Description
Financial Analyst
District School Board of Niagara - Education Centre
One (1) Temporary/Term Position
Anticipated from April 2025 to April 2026
35 Hours per week
The District School Board of Niagara has a position for Financial Analyst in DSBN’s Financial Services Department. Reporting to the Manager, Financial Reporting, the successful applicant will be a key part of the Department, helping the Board meet its accounting compliance standards through accurate analysis, auditing and other key accounting duties. This role will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance of policies, procedures, and accounting standards.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Completing working papers and schedules for the Ministry of Education and DSBN reporting throughout the year.
- Analyzing differences between reported actuals and budget/prior year actuals.
- Review and reconciliation of general ledger accounts to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Analysis, consolidate and summarize data
- Process journal entries for various financial transactions such as Municipal tax revenue received and online payments.
- Perform reviews of school’s financial reports, records and processes to ensure conformance with current administrative procedures and best practices.
- Create internal control review reports and complete follow up reviews.
- Maintain the DSBN’s general ledger code of accounts, process online donations.
- Maintain the DSBN’s vendor database
- Responsible for the accurate accounting of the DSBN’s minor tangible capital assets.
- other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Experience:
- Currently enrolled in Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) program is preferred
- Minimum of three (3) years post-secondary education in Accounting
- Minimum of three (3) years of relevant accounting experience in a financial analyst role or equivalent
- Proficient in the use of financial and spreadsheet software, along with Microsoft Office
- Ability to deal with competing priorities, multiple demands and constant deadlines
- Exemplary verbal and written communication, interpersonal, organizational and strong analytical skills
- Strong initiative, attention to detail and excellent customer service delivery
- Ability to deal effectively with a variety of individuals and groups both within and outside the Board
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe
- Provision of a satisfactory Police Clearance including Police Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (PCRJMC) (an original copy date in the last 6 months may be acceptable) is a condition of employment.
To fully assess your qualifications, a resume is necessary. Please ensure a current updated resume (plus cover letter), outlining your experience and qualifications, is posted to your account. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Reason for Posting: Leave of Absence.
The District School Board of Niagara is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and hiring of it’s employees, who reflect the diversity of our community and students we serve. We encourage and welcome submissions from candidates from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. DSBN welcomes applications from: Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, women, persons with visible and non-visible disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. The DSBN is committed to “Achieving Success Together” and recognizes that increasing the diversity of its workforce supports this objective.
DSBN will make interview and employment accommodations during the selection process, based on any of the human rights protected grounds. Please notify us in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs. Applicants are thanked for making known their interest in working for the District School Board of Niagara. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Land Acknowledgement
The land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and acknowledging this reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.
