Junior Financial Analyst

This is a contract role | 10/01/2026 to 03/31/2027. Who – The Company: Our client is a large, complex public sector organization that delivers essential services to millions of people across the province. With a diverse workforce and broad operational mandate, the organization is committed to excellence, innovation, and providing high-quality services that support communities and drive positive outcomes. What- The Role: Candidate will apply their accounting skills to full-cycle accounting and financial reporting, including developing and executing month-end processes, financial analysis, dashboards and external/internal reporting. Duties will include but not limited to: Prepare journal entries. Assist in preparation of month-end reporting, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations. Assist in AP, AR, business partner maintenance, capital assets maintenance Support variance analysis and investigate abnormalities. Review and analyze accruals and other trial balance accounts, customer collections Identify and implement process improvements. Analyze and interpret financial information. Work with business entities to gather and disseminate information for budgeting and forecasting purposes. Other duties as required. Who – The Candidate: Bachelor degree or diploma in IT, Computer Science, Business, Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience Knowledge of accounting principles and Canadian public sector accounting standards or equivalent. Minimum 1 year of experience creating and using advanced Excel skills such as Pivot table, VLOOKUP etc. Minimum 2 years of experience with and knowledge of financial transactions ensuring the accuracy and reliability of financial data, and using Microsoft Excel. Nice to Have Pursuing CPA designation. 2 years of experience applying financial audit, and/or financial controls, and/or financial reconciliation, and/or financial systems governance principles to large-scale data migration, data conversion, or ERP implementation projects. 2 years of experience with Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Account reconciliation, and finding errors 1 year of experience with SAP Finance (FI), including financial postings, invoice processing, and integration points with procurement and supply chain. How much: $28-35/hr commensurate with experience + 4% vacation pay Where: Edmonton, AB, this is predominantly remote work with occasional in-office presence required. When & How To Apply: Swim Recruiting has been engaged as a trusted recruitment agency partner on this important search. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit 'APPLY NOW' to send us your resume. Thank you!

The candidate will handle full-cycle accounting and financial reporting, including month-end processes and the creation of dashboards. Key duties involve preparing journal entries, performing reconciliations, and supporting budgeting and forecasting efforts.

Requires a bachelor's degree or diploma in a business or technical field and at least 2 years of experience with financial transactions and advanced Excel. Knowledge of Canadian public sector accounting standards and experience with SAP Finance is highly desired.

• Vacation Pay

• Analyse financièreSouhaitée

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Full-cycle Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Month-end Processes
• Financial Analysis
• Journal Entries
• Account Reconciliations
• Bank Reconciliations
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Variance Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Advanced Excel
• SAP Finance
• Public Sector Accounting Standards
• Financial Controls

• Finance & Accounting
• Government & Public Sector
• Data & Analytics

Formation minimale

Baccalauréat

Expérience minimale

2+ ans

Postuler avant le

19 sept. 2026

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine

Exigences de lieu

Country, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Niveau d’expérience

Associate