Financial Analyst
Loopio
IT, Accounting & Finance
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Nov 26, 2024
Loopio is a workplace that unleashes learning & growth opportunities for our Loopers. We provide autonomous, challenging work that allows each employee to master their craft. We attract and retain people who are naturally curious, have grit and are eager to grow and build their careers. At Loopio, we genuinely support each other, because true success comes from working as #oneteam.
Loopio’s Finance team is growing! We are looking for a Financial Analyst who will take ownership of full cycle accounting processes and be part of a collaborative and high performing team. If you are interested in joining a supportive team environment and contributing new ideas, we want to hear from you!
Reporting into the Assistant Controller, the Financial Analyst will own the preparation of financial reporting and accounting for key business processes. Our team has a strong focus on process improvement and this role will have a significant impact in driving efficiency in financial reporting and internal controls. This role will directly impact business decisions, through preparation of accurate and timely financial information. The Finance team is a key business partner to other departments that service our 1,000+ customers. There will be many opportunities for the duties and role to scale as Loopio continues to grow.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Assist in the preparation and documentation of working papers, financial statements, and reports to support accurate financial reporting for a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Actively facilitate the month-end close process and month-end analysis for various accounts.
- Monitor, review, analyze and reconcile accounts to ensure accuracy and proactively identify and report on variances.
- Coordinate transactional investigation with other business units and implement timely adjustments when needed.
- Preparation of GST/HST/PST/VAT returns.
- Work with other Finance team members to continuously improve and automate team processes, documentation and templates.
- Act as a liaison for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, facilitating smooth communication and transaction processing.
- Assist with compliance (sales taxes, reporting, corporate taxes) amongst multiple entities in various jurisdictions (Canada, US, India, and UK).
- Continually execute internal controls, identify areas for process improvement and strengthen the control environment.
- Assist with managing audit / tax requests and submissions to external parties.
- Assist with ad-hoc projects across the Finance team.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- 2-3 years experience in public accounting preferred
- CPA designation (or working towards CPA) is preferred
- Advanced Excel proficiency
- Proven track record of proactive problem-solving, issue identification and resolution
- Experience with process creation/improvement
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail are essential to this role
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, through performing self-reviews
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities
Where You’ll Work
- Loopio is a remote-first workplace because we recognize the advantages of working flexibly. We have Hub Regions spanning across Canada, UK, and India, which means that employees live and work remotely within a 300 KM radius of Toronto (within Ontario),Vancouver (within British Columbia), Ahmedabad (within Gujarat), Pune (within Maharashtra), and London (UK) and work within regular business hours in their timezone.
- Loopio has two flexible co-working locations available to Loopers in ON and BC. Those based in ON have the flexibility of working out of our convenient coworking space located in the heart of Downtown Toronto and a 12-minute walk from Union Station. BC Loopers have the option to work from our co-working office in Gastown Vancouver. It is whatever works best for you!
- You’ll collaborate with your teams virtually (we’re just a Zoom call away!) and have established core sync hours and focus time during the workday to enable us to work smarter together
Why You’ll Love Working at Loopio
- Your manager supports your development by providing ongoing feedback and regular 1-on-1s
- You have tons of autonomy and responsibility: this role provides an opportunity to try new things and push creative boundaries
- You’ll learn more than you thought was possible; our team is obsessed with personal and professional growth (every Looper receives a professional mastery allowance each year)
- You’ll be set up to work remotely with a MacBook laptop, a monthly phone and internet allowance, and a work-from-home budget to help get your home office all set up!
- Join us in regular company socials, AMA (Ask-Me-Anything), and quarterly kick-off to celebrate the big wins and milestones as #oneteam!
- You’ll be joining a culture that has thoughtfully built out opportunities for connections in a remote first environment.
- We have Employee Resource Groups, various fun virtual activities, and many more moments for us to have fun and learn together!
- You’ll be a part of an award-winning workplace and one of Canada’s fastest growing companies with ample opportunity to make a big impact here!
We recognize that all too often, potential candidates don’t apply for a position simply because they don’t hit every single criteria included in the job description—particularly members of underrepresented groups.
Whether or not your experience checks off all the boxes on a job posting, we still encourage you to apply to ensure that your application receives a review from our team. We understand that a resume can only showcase so much during the applicant stage, so we've created prompts in the application for you to share more about yourself. If you've made a career transition (or a few!), you’re self taught in a new role, or you have skills/experience you’d like to highlight, we want to hear more about what you could bring to the table.
Loopio is an equal opportunity employer that is deeply committed to building equitable workplaces that are diverse and inclusive. We actively encourage candidates from all backgrounds and lifestyles to consider us as a future employer. Please contact a member of our Talent Experience team (work@loopio.com) should you require accommodations at any point during our virtual interview processes.