Financial Analyst Ii (Fp&A)

Purpose Of The Role

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. This is your chance to build a successful career within a fast-growing tech company where your work will have a direct and visible impact on the results.

Our Mission

Lightspeed powers the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy.

Our one-stop commerce platform transforms and unifies digital and physical operations by enabling multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions and connection to supplier networks. With the Lightspeed commerce platform, merchants in retail and hospitality can build thriving businesses for the future.

We're passionate about enabling people to do their best work. We dream big and we're looking for people who do the same. With us, career milestones happen often and we celebrate every one. Come work with us and find out where your career will take you at Lightspeed!

Role

• Participate in various FP&A activities, including preparing presentations for the Senior Management team
• Perform deep analysis and scorecard against budget/forecast monthly and quarterly
• Prepare, improve and streamline the budgeting, forecasting and long term planning process
• Establish solid business partnerships with leaders across the business
• Responsible for the delivery of accurate and timely month-end variance and management reporting
• Ability to multitask and work quickly while being able to adapt to a rapidly evolving environment
• 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

And a little bit of....

• Work on ad hoc projects as assigned; such as assessment of new business activities or change of process
• 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.
• Assist with special requests from the executive team

How You Will Know You Are Succeeding

• Creativity and Innovation - The feedback that emphasizes how you interact with others in the organization rather than just as an individual fosters creativity and intrinsic motivation. Employees that are inherently excited and joyful about what they do are said to have intrinsic drive. It has an impact on job-related passion and interests. Employees that are motivated are more likely to take chances and come up with innovative ideas for financial process improvements and EBITDA positive outcomes.
• Engagement - You care about your work and the company’s performance, and you believe that your efforts matter. An engaged employee is motivated by more than a paycheck.
• Consistency - Consistency at work entails adhering to the same set of norms and behaviors that result in high-quality work. One can increase their consistency by using time management techniques, setting production objectives, and finding areas where they can enhance their work ethic.
• Learning ability - Ability to achieve expectations that are aligned with company goals, along with participation in online training programs to assess your aptitude to learn.
• Quality - There are various ways to assess the quality of work completed. One such measure is the percentage of work that needs to be redone or is rejected, especially in financial modeling. The percentage of issues resolved over total inquiries from the business.
• Efficiency - the amount of output you obtain for a given amount of effort without sacrificing quality.
• Teamwork - Ability to work in groups to solve complicated problems.

Experience

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills/modeling
• Expert knowledge in Excel is a must
• Proven track record in business partner or corporate FP&A role
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline driven and multi-task, fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance
• Highly detail oriented and organized
• 2-3 years in progressive financial analysis experience
• Strong and effective verbal and written communication to interact with all levels of management

What will help you succeed in this role?

• Detail oriented, autonomous, and able to take initiative
• Strong strategic / outside of the box thinking and analytical skills
• Highly motivated and can work both as a team and independently

What’s In It For You

• You can also work from anywhere in the world for 60 days a year (consecutive or nonconsecutive). The choice is yours!
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company
• Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family, a true Canadian tech success story
• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and possibility of remote work
• Constant development of both your skill-set and business acumen with limitless growth opportunities
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Do your job in a truly flexible environment
• Shaping the company by joining cultural & technical committees
• Innovation time to explore and learn at work
• Join a growing data team and help us move to the next level
• Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders

…. And enjoy a range of benefits that will keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry.

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners).
• Volunteer day.
• Contributions to your pension plan - RRSP.
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services.
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year.
• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies.
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents.
• Health insurance.

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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 you’re 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 Montreal’s 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, Lightspeed's 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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