Senior Financial Analyst - 6-month contract

Senior Financial Analyst Six-month temporary position with potential to become full-time Reports to: Controller Summary The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for full-cycle accounting and financial analysis for the businesses. The role owns assigned reconciliations and month-end schedules, supports accurate accounting for service sales and rental contracts, and works with Operations to resolve transaction issues and explain financial performance. What You�ll Do Full-cycle accounting and close • Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and other month-end adjustments. • Reconcile assigned general ledger and subledger accounts, including intercompany balances, and resolve reconciling items promptly. • Review transactions for accurate coding, completeness, and period cutoff. • Prepare balance sheet schedules and supporting working papers for monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting. • Support year-end audit requests and follow through on questions or adjustments related to assigned accounts. Service sales and rentals accounting • Review service work orders, invoicing, credits, and open jobs to support complete and timely revenue recognition. • Maintain lease schedules and related accounting for leased vehicles, including new leases and reconcile them to the general ledger. • Reconcile service sales and related costs to operational records, investigating unbilled work, deferred revenue, and margin exceptions. • Review rental contracts, billing periods, extensions, returns, and credits to support accurate rental revenue and cutoff. • Reconcile rental fleet records to the general ledger and support accounting for fleet additions, transfers, disposals, and depreciation. • Work with Service, Rentals, and Billing teams to resolve missing information and improve the handoff from completed work or rental activity to invoicing. Reporting and analysis • Prepare monthly results and variance analysis for Service and Rentals, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and key balance sheet accounts. • Investigate trends and exceptions with operational leaders and provide clear commentary to the Controller. • Support forecasts, budgets, and key performance reporting for the two businesses. • Identify recurring accounting or process issues and help implement practical improvements. What You Need • Bachelor�s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. • CPA designation or progress toward a CPA designation is preferred. • At least three years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on full-cycle accounting and month-end close. • Experience with service, rentals, field operations, or a multi-branch business is an asset. • Strong understanding of account reconciliations, revenue and expense cutoff, accruals, and fixed asset accounting. • Strong Excel skills and experience working with an ERP system; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is an asset. • Ability to investigate discrepancies, maintain clear supporting schedules, and meet close deadlines. • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both Finance and Operations. Working Conditions • Six-month temporary assignment with potential for a full-time opportunity based on business needs and performance. • Occasional overtime may be required during month-end, year-end, and audit periods. • Work is primarily performed using a computer, with regular collaboration across Finance and Operations.