Who you are

• The role will require a high level of technical aptitude, designing and implementing advanced financial models, converting large volumes of data into tools that are tailored for executive decision making. Therefore, significant experience with Business Intelligence (BI) tools, FP&A systems, and advanced Excel functionality (e.g. Power Pivot, Power Query) is a strict requirement
• The role brings analytical, data mining, data modeling and data management skills, and ability to utilize data to drive strategic business directions
• Most importantly, the candidate must have a proven track record of achieving outstanding business outcomes through this type of financial modelling and business partnering
• 3-5 years of experience in FP&A, Strategy, or teams with similar responsibilities. Experience in technology or SaaS industry revenue is preferred
• Experience working with GTM functions (e.g. Sales, Professional Services, Customer Success, Customer Support, Marketing) is highly desirable
• Significant experience in designing and implementing with BI / visualization platforms, FP&A platforms (e.g. IBM planning & Analytics, Workday Adaptive), and advanced Excel functionality (e.g. Power Query, Power Pivot) is a key requirement
• Experience in adapting AI use cases is highly desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in business / finance / accounting-related field required
• Experience across entire lifecycle of building new tools or financial models, including ideation, design, implementation, and sustainability
• Proactive self-starter and teammate, ability to learn quickly, be adaptable to change and organizational landscape
• Analytical problem-solving skills, ability to contextualize data effectively and efficiently. Able to understand data models, in order to follow how data flows across systems, to achieve the desired accuracy in reporting
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and sound business judgment
• Fit into a high-performance culture: Passion, People, and Performance

What the job involves

• Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Business Partnerships, the Sr. Financial Analyst will be responsible for supporting the execution of cross-functional financial planning and financial performance reporting, with a specific focus on topline, revenue, and GTM (Go-To-Market) costs
• In addition, the Sr. Financial Analyst will perform analysis to advise on strategic decisions that will impact the financial outlook for the business. The scope of the role will specialize in Topline (from Bookings to Annual Recurring Revenue), and GAAP Gross Margin (from Revenue to GTM Costs)
• Support execution of financial planning, including:
• Develop financial tools to enable setting Topline (e.g. New Revenue, Churn) and Cost Efficiency targets (e.g. Sales efficiency)
• Develop financial tools to enable capacity planning to validate the resource levels needed in GTM functions in the future
• Scenario planning, understanding the impact on Long-Range Plan from different outcomes and creating upside and downside financial projections
• Enable planning across different time horizons (quarterly, annual, multi-year)
• Evolve financial performance reporting, including:
• Design and implement reporting that delivers the necessary insights on Budget vs Actual (BvA) performance to help establish the appropriate actions to perform to Budget or growth / efficiency improvement levers
• Market, customer, and product level financial trend and insights, understanding the different financial profile of different financial profile of different offering types (e.g. Strategic Partnerships, Marketplace)
• Own certain relationships with GTM function leaders, acting as their key liaison on any topics related to costs (actuals and forecasting)
• Support execution of traditional FP&A cycles, including but not limited to Month-end Close, Annual Budgeting, and Quarterly Forecasting
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to advise on decisions that impact the financial outlook of the business, including but not limited to, new product launches, new Strategic Partnerships, and major capital investments
• Partner with systems focused teams (e.g. Corporate Data Office, Office of CIO) to automate and systemize any analytics or new models that are deemed vital to include in centralized reporting platforms (e.g. FP&A systems, 360 Insights)
• Identify and adopt AI use cases that will strengthen the quality and agility of planning and analyzing
• Work collaboratively with accounting during monthly / quarterly close cycles to ensure actuals are booked with accuracy, including maintaining accurate and up to date accruals

Benefits

• Competitive Wages and Bonus Program
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Onsite Cafeteria
• Onsite Gym
• RRSP/401K program with employer matching
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Work From Home Policy
• Maternity & Paternity Top Up
• Training and Development Programs
• Corporate Discounts Program
• Games Room and Employee Lounge
• Onsite Wellness Services (dental, massage, optometry, etc.)