Primary Locations: Montreal, Quebec

Attendance: Hybrid

A career in financial accounting at the National Bank means participating in the transformation to have a direct impact on the customer! As a Lead Analyst, you will provide solid expertise in your field of activity and influence decisions and directions based on the business objectives of the sector. You will perform complex analyses to provide information for decision making.

Your role

• Develop accounting expertise and a global view of the Marketing and Personal & Commercial support units business.
• Ensure the integrity and quality of financial results and management reports
• Analyse and interpret financial data, explain variances and ensure corrective action
• Support the business partner and the sector with regard to financial results and data
• Establish and maintain partnerships with various stakeholders on joint projects
• Coordinate deliverables for the team (month-end, forecasting process and budget)
• Work closely with your colleagues to align the results and analysis of the sector
• Support the Director in various mandates and ad hoc analyses
• Ensure the development, implementation, follow-up and control of tools and work processes and make recommendations to optimise the quality of financial information

The Financial Accounting Sector - Individuals and Businesses, located at 600 de la Gauchetière in Montreal, is currently seeking the services of a Lead Analyst. The mission of this team is to produce and analyze the sector's financial information and to support the various business lines in accounting for their results. The bank's Finance sector is in the midst of stabilisation following the implementation of the integrated SAP system, which means exciting challenges on various projects!

If you have a strong background in financial analysis and reporting and want to play a role in financial decisions that impact the bank's strategic direction, this is the job for you!

We want to contribute to your quality of life by offering you as much flexibility as possible in your work. For example, we offer hybrid work (remote and in the office), work schedule arrangements to help you.

Required skills

• Bachelor's degree related to the industry and seven (7) years of relevant experience OR Master's degree related to the industry and five (5) years of relevant experience
• CPA designation
• Superior analytical skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience in financial reporting and analysis
• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills and good tolerance for ambiguity
• Ability to interact with various stakeholders Bank
• Experience in an advisory role to management
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills

Preferred skills

• Knowledge of the SAP environment (AO, Fiori)
• Leadership, autonomy, rigour and commitment
• Very good interpersonal skills, ability to adapt and openness to change
• Ambassador of the Bank’s cultural values of agility, partnership and empowerment
• Bilingualism, spoken and written (English and French) for dealing with English-speaking partners

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Preferential banking services
• Initiatives promoting community involvement
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives.

Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us.

We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Ready to live your ambitions?