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Finance Specialist, Expense Management CoE

Date: Jul 10, 2024

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company: Deloitte

Job Type: Permanent

Work Model: Hybrid

Reference code: 126673

Primary Location: Toronto, ON

All Available Locations: Toronto, ON

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, we are driven to inspire and help our people, organization, communities, and country to thrive. Our Purpose is to build a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge. Purpose defines who we are and gives us reason to exist as an organization.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Be encouraged to deepen your technical skills…whatever those may be.

• Build a network of colleagues for life

• Be expected to share your ideas and to make them a reality.

Are you an energetic self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Interested in developing your career in Finance? Apply below!

What will your typical day look like?

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will be an individual contributor responsible for the efficient functioning of the corporate and purchasing card expense, and expense processes.

About the team

You will work as part of the Business and Finance Office (BFO) within our Central Business Services (CBS) team and report to the Senior Manager, Expense Management. The team is a group of highly motivated, strategic minded and dynamic individuals that support and deliver finance operations across the Canadian businesses.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You are someone with:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Finance or Accounting, with a minimum of 5 years' experience in the field, preferably within a Global organization in a shared service or service outsourcing environment. MBA in Finance and CPA designation are preferred.

• Advanced knowledge of Excel with hands-on experience in developing dashboards and conducting financial analysis.

• Strong experience in developing and implementing VBA scripts with a focus on user experience.

• Expertise in business fundamentals and financial acumen with exceptional Excel skills to efficiently manage large datasets and succinctly present and summarize information for executives.

• Proficiency in SQL and PowerPoint, with additional experience in SQL or other coding languages preferred. Familiarity with major ERP systems and applications such as Concur, Cognos, SAP, Blackline, and MS Access is also preferred.

• Extensive experience in data mining and visualization, capable of presenting data concisely at executive levels.

• Ability to comprehend and execute specific written and oral instructions, including reconciliations and accruals, and effectively communicate findings with internal stakeholders.

• Background in risk assessment, controls, and documentation, including the coordination of expense audit investigations in collaboration with key stakeholders.

• Proficient in presenting expense audit findings to senior executives and guiding them through respective audit letters.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team, maintaining a high level of professionalism and customer service attitude when interacting with internal clients.

• Excellent understanding of Expense Management processes and procedures, ensuring accuracy and completeness of travel and business expenses submitted by new and existing users, including training materials.

• Capability to thrive under pressure, manage multiple priorities and workflows in a fast-paced environment, with meticulous attention to detail and adherence to deadlines and internal client SLAs.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, preferably bilingual (EN/FR), adept in communication via phone, email, Teams, and ServiceNow. Provides guidance to internal users on travel and expense policies and procedures.

• Experience in research, data gathering, and extracting actionable insights from Expense data for analyses and reconciliations, presenting findings and recommending improvements to senior executives.

• Excellent project management skills, including testing and validation of projects, and collaboration with internal stakeholders and global teams to ensure timely completion of initiatives and implementation of change requests.

• Ability to support and optimize system functionality improvements within Concur, focusing on user-friendliness, including analyzing rejection reports and implementing corrective actions to minimize rejections.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $58,000 - $96,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. Some representative examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, 38+ days off (including 10 firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days"), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.

Be yourself, and more.

We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.

You shape how we make impact.

Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute. Be the leader you want to be.

Be the leader you want to be

Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.

Have as many careers as you want.

We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles – and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors. Our TVP is about relationships – between leaders and their people, the firm and its people, peers, and within in our communities.

The next step is yours

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to ourAccessAbility Action Plan (https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/public-sector/articles/accessability-action-plan.html) , Reconciliation Action Plan (https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ca/Documents/public-sector/ca-rap-report-aoda-en.pdf) and the BlackNorth Initiative (https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/black-in-canada-acknowledging-our-past.html) .

We encourage you to connect with us at accessiblecareers@deloitte.ca if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations) or indigenouscareers@deloitte.ca for any questions relating to careers for Indigenous peoples at Deloitte (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

By applying to this job you will be assessed against the Deloitte Global Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards to provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte experience globally.

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