21 Feb 2025

Senior Financial Analyst – Full-Time

POSITION: Senior Financial Analyst
STATUS: Full-Time
LOCATION: Kohl & Frisch Limited (Concord, ON)
REPORTS TO: Controller
DEPARTMENT: Finance

Founded in 1916, Kohl & Frisch Limited has a solid reputation in the healthcare industry that distinguishes it as the only national, Canadian-owned and operated wholesale distributor. A family-owned company, it is one of Canada’s leading national distributors and is the essential link between pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers. Kohl & Frisch is fully equipped to service large chain retailers, independent pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals for all their Rx, OTC, home healthcare, and front shop needs.

Primary Role of This Position
The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for leveraging his/her exceptional analytical skills to utilize data and available systems to support a comprehensive financial analysis for key management decisions.

Other key responsibilities include ensuring accounting integrity of key areas resulting in accurate financial statements. Value add insights into the financial results. Ability to drive efficiencies and change management.

Major Responsibilities
+ Month End Management Reporting – provide monthly reporting packages for key areas of the P&L and Balance Sheet
+ Create new reporting as required to meet changing business needs
+ Other weekly & monthly reporting to management for certain key business indicators
+ Month End Accounting – journal entries, accruals and analysis leading to adjusting entries
+ Interact with both internal and external parties for issue resolution, reporting, reconciliations, explanations, etc.
+ Support year end external audits and other year end requirements, working closely with the Audit team to provide information and explanations with respect to inquiries
+ Assist in the preparation of key components of the annual financial budget
+ Communicate results to key personnel with financial recommendations
+ Initiate, support and contribute to special projects, process improvements and automation
+ Influence a culture of continuous improvement by implementing process and job efficiencies
+ Other analysis and projects as required of the position

Education
+ University degree in Commerce (i.e., BBA, BCom) and/or MBA
+ Accounting designation required
+ 5 years of progressive experience in financial planning, preferably in a wholesale/distribution environment

Qualifications
+ Expert skill level in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel (VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables, macros)
+ Very strong financial, technical, and analytical skills
+ Strong accounting knowledge and high level of attention to detail
+ Effective communication and interpersonal skills to deal with other functions and senior management
+ Proactive and takes initiative
+ A self-starter who thrives on preparing analysis to understand business performance and change management
+ An independent worker who can balance workload to get things done in a timely and accurate manner
+ Demonstrates a very high interest level and aptitude for systems applications to facilitate analysis or improve efficiencies

How to Apply
If you are interested in applying, please submit a cover letter and a résumé to: recruitment@kohlandfrisch.com.

Please ensure you specify the job title, Senior Financial Analyst – Accounting, in the subject line of your email.

Kohl & Frisch would like to thank all applicants for their interest. Only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. Kohl & Frisch Limited welcomes applications from individuals with disabilities and provides accommodations upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.