Finance & Accounting Analyst

Location: Mississauga, ON, CA, L5N 0B3

Position Type: Professional

Position: Replacement, Permanent – full-time

Salary Range: $68,000 - $110,000 CAD (annual)*

Transport is at the core of modern society.  Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future?  If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

Do you believe that people are the key to the success of an organization? Are you someone who wants to make an impact on the bottom line of our business and that of our customers? Do you want variety, unique challenges, and opportunities to grow? Do you want to offer value to several areas of the business and the opportunity to learn multiple areas of organization? If yes, keep reading to find out how you can be a part of the team here at Volvo Financial Services, a part of the Volvo Group.

What will you do?

We are seeking a highly motivated, digitally minded, and forward-thinking Accountant to join our Finance team. This role offers a unique opportunity to go beyond traditional accounting by helping strengthen financial governance, advance process automation, and deliver insights that support strategic decision-making in a dynamic and evolving business environment.

As a trusted finance partner, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial information while contributing to the continuous improvement of processes, controls, and reporting capabilities. Working closely with local and regional stakeholders, you will help drive operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and sustainable business growth. This position reports to the Manager, Accounting.

You will work in a collaborative, on-site, office-based environment at our location in Mississauga, Ontario, partnering daily with colleagues and dealer partners to resolve customer situations. We celebrate wins and learn from challenges, transforming together to stay flexible, fast, and customer focused. During training you will be expected to work from our Aurora, ON location.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and process accounting transactions in accordance with local accounting standards, corporate policies, and best practices.
• Prepare and execute supplier and business payments, ensuring accuracy, control, and compliance with delegated authority requirements.
• Lead critical month-end and year-end closing activities, including accruals, provisions, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
• Prepare and review monthly trial balances, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely reporting.
• Support compliance with local accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements while maintaining robust financial controls.
• Partner with internal and external auditors by providing financial information, analysis, and process support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and regional finance colleagues to enhance data quality, reporting consistency, and business performance.
• Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and modernise accounting processes through continuous improvement initiatives and digital solutions.
• Contribute to finance transformation projects that strengthen efficiency, scalability, and decision-support capabilities across the organisation.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified, and they may change at any time.

What you bring? 

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring:

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Experience in accounting, financial reporting, or finance operations within a dynamic corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, regulatory compliance, and reporting frameworks.
• Experience supporting month-end close, reconciliations, financial analysis, and audit activities.
• Familiarity with financial systems, ERP platforms, and digital finance tools.

Technical & Digital Capabilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience working with enterprise financial systems.
• Exposure to data visualisation, reporting, automation, or business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, AI-assisted solutions, or similar technologies is considered an asset.
• Ability to identify opportunities for automation, standardisation, and process optimisation.
• Comfortable working in a digital environment and adapting to evolving technologies and business processes.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across functions and collaborate effectively with local and regional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a willingness to challenge existing processes and drive positive change.
• Proactive, curious, and solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Commitment to integrity, accountability, and delivering high-quality results.

Success Factors

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Embrace innovation and continuously seek better ways of working.
• Leverage technology and data to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Demonstrate strong ownership and accountability for financial outcomes.
• Build trusted partnerships across the business and contribute to a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
• Support VFS Canada's ongoing transformation by helping create a more agile, digital, and insight-driven finance function.

What’s in it for you?

In addition to being part of a high-performing team in a fast-paced, rewarding environment, our benefits package also includes the following:

• Competitive compensation package including eligibility for a discretionary company bonus
• Generous RRSP employer matching contributions
• Group health, dental, LTD insurance, and EAP program
• Career development with global prospects
• A dedicated Health & Wellbeing program
• Volvo Group University for professional and personal development
• The opportunity to do truly meaningful work in a supportive, constructive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. 

Your future team:

In VFS, we demonstrate a clear vision to continue Transforming Together, a global mindset and a proven track record of successfully developing people, teams, culture, and leadership. By interacting with each other as an on-site business, we build relationships, which allow us to work together more efficiently and form stronger bonds with our colleagues and customers.

Who we are and what we believe in:

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying for this role offers you the opportunity to join the Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Financial Services Canada, we are working together to shape the world we want to live in. As the captive finance arm of the Volvo Group, VFS provides financial services and solutions that meet the needs of our customers’ evolving business. Through our dedication to innovation, we support society in its adoption of sustainable transport and equipment solutions. VFS is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and serves Volvo Group customers and dealers in more than 50 markets.

* At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

VFS Canada Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible, and diverse workplace where all individuals feel valued and respected. We do not discriminate based on race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, disability or any other legally protected factors.

We are happy to provide reasonable accommodation throughout the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know when you apply.

Ready for the next move?

If you want to make a real impact in your career, Volvo Financial Services is where you want to be. We look forward to meeting you.