Senior Financial Analyst (4-6 Month Contract)

Original job posting

The role involves documenting financial workflows and leading the migration of accounting functions from Sage 50 to Corporate Shared Services. The analyst will manage ERP integration, create SOPs, and provide weekly progress reports to the CFO.

Job details

About the job Our client is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to act as the primary on-site lead. In this high-impact role, you will document end-to-end financial and operational workflows, lead the transition from Sage 50 and systematically migrate core accounting functions into Corporate Shared Services while maintaining operational continuity. Key Responsibilities Document end-to-end workflows, approval matrices, and system touchpoints for billing, AR/collections, AP, banking, payroll, month-end close, and job costing. Identify key-person risks, gaps, and automation opportunities. System Migration & ERP Integration: Lead the full-lifecycle migration out of Sage 50. Map the Chart of Accounts, vendor/customer master files, and dimensions to corporate standards. Oversee data backups, GL/AR/AP reconciliations, unit testing, parallel runs, and final cutover. Shared Services Transition: Create clear SOPs and train Corporate Shared Services. Direct parallel processing and managing signoffs to guarantee zero disruption to billing, vendor payments, and daily operations. IT & Software Continuity: Inventory all software licenses and subscriptions, secure admin rights, and partner with Corporate IT to manage user access and system permissions. Project Management & Executive Reporting: Maintain a master integration tracker (actions, timelines, risks). Deliver weekly structured updates to the CFO highlighting key wins, upcoming milestones, risk flags, and required decisions. Change Management: Act as an empathetic, grounded change agent on-site. Build rapport with regional staff to alleviate retention risks and ease the operational transition. Qualifications & Requirements CPA designation or equivalent senior/managerial accounting experience with strong operational exposure. Direct hands-on experience migrating legacy ERP systems (Sage 50, NetSuite, Oracle or Dynamics). Deep understanding of job costing, intercompany workflows, and shared services models. If you’re qualified and interested in this opportunity, send your resume in word format to Hira Khan at hira.khan@randstad.ca.

What you’ll do

The role involves documenting financial workflows and leading the migration of accounting functions from Sage 50 to Corporate Shared Services. The analyst will manage ERP integration, create SOPs, and provide weekly progress reports to the CFO.

Requirements

Candidates must have a CPA designation or equivalent senior accounting experience with a strong operational background. Direct experience in migrating legacy ERP systems and a deep understanding of job costing are required.

Listed skills

• Change Management · Preferred
• Executive Reporting · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Financial Analysis
• ERP Migration
• Workflow Documentation
• Job Costing
• Shared Services Transition
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Accounting
• General Ledger Reconciliation
• SOP Creation
• Executive Reporting
• Intercompany Workflows

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Logistics
• Transportation
• Consulting