Job Title: Financial Analyst Job Description We are seeking a skilled Financial Analyst to join our dynamic team, where you will manage accounting for projects, perform month-end closing activities, and contribute to cost and inventory management. This role offers exposure to large-scale R&D projects and the opportunity to transition to a permanent position. Responsibilities + Manage accounting for projects, including creating and activating accounts in JDE and creating work orders. + Utilize ERP systems, preferably JDE, to understand information flow through various modules such as SL, GL, and AP. + Apply knowledge in project accounting, ensuring accurate cost allocation for people, fixed, and overhead costs. + Handle intangible asset accounting and management, including creation, addition-in-progress, and depreciation. + Conduct month-end closing activities, proficiently creating balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow statements. + Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and compliance. + Perform AP reconciliation, analyze FX impacts, and reconcile balance sheets between GL and subledgers. + Utilize SharePoint for project database management and maintain project cost forecasting using macros in Excel. + Apply expertise in cost accounting, particularly using the standard cost method, and manage inventory within ERP systems. Essential Skills + 5+ years of experience in accounting/financial analysis. + Proficiency in project accounting, cost allocation, and asset accounting. + Expertise in month-end closing, intercompany transactions, and AP reconciliation. + Advanced skills in Excel, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, macros, and data consolidation. + Experience with larger ERP systems, preferably JDE. + Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in business or accounting. Additional Skills & Qualifications + Experience with SharePoint for project database management. + Proficiency in financial analysis, reconciliation, journal entries, and accrual accounting. + Strong skills in financial statement preparation, balance sheet analysis, and variance analysis. Work Environment This is a hybrid work environment with 40-hour work weeks, typically from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, including a half-hour break. The position requires in-office presence three days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in Cambridge, ON. Overtime may be required, and the dress code is business casual. There is a possibility of an extension as this role is backfilling a permanent position. The team size is composed of five members, and the role reports to a controller. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00/hr. Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Cambridge,ON. À propos d'Aston Carter: 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. Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi. 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