Senior Manager, Strategic Finance- Insights and Analytics

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Were looking for a Senior Manager Strategic Finance- Insights and Analytics to join the Strategic Finance & Insights team working closely with the CFO and Executive Leadership Team on capital markets strategy long-range planning and multi-year business design. This role contributes directly to that work by leading the analytical layer that connects Lightspeeds revenue streams and by holding the FP&A relationship with data and analytics partners across the company.

What youll be doing:

You will lead the cross-functional analytical work that supports executive decision-making and serve as a partner to the Data Office and adjacent data and analytics teams. The team is anchored by senior individual contributors who own the forecasting and modeling for each of Lightspeeds revenue streams. This role works across them to produce analyses methodology and insights that no single revenue stream owner is positioned to deliver alone. You will report to the Director Strategic Finance & Insights. Your responsibilities will include:

• Insights and Analysis: Lead the structuring execution and delivery of cross-functional analyses spanning all revenue streams (Software Payments Capital and Hardware). Translate variances structural shifts and emerging trends across the business into clear narratives for senior finance leadership.

• Data Partnership and Stewardship: Serve as the senior FP&A point of contact for the Data Office analytics teams and platform owners across the company. Represent FP&As position on the definition and integrity of finance-critical metrics contribute to cross-functional alignment on master data management standardized reporting dimensions and data governance frameworks and translate between technical data discussions and finance audiences.

• Forecasting Methodology and Accuracy: Support the evolution of Lightspeeds forecasting methodology and the framework used to assess forecasting accuracy. Identify structural sources of variance and contribute to improvements in how the team forecasts the business.

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  AI and Innovation: Integrate AI tools automation and emerging analytical techniques into the teams analytical workflows where they meaningfully improve quality or efficiency.

What you need to bring:

• Experience & Education:

  • Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Business Engineering or a related quantitative field.

  • 7 years of progressive FP&A strategic finance or analytical experience ideally in a multi-product SaaS or payments environment.

  • Experience with EPM platforms (Pigment Adaptive Anaplan or similar).

  • Experience at a public company is preferred.

  • Track record of producing executive-facing analysis across multiple business lines or revenue streams.

  • Experience partnering with data analytics or BI teams as a primary stakeholder.

  • Experience with or exposure to master data management data governance frameworks or standardized reporting dimensions is a bonus.

  • CPA or CFA designation is a bonus.

• Technical & Analytical Skills:

  • Deep fluency in SaaS metrics: NRR ARPU churn LTV/CAC Rule of 40 etc.

  • Strong financial modeling skills in Google Sheets/Excel.

  • Familiarity with SQL and modern data tooling sufficient to partner with data teams as a peer and understand what good looks like. Hands-on coding proficiency is not required.

  • Comfortable building structure across large messy datasets where processes dont yet exist.

  • AI fluency. You use LLMs copilots and automation tools in your actual workflow not just as a talking point. Excitement about whats next matters as much as what you already know.

• Communication & Collaboration:

  • Ability to translate complex analysis into simple actionable narratives for non-finance stakeholders.

  • Comfort operating with ambiguity and making methodology calls with incomplete information.

  • Cross-functional fluency. Youve worked across Data Accounting and business teams not just within Finance.

  • Experience presenting to and influencing senior leadership not just producing deliverables for them.

Youll enjoy:

• A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work

• A culture that celebrates performance

• The chance to make an impact in a team thats big enough for career growth but lean enough to make your voice heard

• Career-defining opportunities

Plus benefits designed to keep you happy healthy and fulfilled.

• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies

• Equity options because this is your company too

• Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters

• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career

• Health and wellness credit so you feel your best

• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community

• Interest groups employee led networks social committees to sponsored sports teams

• Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook

• Enhanced parental leave to support growing families

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Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here

Obviously this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love and we want to offer you a place youre proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005 in Montreals gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy Lightspeeds one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify scale and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations multichannel sales expansion to new locations global payments financial solutions and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal Canada in 2005 Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America Europe and Asia Pacific the company serves retail hospitality and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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Senior Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Department / Functional Area: Operations
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1