Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Canada's Ocean Supercluster is an innovative, industry-led national ocean cluster that is ensuring we as Canadians, achieve sustainable economic growth in our ocean-based industries while also contributing to the health of our planet. The OSC's mandate is to collaborate with investors and partners from across ocean industries to develop and commercialize innovative solutions to shared ocean challenges that are globally-relevant and include key investment areas such as ocean energy, sustainable seafood, the future of marine transport and climate solutions, and focus on growing more Canadian ocean companies and building the ecosystem to deliver on this potential. The OSC guides ideas from the conceptual to the actual; partnering with industries who have big goals and innovative concepts. Actualizing these ideas is our passion, and the process is our mission. Our organizational values include creativity, inclusion, collaboration, and ambition.

The OSC has a team of over 30 employees across seven provinces. We are looking for an innovative thinker to drive our workforce agenda and contribute to the growth, retention and development of the ocean economy and the health of the planet.

About the Role

The Finance Analyst, reporting to the Director of Finance and collaborating closely with the Project Finance Lead, plays a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity and clarity of project financials. This position is responsible for both liaising with project proponents and internal teams to verify essential financial information, and for delivering timely, accurate financial reporting.

Success in this role requires strong critical thinking, exceptional attention to detail, and a sense of urgency. The Finance Analyst is instrumental in ensuring project costs are understood, documented, compliant, and approved.

You will have the opportunity to work within emerging markets and innovative programs, contributing to process enhancements that improve client service and accuracy. If you are personable, curious, and thrive in detail-oriented environments, we encourage you to apply and help shape the future of our financial operations.

Role and Responsibilities

Project Finance

• Develop a deep understanding of OSC eligible cost guidelines and funding guidelines, to perform required roles with a goal of becoming a subject matter expert within OSC;
• Responsible for the project/portfolio forecasting and variance analysis including obtaining required information from the projects, analyzing and ensuring accuracy for review by Project Finance Lead;
• Review and recommend for approval project items, including Project Change Request's ("PCR's"), advance requests, foreign cost requests, financial gates and special conditions;
• Assist with all required reporting for funding providers, including bi-annual reconciliations;
• Assist with ensuring all internal and external program funding guides, manuals, templates and materials are up to date;
• Assist finance team with ad-hoc finance related projects and policies;
• Continually work to enhance claims review process, procedures, templates, and the overall service experience for claimants;

Contracting Financial Due Diligence

• Support the organization's financial due diligence and contracting process and ensuring compliance with OSC's overall risk management program;
• Review project budgets to ensure funding eligibility, seeking clarification and ensuring supporting documentation is accurate and compliant;
• Complete review of project documentation with the objective of assessing risk to the OSC;
• Recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies when applicable;
• Work with Project Finance Lead to drive process improvement through automation and innovation to continually improve effectiveness and efficiency of processes through automation, forms or process improvements.

Claims Review

• Support the claims review process;
• Review, verify, validate, process and approve assigned project claims on a timely basis;
• Ensure thorough documentation of claims review, such as documenting the verification of supporting documentation, discussions with project proponents;
• Capture details and appropriate record management of all claims, electronically, and provide updates and reporting to other OSC teammates as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field;
• 2-4 years of professional financial experience;
• Audit or claim review experience is an asset;
• Experience in a firm and/or client-facing industry is essential;
• Experience and understanding of the Blue Economy, meaning sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth and jobs, is highly valued;
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; familiarity with Salesforce and monday.com, or alternative project management software is an asset;
• A passion for leveraging data and technology to drive results.

Attributes & Fit

• You thrive in a results-driven environment and are passionate about continuous improvement;
• You bring strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills;
• You excel at managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines;
• You are comfortable collaborating virtually and remotely, building strong relationships across teams;
• Your attention to detail and sense of urgency ensure high-quality, timely outcomes;
• You inspire enthusiasm and engagement, contributing positively to team culture.

We are excited to continue building our team with experienced professionals who are passionate about realizing Canada's opportunity and growing the ocean economy in a digital, sustainable, and inclusive way.

OSC is committed to your career growth and supports team-wide professional development through internal training in DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion).

The OSC is committed to living its values, which includes the development of a diverse, inclusive, and equitable experience for our applicants and team members. Please let us know if you require any interview accommodations.

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To be considered for this role, candidates are asked to submit a covering letter, detailing how you can contribute to OSC's continued success, as a Finance Analyst, and resume to [email protected].