Financial Analyst
JD Sports Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
$20-$22 an hour (estimated)
Permanent
Full-time
Work Type : Permanent - Full Time- In Office
Location : Vancouver, BC
Responsible to : Director of Finance
Salary : 65-75k
The Role :
The Financial Analyst is a strategic role responsible for planning and managing JD Canada’s financial performance. You will use your experience to build upon the foundation of the Financial Planning & Analysis department, executing on the FP&A strategic directives.
The ideal candidate brings a successful track record of sales forecasting, retail planning, and weekly / monthly sales reporting and analysis.
The ideal candidate will also grow the department under themselves, developing the future state of the department and eventually leading the group.
The Responsibilities :
- Assisting with financial planning, budgeting and re-forecasting processes
- Analyzing financial statements and reports and both developing and contributing to advanced financial models where required
- Preparing projections for brick and mortar and ecomm locations, managing projects and assisting with monthly close processes
- Analyze costs and set department budgets, ensure teams are within budget and provide feedback regarding variances. Conduct cost analyses, benchmarking, and risk assessments
- Building seasonal sales phasing using historical sales data and go-forward retailer sales plans
- Performing research and analysis and create reports as required by leadership
- Presenting FP&A reports to the executive team and specific management as required
- Support the automation and enhancement of financial & reporting systems by developing department dashboards in new system
- Review, analyze and provide commentary on weekly, period end and quarter end financial results
The Requirements :
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
- Experience working in the retail industry
- Experience presenting complex financial information to an executive audience
- Executive stakeholder management experience
- 3-5 years of experience in financial planning, analysis and modelling
- Deep familiarity with Netsuite software is crucial, familiarity with Jesta ERP is an asset
- Possesses good working knowledge of financial strategies and models
- Advanced excel skills with the ability to create and maintain complex reports
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
11 days ago