Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

If you are looking to join one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, goeasy Ltd. is the place for you! Certified as a Great Place to Work®, recognized as Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, GTA's Top 100 Employers, one of Canada’s Top 50 Fintech’s, North America’s Most Engaged Workplaces, and placed on the 2022 Report on Business Women Lead Here list, we want the best and brightest to join our team.
We are a publicly-traded company on the TSX with over 4000% shareholder return since 2001. Accredited by the Better Business Bureau, goeasy Ltd is a Canadian company that provides non-prime leasing and lending services through easyhome, easyfinancial and LendCare.
The Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A will collaborate with the Finance department and other stakeholders of the organization including senior finance leaders and executives to ensure that LendCare business unit level analysis is completed. The incumbent will play a crucial role in monthly, quarterly, and year end processes, will be involved in various ad-hoc projects, and will deliver in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis as they arise. The individual will report to the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis at LendCare and will be based at the Pickering office.
What You'll Do

• Strategic Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting:
• Monitor and report on economic, industry, consumer, and competitive developments.
• Work proactively to improve operations, processes, and policies to improve alignment with business plan.
• Perform variance analysis comparing actual results to budget/forecast/prior year, providing meaningful commentary to management on its performance.
• Support the budgeting process to develop accurate, frequent, and timely re-forecasts for the LendCare business unit.
• Develop financial models incorporating business initiatives into the budgeting and forecasting process.

• Prepare quarterly KPI reports, competitor analysis and other board documents
• Assist in the development of business cases for initiatives contemplated by the business units and provide post-implementation analysis on newly executed initiatives.
• Perform accounting research and write/review technical accounting memos on significant accounting matters
• Continuously enhance the management reporting package, providing increasing in-depth analysis based on the evolving needs of the business and its leadership team
• Prepare in depth analysis of business results – translating the reported financial results to actionable information on the Company’s business units
• Deliver Crucial Analysis and Line of Business Support:
• Develop strong understanding of the business, identifying areas of investigation and analysis in line with the Company’s goals and objectives.
• Enhance Management Reporting:
• Prepare the working papers for the federal and provincial retail sales tax reporting on insurance premium and assist on the return submission and payment
• Support data validation, consolidation and cleansing processes to present data in a consumable form
• Assist with various projects and initiatives through data sourcing, exploration, cleanup, manipulation and design
• Create or update process documentations and provide timely support to different stakeholders.
• Assist with developing the appropriate set of performance metrics, to monitor performance and react accordingly
• Data Analysis:

• Assist and collaborate in financial modeling, valuation and due diligence efforts related to potential acquisitions
• Support strategic projects such as acquisitions, divestitures, new business ventures and post-merger integration as they emerge
• Support Strategic Projects:

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to details.
• Advanced Excel skills, financial modeling, sensitivity analysis (DCF), ROA and ROI
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant FP&A, Accounting, and/or Data Analytics experience
• Able to commute to the Pickering office regularly
• Either have or pursuing Professional designation (CPA, CFA, MBA)
• An entrepreneurial mindset and a roll-up-the-sleeves work ethic.
• Knowledge of Sage 300, Tableau, Power BI, and Accounting Systems (ERP)
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment and provide meaningful insights and recommendations.

Diversity, Inclusion, And Equal Opportunity Employment
At goeasy, we believe that we can only be the best when people are able to bring their best selves to work every day. This means that we are committed to cultivating and preserving a work culture where we celebrate who we are, where everyone feels seen and heard and where every employee can fulfill their potential. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada. Please let us know if you require an accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.
Additional Information
All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire. We thank all interested applicants, however we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.
Why should you work for goeasy?
To learn more about our great company please click the links below:
http://goeasy.com/careers/