Senior Financial Analyst

Location

Business - Infrastructure

Brookfield Infrastructure Group is one of Brookfield’s primary operating groups. The Infrastructure Group is one of the world’s largest infrastructure investors, owning and operating critical assets across the transport, utilities, energy, and data infrastructure sectors. The Group operates and manages approximately $191 billion of assets owned through its private funds and publicly listed entity, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Our portfolio of assets facilitate the movement and storage of energy, water, freight, passengers and data, and are located in North and South America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit: https://www.brookfield.com/our-businesses/infrastructure

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

The Senior Financial Analyst will join the North American Portfolio Management team within Brookfield’s Infrastructure business group. The objective of the team is to partner effectively with our North American operating businesses to drive and track performance, support value creation initiatives, onboard new acquisitions,  and act as a trusted resource on financial matters. In addition, the Senior Financial Analyst will work closely with internal stakeholders including, but not limited to financial reporting, treasury, investor relations and tax at both a junior and executive Brookfield levels.

The Senior Financial Analyst will work alongside a group involved  in overseeing Brookfield’s North American infrastructure investments which includes financial analysis (FP&A); evaluating performance against plans / prior year; reviewing, evaluating, and/or preparing annual business plans and valuations; managing holding company service providers (accounting / administration, audit, and tax), driving key initiatives (ad hoc projects / initiatives, risk management, treasury / liquidity, etc); supporting completion of quarterly and annual financial reporting submissions; and onboarding new investments. Globally, the Senior Financial Analyst will be involved in supporting the oversight of regional Portfolio Management teams which includes managing global FP&A deliverables and initiatives; partnering with Financial Operations; supporting scaling of existing global processes as portfolio of investments grows; and other ad hoc projects / initiatives.

The Senior Financial Analyst role is a highly visible position that provides the foundation, guidance and exposure towards a successful and challenging career in finance. The successful candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has excellent interpersonal skills, is detail oriented, possesses a high degree of intellectual curiosity and has a strong foundation in finance and accounting.

Responsibilities:

• Compile, analyze and evaluate financial and liquidity forecasts, in order to track results of operating assets spanning multiple segments and articulate findings to key stakeholders;

• Provide oversight of quarterly and annual financial reporting submissions from operating assets including compliance with group reporting policies, performing variance analysis and reviewing capital expenditure forecasts;

• Prepare quarterly operating and results presentations for Brookfield senior management, supporting key decision making activity;

• Develop a thorough understanding of operating businesses in order to explain performance metrics and strategic objectives in a clear, concise manner;

• Support financial reporting function, including credit agreement compliance, of certain operating assets and coordinate with service providers to prepare timely and accurate financial reporting submissions;

• Prepare technical accounting memos and analysis;

• Frequent communication with operating asset finance teams and with public and private fund finance teams to support supplemental reporting;

• Support Brookfield’s annual business planning process, including review and/or supporting the update of operating company models/long-term assumptions and preparation of management presentations;

• Support onboarding and integration of new acquisitions into Brookfield finance and accounting processes;

• Identification of ways to improve and streamline processes in the context of a growing operating platform;

• Strategic ad-hoc analysis and special projects as required.

Requirements:

• Recently qualified CPA, CA, ideally with Big 4 experience and a proven track record of high performance;

• Demonstrated leadership ability and is a team player, willing to always support the team;

• Self-motivated and pro-active, with respect to both managing workload and professional development;

• Strong communication skills (oral and written) and interpersonal skills, including comfort interacting with senior executives;

• Highly analytical with great attention to detail;

• Exceptional quality standards and an ongoing desire to push for new approaches, insights and presentation methods;

• Ability to work in a dynamic, complex, fast-paced environment, to adapt quickly and to manage changing priorities;

• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to review and update financial models;

• Strong PowerPoint skills, including the ability to translate financial results into key messages.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000

Our compensation structure is comprised of a base salary and a short-term incentive program (cash bonus). Cash compensation tends to vary based on geography to account for local market conditions and is set to be market competitive. Compensation decisions are based on a number of factors including relative experience, overall years of experience, industry experience, education and designations.

Position Opening Reason:

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.