Senior Financial Analyst (Strategic Finance) - Remote

Senior Financial Analyst
(Strategic Finance)
Division: Finance and Accounting
Job location: Anywhere in Canada - Remote
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday
Employment type: Full-time permanent employment in a remote work setting
A little about us
Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you!
We’re a global cannabis company with operations across Europe and North and South America. We’re driven by our passion to help people improve their lives and have a diverse team who bring their best every day, so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71, Greybeard and Whistler.
Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

Job summary
Are you an analytical professional who enjoys working with complex sets of data and financial models? Does the idea of working in a remote dynamic with a group of talented professionals in the cannabis industry sound exciting? If so, we would love to meet you!
We’re looking for a motivated professional to plant their roots with us as a Senior Financial Analyst. In this role, you will report into our Director, Strategic Finance and provide financial support to our Corporate SG&A teams. You will be a key finance business partner and work with our leaders to identify variances, improve budgets and set our functions up for long-term success. Sound interesting? Here is a little more…
As the Senior Financial Analyst, you will…

• Coordinate budgeting process deliverables and data consolidation and reporting
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc projects to provide financial analysis for decision support
• Prepare reports and analysis at month and quarter end to communicate financial results to the Director, Strategic Finance and business leadership
• Identify and investigate monthly and quarterly variances to budget and forecast, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and risks
• Be a key strategic finance business partner supporting the Corporate SG&A functions and other teams through strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial modelling, and ad hoc decision support that drives positive results for the business
• Bring business meaning to financial data and identifying variances and trends to provide insightful observations while supporting the monthly, annual, and long-range planning cycles across all business units
• Create and maintain complex financial models and dashboards to support the planning and monitoring of financial performance
• Capture and monitor risks, as well as opportunities across the business in partnership with other finance and corporate functions
• Maintain a process improvement mindset supporting the evolution of Strategic Finance
• Support the Strategic Finance team with board and business review presentations

You will be setup for success if you have…

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or Finance (CPA, MBA, or CFA would be an asset)
• Familiarity with using a multi-dimensional ERP system for management reporting and experience providing financial and analytical support to those outside the Finance function
• 5 years of experience, preferably with a publicly traded company, global organization, public accounting firm, management consulting, or investment banking (we would also welcome an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and analytical reporting tools

You’re the ideal candidate because…

• You are a natural team player with effective communication skills who can share financial results in engaging and simple formats for various audiences
• You have strong business acumen capable of understanding complex business operations and processes
• You are a motivated professional who is excited by the opportunity to grow with Aurora and drive business value
• You are a change champion who can quickly adapt to new practices and tasks in a growing fast-paced environment

Life@Aurora
With us, you'll find a place where you belong and love where you work with competitive compensation, stock options, RRSP matching, performance bonuses, remote-work, benefits, virtual happy hours, 420 celebrations and more! We will go above and beyond to prioritize your success and help you #GrowWithAurora. Learn more by visiting our Careers Page - Careers - Aurora Global Leader in Cannabis (auroramj.com)
Next steps
Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and we will contact you if we see a fit via email.
Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways. We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity. Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities (hot tip: if you are an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by sharing this posting with someone in your network! If they are the successful candidate, you may be eligible for a bonus!) .
Diversity and inclusion
At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.
Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know.

Health and safety
If applicable, Aurora Human Resources will contact you via your email address provided. We do not contact candidates over Facebook or other Social Media apps. You will never be requested to provide confidential information such as banking information or your Social Insurance Number in the interview process.