Financial Analyst - Remote

What is a Financial Analyst, Manufacturing at Yellow Pages?

Want to contribute to the development and prosperity of local small and medium-sized businesses? Welcome to Yellow Pages! As a Google Premium Partner and Meta Marketing Partner, Yellow Pages is a leader in digital marketing for companies across Canada.

You will be in charge of liaising with internal Finance, key stakeholders and external suppliers to plan, organize and effectively manage the invoice verification, payment and accrual processes.

Using this and other information as a basis of producing and analyzing key financial and non-financial reports.

Responsibilities:

• By managing relationships with external vendors and internal departments, ensure that invoices are accurate with payments and/or accruals completed in accordance with Finance and external supplier deadlines.  Verify and manage General Ledger information is posted and dropped accordingly.
• Manage month end and year end processes.
• Active participation in the financial forecasting, analysis and budget process for revenues & expenses including commission analysis.
• Timely preparation and/or analysis of month end reports.  Analyzing and explaining variances between budget/forecast and actuals and understanding the business drivers.  
• Develop understanding and passion for the business performance indicators and costs drivers. 
• Work independently and within teams without requiring close supervision. Support the management & coaching clerical staff responsible for providing dedicated support in the fundamental operations processes.
• Effective cost management by working with colleagues to ensure suppliers are providing market-competitive rates, maintaining high quality and identifying opportunities realize operational and real-dollar savings.
• Identify areas of opportunity for process improvements and efficiencies, which will contribute to the evolution of the department and the continued success of the corporation.
• Completion of special projects as assigned by Senior Management.

What do you need to be a Financial Analyst, Manufacturing at Yellow Pages?

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent business experience.
• Strong financial, mathematical and analytical skills.
• 1-2 years of experience in finance or managing accounts payable and general ledger processes.
• Ability to create, interpret and report on statistical/financial data.
• Demonstrated success working with suppliers and business partners to achieve goals.
• Experience managing unionized staff beneficial.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel

Nice to have:

• Strong organization, planning and time management skills.
• Solid leadership and team building skills.
• Effective communication skills: written, verbal and active listening.
• Results driven.
• Self-sufficient, proactive, positive change agent.
• Influence and motivate in a team environment.
• Able to manage diversity with high levels of integrity and trust Bilingual (French/English) an asset.
• This position involves OCCASIONAL interactions with clients or professionals both internally and externally on a national scale. 
  Therefore, French proficiency is an asset

A dynamic and collaborative workplace where you can contribute to our story.

Comprehensive benefits from day one.  

This is the Yellow Pages Life and what working at Yellow Pages is all about.

You are ready to join the Yellow Pages adventure as a Financial Analyst, Manufacturing ? 
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About Yellow Pages

We’ve been in the game since 1908 and we continue to transform to offer our 125 000 clients the best possible products and services. We foster business relationships between Canadian small-to-medium businesses and their prospective customers. We do this by providing tailored, locally-relevant digital media and marketing solutions designed with both in mind. Over 76% of our revenue is generated by digital solutions.