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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place! 

Lightspeed is seeking a strong Financial Analyst with experience supporting business unit leaders to join our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. The ideal candidate is able to create and utilize data-driven analysis that holds the senior leaders of the business accountable to delivering budget targets. This candidate possesses effective communication skills, is self-motivated, is highly organized to meet deadlines, can extract insights from large and multiple data sets, can develop and maintain complex excel models and is passionate about growing the P&L.

What you'll be doing:

• Establish solid business partnerships with leaders across the business


• Prepare, improve and streamline the budgeting, forecasting and long term planning process


• Perform deep analysis and scorecard against budget/forecast monthly and quarterly


• Responsible for the delivery of accurate and timely month-end variance and management reporting


• Provide analytical support and financial guidance to help with various business decisions. This includes developing new analyses and improving reports and metrics to better support business partners’ decision-making process


• Ability to multitask and work quickly while being able to adapt to a rapidly evolving environment


• Participate in various FP&A activities, including preparing presentations for the Senior Management team

And a little bit of....

• Work on ad hoc projects as assigned; such as assessment of new business activities or change of process


• Assist with special requests from the executive team


• Contributing as part of the wider team to achieve organizational objectives even if this means doing things that aren’t strictly within the scope of your role.

What you need to bring:

• 3+ years in progressive financial analysis experience


• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance


• Expert knowledge in Excel is a must


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills/modeling


• Proven track record in business partner or corporate FP&A role


• Highly detail oriented and organized


• Strong and effective verbal and written communication to interact with all levels of management


• Demonstrated success working in a deadline driven and multi-task, fast-paced environment


• As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

We know that people are more than what’s on their CV. If you’re unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the ‘Apply’ button and give it a try!

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You’ll 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 that’s 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