Senior Financial Analyst

GESI is growing and hiring a Senior Financial Analyst at our Vaughan office!

About Us

GESI: GFL Environmental Services Inc. ("GESI") is a high-growth environmental services company recently carved out of GFL Environmental Inc. Backed by leading private equity firms, GES delivers liquid waste, industrial cleaning, and soil remediation services across North America through a vertically integrated platform of over 230 sites and a fleet of 1,800+ vehicles. Our employees, collectively known as 'Team Green,' enjoy numerous benefits: career advancement opportunities, competitive benefits, job stability within an essential services company, and the chance to make a positive impact every day for our customers and communities, Green for Life!

The Role:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Senior Financial Analyst to take ownership of core general ledger accounting for our corporate office departments. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, this role is essential to ensuring the accuracy of our financial records through the execution of full-cycle accounting, complex reconciliations, and month-end close activities for our corporate departments. This individual will play a key role in maintaining strong internal controls and ensuring data integrity as we build out our standalone finance organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Corporate General Ledger & Month-End Close: Execute full-cycle accounting for our corporate departments, ensuring accurate and timely recording of operating expenses and accruals.

• Lease Accounting (IFRS 16): Manage lease accounting and tracking under IFRS 16 for the corporate portfolio, ensuring accurate amortization schedules and monthly entries.

• Intercompany Management: Process, reconcile, and confirm intercompany transactions between corporate and field entities.

• Financial Consolidation: Prepare the monthly consolidation, including eliminating entries and topside adjustments.

• Process Standardization: Design and implement a standardized month-end corporate accrual process.

• System Integrity: Oversee the financial system's period-end closing procedures.

• Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Prepare and maintain comprehensive balance sheet reconciliations for corporate accounts, investigating and resolving variances promptly.

• Shared Service Reviews: Review shared service reconciliations, such as bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable sub-ledgers to the general ledger.

• Corporate Transactions: Ensure accurate recording of other corporate transactions, such as insurance and prepaid expenses.

• Subledger Management: Manage the lease subledger, including the addition and modification of leases as necessary.

• Audit Support: Prepare audit working papers for annual external audits.

• Process Improvement: Assist the Corporate Controller in refining accounting procedures and leveraging the ERP system to streamline month-end close cycle times and increase accuracy.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.

• Professional Designation: CPA designation or active pursuit of a CPA is preferred.

• Accounting Experience: 4-6+ years of progressive general ledger accounting experience, with a background in participating in monthly close processes within fast-paced, dynamic environments.

• Technical Standards: Strong working knowledge of IFRS and direct experience managing complex balance sheet reconciliations.

• Systems & Excel: Proficiency in ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills (such as pivot tables and lookups).

• Detail Orientation: Demonstrates thorough knowledge of relevant accounting methods and ensures absolute accuracy in the general ledger.

• Operational Excellence: Focuses strongly on executing agreed-upon outcomes and ensures that key month-end close deadlines are met with precision.

• Proactivity: Takes initiative to investigate financial discrepancies and solve practical accounting problems independently.

• Adaptability: Capable of operating effectively in a high-growth environment where finance and accounting functions are actively being built out and elevated.

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Wellness Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, life insurance, and paid time-off.

• Financial Incentives: RRSP matching, profit sharing, and competitive wages.

• Culture: Growth opportunities and continuous learning opportunities.