Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Overview Xplore Inc. is Canada’s fibre, 5G and satellite broadband company for rural living. Xplore is committed to the relentless pursuit of an improved broadband experience for all Canadians. Xplore is building a world-class fibre optic and 5G wireless network to enable innovative broadband services for better every day rural living, for today and future generations.

The Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis is to manage and support Xplore’s Finance department with budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of various operating and financial metrics for the organization. The role will be responsible for managing the company’s annual budgeting process ensuring that department budgets and strategic plans are in alignment with the company’s overall corporate objectives and targets. The role will also manage the company’s rolling forecast process working to make continuous improvements to the process, improve forecast accuracy and assist in strategic decision making across the organization. The Senior Financial Analyst will work with various analysts, both within finance and also in other departments to better understand financial and operating performance drivers within the company. The role will provide analysis of key metrics such as cost per subscriber, unit costing and other key metrics to assist in decision making. In addition, the role will be responsible for maintaining, updating and enhancing the company’s business model as well as developing business cases in support of operating departments throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

Develop intimate understanding of Xplore’s business model. Maintain, update and enhance the business model to ensure accuracy and efficiency for periodic company forecasting.

Liaise with internal departments, developing strong working relationships while gathering and consolidating information on company forecasts including KPIs/metrics used for regular reporting/monitoring/forecasting and for documenting business requirements.

Provide leadership, guidance and support by interacting with internal customers professionally and positively at all times.

Responsible to develop operating reports for the Xplore’s Finance organization and other operating departments. The frequency of these reports will vary from weekly, monthly and quarterly depending on the KPI/metric being reported.

Provide other ad-hoc reports and analysis as required.

Develop statistical methods and statistical analysis which gathers and analyzes data to identify trends and/or provide insight into business problems.

Intimately understand the complexity of our business processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and proposing recommendations for increasing effectiveness of business processes, efficiency and productivity gains, cost avoidance or reduction.

Assist with the implementation and measurement of new business processes

Qualifications

3-5 years experience in providing advanced forecasting and reporting

Experience Providing forecasting and reporting for a $100+ million company

Experience utilizing advanced forecasting software as part of the integrated financial planning solution

Excellent financial modeling skills and experience, including working knowledge and experience with forecasting methodologies and budget management; experience with enterprise planning software an asset

Experience within the telecommunication or a similar industry is an asset, working knowledge of Xplore’s internal systems (SAP, Adaptive) an asset

Demonstrated analytical ability with focus on detail, accuracy, complex problem solving and logic capabilities

Advanced working knowledge of MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word

Proficient in advanced MS Excel functions such as pivot tables, v-lookup functions and general data manipulation

Ability to multi-task and understand competing priorities following through to the completion of projects

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly and convincingly communicate, both written and oral, with both technical and non-technical internal customers

Successful track record working in team environments with proven ability to influence others without direct responsibility

Condition of Employment As a condition of employment and in order to comply with industry related data security standards, this position is subject to the successful completion of a Criminal Background Check. Details will be supplied to applicants as they move through the selection process.

Xplore is committed to creating an accessible environment and will accommodate disabilities during the selection process. Please let your recruiter know during the selection process of any accommodation needs.

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