Financial Analyst – Financial Planning - Honda Canada Inc
(2019-07)
Provide financial planning support and serve as a subject matter expert for annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Support month-end close activities and preparation and submission of financial reporting packages.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining budget processes, providing analyses and identifying risks and opportunities
- Co-ordinate and prepare reserve calculations, projections and simulations
- Prepare various financial reports and presentations for management and business stakeholders
- Validate and review schedules and reports completed by team members, identify inconsistencies and provide improvement ideas
- Co-ordinate accounting month-end close process, financial statements preparation and reporting analysis
- Work closely with internal & external auditors for SOX support and requirements
- Identify, initiate, and execute continuous process improvements. Provide training/knowledge sharing sessions as required
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with team members and all other internal/external stakeholders
- Perform ad-hoc projects/duties as assigned
Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A (Sales Ops / Supply Chain & Tech Support) - Rogers Communications Inc
(2008-08 - 2019-06)
Financial lead on month-end closing, forecasting and budgeting
- Led month-end process includes preparation of journal entries, financial and KPIs variance analysis, and month-end packages for distribution
- Developed and maintained forecast models at LOB level, including KPIs preparation and submission
- Worked closely with division leaders and planning team to ensure assumptions used were reasonable and aligned with target
- Prepared and presented month-end result and forecast outlook with in-depth analyses to stakeholders
- Served as a key person to business partners for any accounting, forecasting and budgeting issues
- Prepared and distributed extensive expense trackers, headcount and KPI reports for business partners
- Responsible for continuous improvement in month-end closing and forecasting process
- Provided financial support on business cases and ad hoc projects
