Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Reporting & Internal Controls

Job Summary:

Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Reporting & Internal Controls
Business Unit:
Bacchus Portfolio
Job Summary:
Volaris Group acquires, strengthens, and grows vertical market software companies, enabling them to be clear leaders within their focused industries. With over 120 companies across more than 35 countries, Volaris Group continues to seek long term investment opportunities in companies, technologies, or ideas that add value to existing core markets or allow entry into new ones. Volaris Group’s success is based on a decentralized business model where acquired companies retain their autonomy, gain access to trainings and best practices, and are never sold.
As a subset of Volaris Group, our portfolio presently includes 42 growth-oriented companies. In addition to supporting the organic growth goals of these businesses, we are actively looking to acquire new businesses that expand our functional and geographic coverage. Our team members are collaborative, engaging, and highly ambitious. Their dedication continues to help us grow and thrive.

Job Description:

The Position:
This position will report directly to the Manager, Finance & Internal Controls (Bacchus Portfolio), and work as part of the broader Finance team. They will be a key part of portfolio reporting, internal control, compliance, and evaluation process.
 

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting, internal controls & general business concepts, with superior analytical skills, a strong work ethic, and great interpersonal skills.

What can I expect to do in this role?

You will:

• Support the team monthly/quarterly reporting deliverables by being involved with coordinating, compiling and reviewing tasks assigned.
• Assist with the completion and/or review of acquisition-related deliverables [e.g. acquisition rev rec checklist, IFRS 16 calculation, risk and controls matrix (RCM), etc.]
• Help facilitate integration of new acquisitions to ensure compliance with CSI policies and reporting requirements
• Review of updates to existing RCMs based on updated risks / as business units evolve and/or change
• Plan the development of engagement scope, objectives and business review program in conjunction with sub portfolio Finance Leaders; develop risk assessments and determine internal audit procedures to be used
• Testing of key financial controls, and assisting with other program initiatives
• Lead process walkthroughs with stakeholders to gain a thorough understanding of business objectives and operations, identify potential risks and control recommendations, and ensure alignment with engagement objectives and best practices
• Assess operational processes by conducting detailed testing of processes, controls, and transactions to evaluate effectiveness, efficiency, and/or compliance
• Summarize and draft engagement finding and recommendations, ensuring clarity and accuracy within engagement reports.
• Identify, communicate, and resolve any concerns with management as they arise on the engagement.
• Conduct post-engagement follow up to ensure remediation of engagement findings.
• Perform special reviews at the request of management and participate in department initiatives. Share knowledge and best practices across the Rick Bacchus Portfolio.
• Ad-hoc tasks as needed (e.g. help facilitate external and internal audit)

Note: This position requires the ability to travel (up to 40% of the time)

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, equivalent degree
• Minimum 3 years experience in an Accounting or Auditing position or related field; experience in public accounting is considered an asset
• Business Process Risk Assessment exposure
• Good organizational and analytical skills and ability to prioritize multiple activities and requirements
• PC Skills (experience in word processing, spreadsheet applications, and flow charting)
• Able to obtain, analyze and appraise data
• Software Industry Experience is considered an asset
• You have applied knowledge of auditing standards, accounting principles, and audit practices and methodologies
• Problem solving/Logic/Root Cause analysis
• Ethics/Integrity
• Adaptable to Change/Learns quickly
• Action-Oriented
• Ability and willingness to travel (up to 40%)
  
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional accreditation, e.g. CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA, CISSP

Preferred Competencies

• Ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced environment, while partnering with business stakeholders to understand emerging risks.
• Ability to proactively provide thought-leadership to offer suggested solutions/path forward to resolve issues.
• Lead meetings and discussions, including developing agendas and creating materials with the appropriate amount of detail for the audience, and proactively follow through on open items.
• Self-directed to meet deadlines with complete and accurate deliverables.
• Applies critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and professional judgement when problem solving to overcome challenges.
• Ability to assess the financial relevance of in-scope systems/processes/controls and provide recommendations for improvement to mitigate risk.
• Collaborates to pursue innovative opportunities to optimize and simplify processes.

Location:

• Remote

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings Available:    

1