Lead Financial Analyst – Corporate Finance

The Opportunity:

Join a Team Where Finance Drives Strategy
Are you a CPA with a passion for financial excellence? Join our Corporate Finance team as a Lead Financial Analyst and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial integrity and strategic direction of our organization. You’ll be part of a collaborative, high-performing environment where your expertise in reporting and internal controls will make a real impact.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:

• Support the implementation of continuous process improvement and participate in the deployment of new automation tools to enhance accuracy and drive efficiency;
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and process consistency;
• Participate in month-end close activities, focusing on sensitive analyses and follow-ups with management;
• Identify discrepancies in key financial data, understand and explain the reasons behind them;
• Coordinate with external auditors during interim and year-end audits;
• Review and validate monthly reconciliations of various balance sheet accounts;
• Contribute to the consolidated monthly financial reporting to the parent company;
• Analyze and prepare various financial reports based on specific requests;
• Participate in business integrations by coordinating financial integration and alignment of accounting standards;
• Perform any other related financial analyses.

 

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• CPA designation required;
• Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English) required;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, including management experience, which is a strong asset;
• Ability to synthesize financial data, interpret results, and bring numbers to life;
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deliverables with deadlines in an innovative and dynamic environment;
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate and collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization;
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and IFRS accounting standards;
• Demonstrates rigor and autonomy;
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with ERP/reporting systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Power BI) is an asset

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WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe.  In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP.  Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please  READ THE FULL POLICY.