial operations, and ensuring accurate reporting and smooth processing of accounts payable. Based in Toronto, Ontario, this role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to a dynamic services environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Accurately review, code, and process invoices in compliance with company standards.<br>• Manage accounts payable tasks, including uploading and submitting approvals.<br>• Monitor invoice statuses using accounting software and address discrepancies as needed.<br>• Provide administrative support to ensure efficient financial operations.<br>• Respond promptly to inquiries from clients and vendors, delivering high-quality service.<br>• Utilize JD Edwards and Microsoft Excel for financial analysis and reporting.<br>• Prepare and maintain detailed financial reports for various accounts and properties.<br>• Apply fundamental cash and accrual accounting principles to financial processes.<br>• Collaborate with team members to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
<p>Your Contribution </p><p>• Analyze and review incoming project expenditure claim requests for accuracy before payment is made.</p><p>• Review submitted budgets and ensures compliance with eligible expenses guidelines.</p><p>• Analyze program commitments and expenditures.</p><p>• Participate in pre-close and post-close analysis and provide meaningful insight to activity, trends, unusual and significant transactions</p><p>• Ensure revenue is recognized in accordance with GAAP; expenses (including accruals) are accurately recorded and complete; and reconciliations are properly prepared and supported</p><p>• Analyze complex financial data sets, translating them into clear and easy to understand reports for stakeholders.</p><p>• Respond to all project related financials inquiries from internal and external contacts.</p><p>• Generate and analyze project related reports to enhance decision making.</p><p>• Monitor process workflow and assist colleagues as needed to balance workload.</p><p>• Regularly analyze and review operational and financial processes to identify areas for improvement and efficiency.</p><p>• Assists the Director, Program Accounting with the preparation of audit binders.</p><p>• Collaborate with various operational functions and provide backup support; assist with other projects and duties as required.</p><p>• Track and reconcile project actual expenditure reported in Management Information System (MIS) with NetSuite.</p><p>• Perform other related duties as assigned.</p><p><br></p><p>Your Attributes </p><p>• Minimum level of education required is formal post-secondary education in finance or accounting, preferably a University degree.</p><p>• Working towards an accounting designation.</p><p>• Minimum 5 years of related experience in financial accounting, data analysis, financial reporting and compliance.</p><p>• Excellent analytical skills and general understanding of accounting concepts.</p><p>• Strong attention to detail is a must with demonstrated ability to perform tasks accurately and in a timely manner.</p><p>• Strong customer service skills required with the ability to resolve discrepancies in a professional and respectful manner. </p><p>• Knowledge of NetSuite or similar ERP systems.</p><p>• Strong capabilities with Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Outlook and Powerpoint. </p><p>• Demonstrated team player with the ability to work collaboratively within functional team, and across departments.</p><p>• Ability to work independently to complete tasks within given deadlines. </p><p>• Occasional overtime as required with occasional events to attend outside of normal business hours.</p><p><br></p><p>Working Conditions</p><p>• Standard office hours.</p><p>• Hybrid work environment (Work from Home two days a week)</p><p>• Occasional overtime as required to attend events outside of normal business hours.</p>
<p>Our client, a well-established organization, is seeking a <strong>Senior Financial Analyst</strong> to support financial planning, forecasting, and business performance analysis. This role partners closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to drive insight, decision-making, and long-term strategy.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead monthly forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis</li><li>Prepare and present financial reports and performance insights to senior management</li><li>Analyze sales, pricing, margins, and operating expenses</li><li>Support 5-year strategic planning and long-range forecasts</li><li>Partner with Sales and Marketing on customer profitability, rebates, and incentives</li><li>Perform month-end P&L analysis, accruals, and account reconciliations</li><li>Track marketing spend, special programs, and business cases</li><li>Act as a finance partner to Sales, Marketing, Logistics, and Demand Planning</li><li>Support ad-hoc financial analysis and special projects</li></ul>
We are looking for a skilled Data Analyst to join our team in Toronto, Ontario. This role is ideal for someone passionate about managing and analyzing data to drive impactful strategies within a non-profit environment. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting fundraising, finance, and marketing efforts through effective data operations and governance.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee daily data operations to support the organization’s fundraising, finance, and marketing activities.<br>• Administer and troubleshoot database systems, including Raiser’s Edge and Luminate Online, ensuring seamless functionality.<br>• Manage data imports and integrations using tools such as ImportOmatic and Omatic Cloud, resolving mapping and synchronization issues.<br>• Process offline donations, maintain monthly donor records, and address payment issues including failures and refunds.<br>• Develop and maintain queries, exports, and reports to support audits, reconciliations, and data governance.<br>• Ensure data quality and accuracy by implementing robust governance and verification practices.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide insights through data analysis and visualization.<br>• Support technical troubleshooting and provide solutions for database-related issues.<br>• Assist in creating dashboards and reports that enhance decision-making processes for various departments.<br>• Maintain compliance with data privacy regulations and organizational standards.
