Senior Financial Analyst

CanCap Group Inc.


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Mississauga, ON
Contract type: Full time

CanCap Group Inc. (“CanCap”) is an evolving, dynamic national financial services company with head office located in downtown Toronto. CanCap’s current core business is indirect and third- party originations and servicing of auto receivables, which has been built on a foundation of best- in-class people and processes. It manages the entire lifecycle of the receivable from credit adjudication through to contract administration, customer service, default management and post charge-off recoveries. CanCap is now expanding its operations into other consumerfinance verticals such as unsecured consumer loans.


CanCap has made significant investments in its operations, IT infrastructure and processes to allow for robust, scalable and efficient on-goinggrowth of origination and servicing activityacross the consumer finance spectrum. CanCap’s excellence has also been recognized by a Schedule I bank whereby it is the primary partner for (a) an outsource of a full business line, (b) primary source of direct loan referrals, and (c) creating a unique, best of breed, consumer lending business platform.

Job Description


The Senior Financial Analyst (SFA), Financial Reporting will play an important role in CanCap’s accounting and finance team. The candidate will be providing support to financial reporting manager(s), working closely with several other skilled financial analysts, and directly interacting with senior leadership in and outside the finance department, leveraging their talents to drive exceptional results and actively contribute to the growth and success of the organization. The candidate will be actively participating in financial reporting and analysis (including complex financial accounting issues), reconciliations, compilation of financial data, including preparation of financial statements and KPI dashboards and sharing the results of their work with the finance team on a regular basis. The candidate will report to our VP, Financial Reporting



Role-Specific Accountabilities

  • Monthly/quarterly full cycle accounting activities (ASPE and/or IFRS accounting standards) such as:
  • Prepare journal entries and associated documentation including consolidation, where necessary
  • Complete reconciliation of key balancesheet and incomestatement accounts (including clearing accounts)
  • Prepare basic financial statements, support for note disclosures and variance analysis
  • Identify, suggest to supervisors and actively implement best practices and process improvements
  • Oversee complexaccounting and reporting areas including expected credit losses, defaults, delinquencies, etc.
  • Perform assessment of critical financialrecords in collaboration with stakeholders to identify root causes of any discrepancies and/or communicate results to executives
  • Maintain schedules and work with external auditorsto support annualaudits and quarterly reviews, as necessary.
  • Assist in finance transformation and automation initiatives, serving as a contact for external consultants and working closely with them to drive improvements, streamline processes and enhance efficiency.
  • Assist executives and department teams with other projects, duties,tasks and ad-hoc reports, as assigned from time to time



Skills and Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevantwork experience in the financial services field or related industry
  • Post-secondary educationwith a specialization in Finance or Accounting
  • CPA or CPA equivalent designation
  • Full cycle accounting experience and working knowledge of ASPE and IFRS
  • Experience in being a part of dynamic, deadline-driven and high-performing teams
  • Upbeat, outgoing, open to receive and able to provide honest feedback
  • Great verbal and written communication skills to deliver information to subordinates, peers and senior leadership on a regular basis
  • Results oriented “go-getter”, committed to achieving high degree of accuracy within a fast-paced environment,
  • Meticulous attention to detail, while effectively managing complex priorities
  • High IT aptitude
  • Inquisitive state of mind and natural curiosity, with a drive for constant innovation and improvement in efficiency.
  • Solid analytical, data mining and problem-solving skills
  • Self-learner, able to function with minimal supervision past initial orientation.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including common best practices, latest product enhancements, complex formulas, data analysis tools, troubleshooting, etc.
  • Experience with Sage 300 ERP, Casewareor similar accounting software is a plus



Additional Information

Currently, this is a hybrid role that will be set-up for in office and remote work. You will be required to work in the officeas advised by your manager.This may be adjusted at any time at the discretion of CanCap with reasonable notice.


Location of employment is at 11 Church Street,Toronto, ON, M5E 1M2. All interviews will be conducted virtually using Microsoft Teams.


To be considered for employment, you will need to successfully pass a criminalbackground check and validate your work experience.



The CanCap Promise

Our Employee Experience is aimed at supporting and inspiring our talented team via:

  • Significant professional growth with substantial depth and breadthof exposure to a growing company with evolving financial processes.



Next Steps

Building teams is key to CanCap’s growth. Hence, we’ve taken time and effort to be purposeful and thoughtful with our job posting. Pleasetake time to do the same with your application. Help us understand how you see your work experience as relatable to this job posting.

Thank you for your time. Only candidates who possess the experience, skills, and qualifications outlined above will be contacted for next steps in the hiring process.



Diversity & Inclusion

The CanCap Group and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and valuediversity. We are committedto building and evolving a team reflecting a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

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