Business Process Analyst, Finance & Accounting (*1 Year Contract*)

Job title: Business Process Analyst, Finance & Accounting (*1 Year Contract*)

Job description: Accounting and Auditing Services, Business and Professional Services, Real Estate and Property Management, SAP and Data Warehousing

Reports to: Director, Process Optimization

Position Summary:

The Business Process Analyst, F&A is responsible for supporting the Director of Process Optimization to drive strategic improvements and innovative change throughout Finance & Accounting (F&A) and the company. This role supports efforts to define and prioritize process improvement opportunities related to workflows, design and implementation of innovative process and technology changes across the enterprise.

Responsibilities:

• Promote and strengthen workflows, processes and controls by working with CAPREIT’s F&A and Corporate departments to identify, develop, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of process improvement projects.
• Support cross-functional working groups to improve business processes by studying current practices and proposing modifications, taking an end-to-end perspective with a focus on improved service and operational excellence, and increased client satisfaction.
• Ensure technology is implemented with the most efficient processes and minimal customization.
• Quantitatively determine and track expected productivity improvement and savings from BPI events.
• Assist the various business teams to develop a clear understanding of “from/to” process change impacts and assist in creating change readiness action plans and adoption approaches by working closely with Operational Effectiveness and PMO to facilitate decisions necessary for project success.
• Visualize as-is and to-be business processes (process mapping) and process performance (process modeling).
• Utilize BPI methodologies including, but not limited to, lean, six sigma, theory of constraints, planning, prioritization of deliverables, and organization of project teams to deliver expected results.
• Ensure appropriate project change management including desired outcomes, accurate scope, clear roles and responsibilities and decision-making. Ensure standard change management protocols are used to support the project and subsequent re-design.
• Support variety of type and scale of improvement projects, simultaneously as needed, ensuring all projects are managed using established BPI process.
• Provide recommendations through identifying problems, developing and implementing solutions, and ensuring all standard operating procedures are recorded, periodically reviewed, and updated.
• Support the planning and implementing of process improvement, operating model, optimization, and organizational design/integration initiatives.
• Build awareness and support for process improvements within CAPREIT’s Operations group
• Work closely with F&A SMEs, Systems Architect(s), Business Analysts, and Change Management team members to improve organizational efficiencies, with a combined focus on Process-Technology-People.
• Identify and implement ways to measure and track productivity by assessing and defining process metrics.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

• Ability to standout in fast paced environment
• Ability to work in a fluid environment that involves managing varied responsibilities, and multiple priorities
• Bilingual (French/English) would be considered an asset
• Comfortable speaking to all lines of business
• Excellent computer skills – Excel, MS Office, PowerPoint, etc.
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills, ability to work independently and multi-task
• Experience with exception reporting
• Experience with MS Visio considered an asset
• Experienced in leading and managing quantitative, complex analysis
• Keen attention to detail
• Knowledge and Analysis Skills – be able to source, collect and evaluate information to present in useable forms to the relevant audience
• Outstanding verbal and written communication and facilitation skills are vital for effective communication, clarification, and validation through the use of meeting management, presentation, and communication and relationship skills
• Proficient in building financial models, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong financial analytic skills
• Team oriented and ability to work constructively and collaboratively

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of relevant working experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field
• CPA, CA, MBA, and/or CFA designation is an asset

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Company: Capreit

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Tue, 18 May 2021 23:23:40 GMT