Torus Talent is seeking a Financial Analyst with experience supporting an e-commerce, retail, or consumer products business on behalf of our rapidly growing Vancouver-based client. This role will work closely with Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Operations to improve financial visibility, evaluate business performance, and provide data-driven recommendations that support profitable growth. The successful candidate will combine traditional financial planning and analysis with marketing and commercial analytics. They will use tools such as NetSuite, Polar Analytics, Shopify, Amazon, Excel, and other reporting platforms to develop forecasts, assess performance, build dashboards, and translate complex data into practical insights for management.

Key Responsibilitie

sFinancial Planning and Performance Analysi sSupport the annual budgeting process, rolling forecasts, cash flow projections, and longer-term financial planning .Develop financial models to evaluate strategic initiatives, pricing decisions, investment opportunities, and business scenarios .Analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, profitability, and cash flow performance against budgets and forecasts .Identify emerging trends, financial risks, performance gaps, and opportunities for improvement .Prepare monthly management reporting packages, KPI scorecards, dashboards, and executive-level financial summaries .Provide recommendations that improve profitability, resource allocation, and operational efficiency .Support business planning through sensitivity analysis, scenario modelling, and financial business cases

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Marketing and Commercial Analyti

csPartner with the Marketing team to evaluate spending, campaign effectiveness, and alignment with broader financial objective s.Measure return on marketing investment across paid media, customer acquisition, retention, and promotional channel s.Monitor and report on key commercial and marketing metrics, includin g:Customer acquisition co stCustomer lifetime val ueReturn on marketing investme ntContribution marg inCustomer retention and chu rnCustomer cohort performan ceCampaign attributi onMedia mix effectivene ssA/B testing resul tsAnalyze customer purchasing behaviour, acquisition trends, repeat purchases, and retention pattern s.Evaluate the financial impact of promotions, pricing changes, product launches, and channel-specific initiative s.Assess performance across Shopify, Amazon, subscription, and other direct-to-consumer sales channel s.Provide financial insights that support marketing strategy, budget allocation, and revenue growth plannin

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Business Intelligence and Strategic Supp

ortCombine and analyze financial, operational, customer, and marketing data from multiple syste ms.Build and maintain dashboards, management reports, and KPI scorecards using Polar Analytics and other business intelligence too ls.Present findings and recommendations to senior management in a clear and commercially relevant mann er.Support cross-functional initiatives with financial modelling, performance analysis, and business case developme nt.Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reporting consistency, and access to timely business informati on.Translate large and complex datasets into actionable insights for Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Operatio

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Systems and Process Improve

mentUse NetSuite, Polar Analytics, Excel, Shopify, Amazon, and related reporting tools to improve financial analysis and business report ing.Participate in the development and implementation of new dashboards, reporting capabilities, and analytical proces ses.Help automate recurring reports and reduce reliance on manual data preparat ion.Maintain the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial and operational data across reporting syst ems.Recommend improvements to analytical tools, workflows, controls, and reporting procedu

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Financial Reporting Su

pportAssist with month-end and year-end reporting through analytical reviews, account reconciliations, and supporting sched ules.Investigate unusual variances, trends, or inconsistencies within financial res ults.Support audit requests and the preparation of financial reporting documenta tion.Ensure analysis and reporting activities comply with company policies, internal controls, and applicable accounting stand ards.Complete additional financial analysis, reporting, and special projects based on evolving business priori

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Preferred Expe

rienceExperience in financial planning and analysis within an e-commerce, retail, consumer products, or subscription-based bus iness.Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial mode lling.Exposure to marketing analytics, customer acquisition economics, and digital-channel performance measur ement.Experience analyzing Shopify, Amazon, subscription, or other online sales cha nnels.Familiarity with metrics such as CAC, LTV, ROMI, contribution margin, retention, churn, and cohort perfor mance.Experience creating management dashboards and KPI reporting using Polar Analytics, Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence plat forms.Strong Excel skills and experience working with large datasets from multiple so urces.Experience with an ERP platform, ideally Net Suite.Ability to communicate financial and operational insights to non-finance stakeho lders.Previous experience in a fast-growing or rapidly scaling organiz ation.A commercially minded, analytical, and hands-on approach to problem-so

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