We are seeking a Job Cost Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will be expected to prepare and maintain project budgets, provide financial analysis, and ensure accurate and timely billing. You will also be tasked with monitoring job costs and identifying potential risks.<br><br>Responsibilities include:<br><br>• Maintaining and analyzing project budgets, including preparing estimates of costs to complete<br>• Utilizing JD Edwards software for job setup, cost code addition, change order logging and review, booked sales recording, and job forecast review and update<br>• Monitoring labor costs and preparing salary recovery worksheets and other cost transfer forms<br>• Conducting detailed variance analysis, identifying trends, and flagging potential risks and concerns<br>• Providing job cost information for month end, quarter end, and year end close<br>• Running profit recognition reports and participating in month-end WIP reviews<br>• Ensuring project setup/structure supports billing requirements and setting up billing lines as needed<br>• Generating accurate and timely draft billing for customer approval, posting approved invoices, and collecting overdue invoices<br>• Reconciling monthly billed/unbilled vs. revenue activity, investigating and resolving unexplained reconciling items<br>• Sending invoices to clients, monitoring job for holdback release timelines, and procuring required documents for release<br>• Providing ad-hoc financial analysis and reports for management as requested
<p>Robert Half is partnering with a growing organization downtown Toronto seeking an experienced and ambitious FP&A Manager. This is a full-time opportunity for an accomplished finance professional who thrives on using analysis and data-driven insights to shape the future of an organization and support senior leadership with strategic decision-making.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the corporate planning process, establishing goals, performance metrics, and timelines aligned with organizational strategy.</li><li>Support executive leadership with the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategic initiatives.</li><li>Conduct market research, analyze trends, and identify growth opportunities.</li><li>Prepare corporate reports, presentations, and communications for internal and external stakeholders.</li><li>Collaborate across departments to support the development of annual business plans, budgets, and performance measurement.</li><li>Coordinate change management initiatives and facilitate process improvement projects.</li><li>Maintain awareness of industry best practices and apply them to optimize organizational growth and impact.</li><li>Mentor and support cross-functional teams, encouraging collaboration and excellence.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for a skilled Workday Financial Analyst to join our team in North York, Ontario. This 6 month contract position requires an individual with expertise in Workday Financials and a solid background in accounting and finance. You will play a key role in ensuring the effective implementation, optimization, and enhancement of financial processes within the Workday system.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><br></p><p>Workday Financials Implementation & Optimization</p><ul><li>Support the implementation and continuous improvement of Workday Financial modules, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Banking & Settlement, Expenses, Procurement, and Business Assets.</li><li>Translate accounting requirements into functional specifications, ensuring Workday configuration aligns with GAAP, internal controls, and month‑end close needs.</li><li>Participate in design workshops, documenting current‑state vs. future‑state processes and identifying automation opportunities across financial workflows.</li><li>Configure or support configuration of key finance components such as ledger setup, accounting rules, spend categories, suppliers, expense policies, payment elections, tax settings, asset books, and intercompany rules.</li></ul><p>Testing & UAT Leadership</p><ul><li>Develop detailed test plans, test scripts, and traceability matrices for financial processes throughout the implementation lifecycle.</li><li>Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with Accounting and Finance teams.</li><li>Validate accounting entries, posting logic, system calculations, and integrations to ensure accuracy and compliance with financial standards.</li><li>Document defects, manage remediation cycles, and ensure system readiness for deployment.