Financial Systems Analyst

Join the ranks of Stikeman Elliott, one of the most distinguished and respected corporate law firms in Canada. Our Toronto office located in the heart of the financial district, with prime access to public transit, makes it ideal for commuters. Voted one of the Best Employers in Canada for the past 15 years, Stikeman Elliott is always seeking to recruit the best and the brightest talent.

The Financial Systems Analyst will have firm-wide responsibility for a wide variety of tasks focused on the financial and time management system, project plan development and management, financial reporting, program maintenance for systems, notifications, security, training, and documentation.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Acts as the financial systems subject matter expert
• Provides training on financial systems and highlights new features to the Training and IT teams, Legal Admin Assistants, and other firm users as required
• Prepares documentation and provides financial systems support to end users as required
• Maintains the security logs and access and systems codes upon request
• Maintenance, management, and facilitation of the report repository
• Assists with the month and year end close, rates review and semi-annual security clean-up
• Logs issues, resolves traces, and escalates issues with assistance from IT and external vendors
• Takes an active role in financial systems issue prevention and detection
• Assist with testing applications, upgrades, change requests and customizations
• Create and support notification system using built-in tools, SQL statements and other report designers
• Follow project management best practices for internal and external projects including the definition of project scope of work, goals, and deliverables. Outline detailed work plans which identify and sequence the activities and users needed to successfully complete the project.
• Participates and coordinates special projects with internal and external partners
• Understands Firm wide internal processes and procedures
• May be required to provide other duties as required within the scope of the role

Job Specifications:

Knowledge and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in Business administration, Information Technology, Finance or related field
• Experience working with time management and reporting systems
• Extensive knowledge of account software (Aderant is preferred)
• MS Office and Advanced Excel knowledge is preferred
• Finance/Accounting experience
• SQL experience, Report Writing or other coding skills
• Project management and risk management

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong customer service and consultation skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to document processes and procedures
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Must be able to run projects and tasks with minimal supervision
• Must think creatively, have a positive attitude and ability to learn new functions quickly
• Must be highly organized and very detail-oriented

Please Note: Our firm has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy which requires all firm members to be fully vaccinated with a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine. You will not be asked to disclose your vaccination status during the interview process. If you are offered employment, you will find a vaccination clause in your offer of employment providing that prior to commencing any employment with the Firm, you must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide proof of a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccination. The Firm will make reasonable accommodation efforts if you cannot be vaccinated due to medical, religious, or other grounds to the extent protected by applicable human rights legislation.

Stikeman Elliott is committed to accommodating people with disabilities as part of our hiring process. If you have special requirements, please advise Human Resources during the recruitment process.