Financial Performance and Accounting Analyst

Become an asset for the community!

Join La Caisse's team and feel proud to contribute to the financial future of millions of Quebecers by creating a more sustainable world.

At La Caisse:

• We value your unique contribution within a global team.
• We entrust you with work that allows you to flourish and exceed your potential.
• We offer opportunities to learn alongside specialists generous with their knowledge.
• We fully invest in you, who every day realize our mission.

Over the years, we have built a strong culture based on four pillars: ambition to exceed, accountability to implement our beliefs, openness to enrich ourselves with creative ideas, and collaboration to propel us towards the best results for Quebec's population.

As part of the Financial Performance and Accounting team, the successful candidate will manage budgetary processes and key analyses, both quantitative and qualitative, and ensure their monthly and quarterly reporting. They will also contribute to the end-of-month process, including accounting entries and variance analyses.

What You Will Do

• Develop annual budgets and ensure monthly and quarterly budget tracking for relevant sectors;
• Analyze budgetary variances, produce financial reporting, and formulate recommendations to support decision-making;
• Provide financial analyses, forecasts, and management reports to financial partners;
• Analyze operational expense-related financial results, investigate variances, and validate the accuracy of postings;
• Conduct periodic financial statement analyses for certain balance sheet accounts, including reconciliations and adjustment entries;
• Prepare and document accounting entries to ensure compliance, traceability, and reliability of financial information;
• Perform targeted ledger reviews and recommend required corrections to ensure data quality;
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, controls, data quality, and the implementation of analytical tools.

What Sets You Apart

• Results-oriented, professional rigor, and a sense of service;
• Excellent relational skills, with a strong ability to collaborate and build trust;
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills to tackle complex issues while maintaining an overall perspective;
• Continuous improvement mindset, with a keen interest in automation, technological tools, and process optimization;
• Ability to communicate and simplify information clearly, while maintaining professional discretion.

What You Bring

• One (1) to three (3) years of relevant experience;
• Demonstrated experience in financial accounting and/or monthly closing, including account analyses, reconciliations, and adjustment entries;
• Experience in financial planning and a good understanding of the financial information chain, including controls, traceability, and data governance;
• Ability to collaborate with business partners to understand transactional flows, identify root causes of variances, and improve data quality at the source;
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office suite.

Desired Skills (Assets)

• Knowledge of analytical tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tagetik) and accounting software (Microsoft D365);
• Experience in project management and transformation;
• CPA professional designation.

*Feeling that my role is important. Enjoying my daily work. Growing at the pace of my ambitions. Receiving compensation commensurate with my contribution. That's the professional experience La Caisse offers!*

We carefully review each application and will directly contact the selected candidates for an interview.

La Caisse offers equal employment opportunities to all. We encourage women, visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous peoples, and people with disabilities to apply. If this job posting motivates you but you do not meet all the criteria, please contact us anyway!

La Caisse is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion as a core value and to making it a source of enrichment and pride for all members of the organization. Please let us know if your current condition requires accommodation measures within the recruitment process.

La Caisse represents the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and its subsidiaries.