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About the Role

Reporting to the Manager Finance, this role provides timely and accurate financial reporting to Ivey Business School Foundation and Ivey Business School Asia. The Financial Analyst will process general journal entries for IBSF, assist with IBS Asia general journal entries, AP and AR functions, and support financial process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reporting for IBS Foundation
• Assist with month-end review and prepare recurring general journal entries
• Update periodic exchange rates in Great Plains and set up new chart-of-account codes
• Reconcile Salesforce sales data, Moneris, PayPal, and corporate credit-card transactions
• Reconcile Ivey Publishing accruals and prepare corresponding entries
• Reconcile prepaid expenses, BU28, inter-company accounts, and key clearing accounts
• Prepare wire payments and EFT submissions
• Remit GST/HST to CRA and record journal entries
• Distribute monthly financial reports to stakeholders
• Review and investigate accounting transactions to improve data accuracy and strengthen internal controls
• Assist with the review and implementation of financial process improvement initiatives
• Assist with preparation of IBSF and IBSA budgets
• Prepare and analyze monthly forecasts for Ivey Executive Education
• Assist with budget upload for both IBSF and IBSA budgets
• Provide support during the year-end audit for both IBSF and IBSA
• Other duties and projects assigned by the Manager, Finance
• Prepare financial reporting for IBS Asia
• Assist with the monthly financial reporting process, including preparing general journal entries, prepaids, and accruals
• Prepare journal entries for fixed asset depreciation and update the fixed asset continuity schedule
• Reconcile corporate credit card transactions
• Assist with AP functions, including processing supplier invoices and issuing payments
• Assist with AR functions by preparing client invoices and recording payments received
• Prepare bank reconciliations for IBS Asia bank accounts
• Review and investigate accounting transactions to improve data accuracy
• Distribute monthly financial reports to stakeholders

Requirements

• Successful completion of a college or university degree in Accounting or Business
• Minimum of 2-3 years of related business or accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Experience in an organization with multiple business units and multi-currency accounting systems

Skills

• Intermediate Excel skills (expertise with Vlookup, pivot tables, charts)
• Effective organizational skills
• Effective communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Effective analytical skills
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to work under pressure
• Proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong accuracy
• Professionalism
• Diplomacy
• Sensitivity in working with confidential information

Location

• London, Ontario

Work Type

• On-site
• Full-time
• 3-year renewable contract

Experience Level

• 2-3 years of related business or accounting experience

Education Level

• College or university degree in Accounting or Business

Salary/Compensations

• $57,594 - $72,018

Benefits

• A collaborative and engaging work culture
• Opportunity to join a community of people-focused professionals
• Market competitive compensation with annual increases available
• Generous benefits package with employer-paid premiums
• Comprehensive Health and Dental Plan
• Health Care Spending Account
• Short- and long-term disability programs
• No waiting period required for disability programs
• Enhanced mental health benefits coverage and resources
• Life and AD&D insurance for you and your family
• Out-of-country travel insurance
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Pregnancy and Parental top-up leave program
• Generous group retirement savings plan with 7.5% employer contributions
• Vacation starting at 15 days per year
• 2 paid Ivey Personal Days
• Paid time off during the School’s December holiday closure
• Numerous campus-wide arts, culture, and sport events
• Supports for professional development
• Supports for career progression opportunities

About the Company

• Ivey Business School acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Attawandaron peoples, where Western University and Ivey Business School are located.
• Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University (www.uwo.ca) is Canada’s leading provider of real-world, case-based business education.
• Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey’s faculty provides the best classroom experience, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities they need to confidently take on today’s leadership challenges and opportunities through Case-Method Learning.
• Ivey offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as Executive Education at campuses in London, Toronto, and Hong Kong.
• The Finance team is responsible for managing Ivey Group of Companies financial resources and ensuring fiscal responsibility.
• This includes budgeting, financial reporting and analysis, working capital management, and compliance.
• The Finance team plays a central role in the academic mission of the school and foundation by ensuring sound financial management, effective resource allocation and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Equal Opportunity

• Ivey Business School is committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• Ivey is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace, and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.