</li></ul><p>Finance Reporting & Analytics</p><ul><li>Build and maintain Workday Financial Reports, including:</li><li>Transaction‑level reports (journals, spend, supplier activity)</li><li>Month‑end close reports</li><li>Audit and compliance reports</li><li>Management dashboards</li><li>Create calculated fields, custom reports, composite/matrix reports, and ad‑hoc analytics required by Controllers, FP&A, and internal audit.</li><li>Enhance financial visibility by improving reporting structures, account hierarchies, and Workday dashboards used by Finance leadership.</li></ul><p>Finance Operations Support</p><ul><li>Ensure data integrity across financial objects including COA, cost centers, projects, customers, suppliers, banks, and accounting journals.</li><li>Support month‑end and year‑end close activities by validating Workday processes and troubleshooting system‑related issues.</li><li>Assist with integration testing for financial interfaces (e.g., banking files, ERP feeds, payroll accounting, expense reimbursements).</li><li>Review and maintain Workday accounting rules to ensure transactions post correctly to the ledger.</li></ul><p>Change Management & Stakeholder Support</p><ul><li>Provide training, documentation, and go‑live support for Finance teams.</li><li>Partner with cross‑functional groups such as Procurement, Payroll, HR, and IT to ensure end‑to‑end financial process alignment.</li><li>Participate in release management by reviewing Workday bi‑annual updates, assessing financial impacts, and coordinating validation.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team on a long-term contract basis in Toronto, Ontario. In this role, you will analyze financial data, collaborate with various departments, and ensure accuracy in processing and reporting. This position requires a strong analytical mindset and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze accounts payable transactions to ensure accuracy and proper coding before they are entered into the system.<br>• Collaborate with procurement teams to plan purchase orders and ensure invoices are applied to the correct accounts.<br>• Support the facility team by gathering and analyzing statistics to assist in forecasting material and service needs.<br>• Accrue invoices as necessary and ensure compliance with financial reporting standards.<br>• Conduct detailed reviews of financial data to identify trends, errors, and opportunities for improvement.<br>• Follow up with internal staff to address discrepancies and maintain minimal error rates in financial processes.<br>• Utilize accounting software and reporting tools to generate accurate financial reports and support decision-making.<br>• Perform ad hoc financial analyses to address specific business needs and provide actionable insights.<br>• Assist with budget processes, including data collection and analysis to support financial planning.<br>• Maintain thorough documentation of financial transactions and ensure adherence to company policies.
<p><strong>Financial Services | Full-Time | Hybrid</strong></p><p>Our client, a leading financial services organization, is seeking a <strong>Senior Financial Analyst with strong Anaplan expertise</strong> to join their Finance team. This role is ideal for an analytical, systems‑savvy finance professional who enjoys building financial models, enhancing planning tools, and supporting strategic decision‑making in a fast‑paced environment.</p><p>The successful candidate will act as a key finance partner, leveraging Anaplan to improve forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting across the organization.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the development, enhancement, and maintenance of <strong>Anaplan system</strong> to support budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and financial performance analytics.</li><li>Partner with business units to translate financial requirements into scalable, automated Anaplan solutions.</li><li>Own the monthly forecasting and annual budgeting processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with corporate strategy.</li><li>Prepare detailed financial analysis, variance reviews, dashboards, and executive‑ready reporting packages.</li><li>Support strategic initiatives by developing financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases.</li><li>Collaborate with Technology and Finance teams to optimize data flows, improve system integrations, and maintain data integrity.</li><li>Enhance reporting capabilities and identify opportunities for automation and process improvements within FP&A.</li><li>Provide insights and recommendations to leadership, influencing financial decisions and supporting long‑term planning.</li><li>Serve as an internal subject‑matter expert on Anaplan functionality, best practices, and governance.</li></ul><p><br></p>
