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Financial Analyst (Contractor role)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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We are currently looking for a Financial Analyst to join our team as an independent contractor.
What you'll do:
- Collaborate with the Financial Management team and the Director, FP&A in the preparation of financial and management reporting, including but not limited to monthly, quarterly and annual reporting; monitoring budgets; Management Discussions and Analysis (MD & A) schedules; variance reports; non-financial reports (i.e., customer metrics, product performance analysis, churn); forecasting; and financial close.
- Orchestrate and prepare the timely execution of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes (bookings forecast), including but not limited to creating financial models and analyses of financial and operational metrics to evaluate and direct business performance.
- Incorporate key internal stakeholder input to develop and maintain optimal processes and financial controls to maximize revenue and profitability.
- Oversee all aspects of the annual operating plan, quarterly forecast updates, and long-term planning process, including providing forecast financial statements and detail-level explanations of trends and variances, and collaborating with the senior leadership team and US finance teams on various FP&A reporting-related projects or initiatives. Assumes a lead role to provide financial guidance and insightful analysis and aggressively monitors corporate progress against targets, ensuring management has the financial insight necessary to achieve goals.
- Spearhead the Monthly Operations Review, including determination of topics, meeting details and tracking completion of action items.
- Compile and execute comprehensive summary reports for key stakeholders as required, and ad hoc usage reports for all applicable business units including Sales and Operations.
As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.
Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.
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