Financial Planning And Analysis

Sporting Life Group, a Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited company, is a leading Canadian sports lifestyle retail organization comprised of two iconic banners, Golf Town and Sporting Life. Operating from coast to coast, both Golf Town and Sporting Life’s fleet of stores inspire Canadians to get outside and live an active lifestyle, whether it’s playing some of Canada’s top golf courses, running through community trails, experiencing the exhilarating feeling of the hills, or any sports activity in between fit for the individual or whole family.

Come work with us! Experience what it’s like to work in a fun and engaging environment where you’ll be challenged and inspired to contribute to both brands and surrounded by like-minded teams who have a passion for the game of golf and are devoted to outdoor activities like running, tennis and ski and snowboarding.

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Job Title: Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Reports to: Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

The Financial Analyst, FP&A will support the creation of budget, forecast, long-term plan, KPI’s, and decision support for Sporting Life Group. Reporting directly to the Director of FP&A, this role is responsible for partnering with the financial reporting team, field and head office departments and other key stakeholders to evaluate and deeply understand financial and operational performance metrics.

Responsibilities:

• Perform store/regional contribution analysis to identify opportunities for profitability and to support decision making
• Use critical thinking to assist in the development of new processes, systems and models to support the budgeting and forecasting activities of the company
• Become the subject matter expertise on PowerBI for the finance team and leverage data to support management decision making
• Coordinate the annual budget submissions and maintain the budget models
• Assist in the evaluation of proposed capital expenditure and ensure impacts of the capital plan are incorporated into the overall financial plans
• Ownership and improvement of the cash and business forecasting models for each banner
• Build effective partnerships with internal stakeholders across the organization (i.e. merchandising, marketing, store operations, logistics, etc.) and understand the key drivers of the respective components of the business
• Support sales and margin analytics using a deep understanding business levers and components driving performance
• Support the accounting team on the creation of monthly reporting package, including performance to budget, forecast and prior periods
• Work closely with the financial reporting team to ensure plans of the merchandising, store operations, marketing, logistics and other departments are incorporated into overall financial plans

Requirements:

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail, organizational and time management skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Must be able to work well in a team environment and independently
• Post-secondary degree in a related field or equivalent experience (3+ years)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• SQL and data analytics skills preferred
• Curiosity about what the analyses tell about the business and a desire to work with cross-functional teams to help drive optimization
• Working towards or obtained CPA designation