Senior Financial Analyst

The role

You will create data-driven analysis to hold senior leaders accountable to budget targets. You will join the Financial Planning & Analysis team to perform budgeting, forecasting, and long term planning.

What you will do

• Establishing solid business partnerships with leaders across the business
• Preparing presentations for the Senior Management team
• Preparing, improving and streamlining the budgeting, forecasting and long term planning process
• Performing deep analysis and scorecard against budget/forecast monthly and quarterly
• Responsible for the delivery of accurate and timely month-end variance and management reporting
• Providing analytical support and financial guidance to help with various business decisions
• Developing new analyses and improving reports and metrics
• Working on ad hoc projects such as assessment of new business activities or change of process
• Assisting with special requests from the executive team
• Contributing to achieve organizational objectives

Required qualifications

• 3-5 years in progressive financial analysis experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance
• Expert knowledge in Excel
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with financial modeling
• Proven track record in business partner or corporate FP&A role
• Highly detail oriented and organized
• Strong and effective verbal and written communication to interact with all levels of management
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline driven and multi-task, fast-paced environment
• Ability to multitask and work quickly while being able to adapt to a rapidly evolving environment

Nice to have

• Experience with Pigment planning tool
• Knowledge/experience working in a customer support organization

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies
• Equity options
• Contributions to your pension plan
• Training opportunities
• Health and wellness credit
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
• Interest groups, employee led networks, social committees to sponsored sports teams
• Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook
• Enhanced parental leave

Before you apply

• Applicants must disclose any criminal convictions
• Conduct criminal record checks as part of the hiring process

About the company

Lightspeed is a commerce platform that helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Founded in Montréal in 2005, the company is dual-listed on the NYSE and TSX.