Title: Senior Finance Analyst

Employee Working Location: Remote (Canada)

Employment Status: Permanent Full-time

The Canadian Red Cross (Red Cross) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role, you will:

Responsibility 1: Transaction Processing, Reconciliation, Analysis, and Reporting

• Regularly analyses Civilian Reserve Business Unit transactions and balances to ensure they are accurate, complete, and reasonable and identifies any errors or omissions and prepares correcting journal entries as required.
• Calculates the monthly cell phone reallocation to projects and prepares the related journal entry.
• Ensures the monthly general ledger process occurs as scheduled.
• Performs other transactional and account reviews and reporting as requested by management.
• Supports internal and external audits as needed.
• Cross-trains with other analysts to provide back up.

Responsibility 2: Employees and Volunteers at every level are responsible for safe work practices and to adhere to practices outlined in their applicable provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act.

• Participates and promotes completion of mandatory health and safety education/orientation.
• Participates and promotes respectful communication between all personnel and clients to promote a healthy and safe workplace.
• Aware of and adheres to policies and procedures related to health, safety and quality matters to ensure employee, volunteer, and client safety.
• Ensures all near-misses and incidents are promptly and accurately reported to Supervisor or designate.
• Ensures proper and required usage of job specific personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Addresses concerns of PPE non-compliance with Supervisor or designate.
• Participates in discussions regarding safety awareness during team meetings.
• As applicable, completes safety audits and ensures that corrective action plans are completed for identified safety concerns and/or hazards.

Responsibility 3: Support other Red Cross initiatives, as needed, to provide for a coordinated team effort to meeting the needs of the most vulnerable in the community.

• Participate in disaster planning, preparation, and response as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

What we are looking for:

• The incumbent must have the commitment to the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross Movement and model the core competencies of the CRCS: team excellence, service excellence, accountability and results focused.
• Completion of a certificate or degree in Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• General knowledge and understanding of accounting theory, techniques and policies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Time management and organizational skills reflected in the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work both independently with minimal supervision, and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively.
• This position requires a satisfactory Canadian criminal record reference check.
• Assets:
  • Experience with AX Dynamics.
  • Superior knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
  • Fluency in both official languages.

Working Conditions:

• The majority of the work is performed in an environment which is mostly clean and comfortable.
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).