Analyst I, Financial Planning and Analysis

Oakville, ON, CA, L6J 2X1

At Algonquin-Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

As an Analyst I, you will be a part a professional team responsible for assisting in the development of key financial targets including the 5 year business plan, annual budget and periodic forecasts, quarterly performance reports. You will provide managerial oversight and lower-level analysis to deliver on financial targets, and support decisions from a financial perspective.

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Accountabilities

Supports the development, coordination and consolidation of all aspects of the 5 year Business Plans, which must be prepared under both GAAP and IFRS methodologies, including strategy, quarterly forecasts and supporting financial to enable the business partners to manage their Capital and O&M expenditures.
Assists with budget preparation and analysis, forecasting, cost control, performance measurement, benchmarking, operational metrics and financial
With support of senior analyst or manager, ensures that the financial functions performed in the business unit are properly aligned and comply with corporate strategic plans, policies, procedures and internal controls in order to contribute to the achievement of corporate goals
Assists in developing financial and allocation recommendations to provide business partners with design solutions having a significant impact on Operations business performance in the short-and longer-term.
Assists with the development of complex and comprehensive business cases in support of strategic / operational initiatives together with overall design reviews to enable performance against agreed rate cases.

Education and Experience

University - Bachelor degree or equivalent
1 year of experience in a Finance role, including internship or co-op experience
Demonstrated analytical capabilities and communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Experience in assisting the preparation, presentation and interpretation of financial performance information, plans and reports to business management teams and/or Group Financial Control preferred.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of the accounting, finance and treasury issues and the ability to translate financial policies into planning and reporting processes and procedures identifying the multiple layers of a problem and providing a value of different solutions
Understanding financial methodologies, including financial analysis, return calculations, and utility/rate based economics
Intermediate spreadsheet and analytical skills

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.

Our Mission

We provide safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy and water solutions. Our mission is how we create value as an organization—it is what drives us every day to fulfill our purpose.

Our Vision

We better the lives of our customers and communities. Our vision is what we see as possible. It's where we aspire to be, what we want to achieve and how we'll make an impact. It guides and keeps us on the right path as we work towards fulfilling our purposes.

Our Guiding Principles

Customer Centric
Integrity
Entrepreneurial
Teamwork
Owner mindset
Outcome focused
Continuous learning

What we offer

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

A defined contribution savings plan

Leadership Development Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

Group Benefit Plan

Variety of Health & Wellness programs

Discount and Perks program

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.

Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.