Senior Financial Analyst - Retail Industry - Up to 100K

Are you passionate about trend analysis, financial forecasting and continuous improvement?

Do you want to play a critical role in analyzing and optimizing financial performance while supporting strategic decision-making?

Then the position of Senior Financial Analyst is for you!

Job Title : Senior Financial Analyst

Location : Montreal (Hybrid)

Salary : Up to 100K depending on experience

Advantages

• An inclusive and collaborative work environment that encourages creativity, curiosity and celebrates success
• The opportunity to work and collaborate with industry leaders
• A company culture that supports innovation and supports new and better ways to succeed.
• A company built on the values of respect, integrity and a job well done
• A competitive salary based on experience
• A full range of benefits
• Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year

Responsibilities

The Senior Financial Analyst is a key position in the financial planning & analysis team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, this position will help the company understand the financial story of the North American business.

You will be a business partner by taking ownership and leadership of the related financial analysis to further drive growth.

• Act as a business partner to the North American commercial teams, working closely to glean financial insights to better understand the success of their business.
• Own the budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning for the Canadian & US markets, including building forecasts tailored to each country, and presenting to senior finance and senior North American leadership teams
• Work cross functionality to analysis KPIs, draw insights from the business, and collect supplementary data to support the build of annual, monthly, and daily sales forecasts for the Canadian & US business
• Dive into gross margin to better understand how price, volume, customer, channel and product mix impacts the North American markets
• Prepare and analyze P&Ls to understand the unique business drivers of each market
• Work closely with the Global FP&A and Accounting teams to prepare monthly accruals, month-end variance analysis, and close commentary
• Build models, and other ad-hoc analysis to support initiatives in the Canadian & US market
• Forecast and track Canadian capital expenditures
• Experience partnering with senior leadership to share business insights and support them in understanding their business
• Advanced excel skills, including the use of complex formulas and pivot tables, and experience building excel templates and models
• Executive level communication and presentation ability is required, both written and verbal
• Exceptional planning, organization, self-motivation, creative problem solving, and analytic skills are essential to be successful in this role

Qualifications

• CPA or CPA in progress, a major asset
• An undergraduate degree in accounting, finance or business administration
• A minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a similar role
• Bilingualism (French and English) oral and written
• Exceptional planning, organizational, self-motivation, problem-solving, and analytical skills are essential for success in this role.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a dynamic and changing environment.
• In-depth knowledge of MS Office including advanced Excel skills
• Advanced excel skills, including the use of complex formulas and pivot tables and experience in creating excel templates and templates.

Summary

Contact me if you are interested in this position or if you would like to discuss career opportunities in finance / accounting.

Email me at [email protected]

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

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