Financial Analyst

Imperial Brady; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial Brady Canada, a leading national distributor, is seeking a Finance and Planning Analyst in Saint-Laurent to support Canadian leaders and optimize financial control. The role involves delivering detailed analyses and robust reporting.

You will collaborate with multiple finance teams, perform forecasting, budgeting, and month-end close activities, and enhance reporting tools including Power BI.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting/finance experience, with at least 5 years in forecasting and planning.
• Post-secondary education in Finance or Accounting.
• Bilingual in French and English.
• Advanced Excel modeling and MS Office skills, including Access (preferred).
• Ability to work with multiple finance teams and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare profitability analyses by customer and related reporting across monthly, quarterly, year-end cycles.
• Assist FP&A Manager with department requests and budgeting processes.
• Support month-end close and analyze performance drivers vs. prior year, budget and forecast.
• Develop and enhance reporting systems and processes to improve efficiency.
• Participate in quarterly forecasts and annual budgeting processes.
• Maintain and improve the Customer EVA tool and provide ad hoc analyses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Forecasting & planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Bilingual (French & English)

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Access

ERP systems

Job description

Imperial Brady Canada, leading national distributor, has a job open in Saint-Laurent. As part of the Financial, Planning and Analysis team, support various Canadian leaders within the organization and optimizing the company's financial control in order to provide several financial analysis. The incumbent will need to be familiar with company systems, processes and resources.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Sales & Operations Leaders across Canada, including acquisitions :
  • Prepare and interpret profitability analysis by customer.
  • Monthly, quarterly, yearend and on demand reporting.
  • Analyze and interpret financial results.
  • Create detailed and flexible analysis that enables stakeholders to fully understand key drivers of business results.
• Assist FP&A Manager with timely responses to different department demands.
  • Work with accounting to ensure the integrity of our financial results at month end close and understanding the performance drivers of our business and compared to prior year, budget and forecast.
  • Maintain and improve our Customer EVA tool.
  • Participation in the quarterly forecasts and annual budgeting processes.
  • Develop and enhance reporting systems and processes to meet user requirements and enhance efficiency.
  • Involvement with special projects, aligned with company-wide goals and make recommendations.

Qualifications:

• Thorough, organizational skills, initiative and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Analytical, strategic, and conceptual thinker.
• Ability to work with multiple finance teams (acquisitions) to collect and analyse their results.
• Bilingualism (French and English).
• Advanced spreadsheet (Excel), modeling, and systems skills.
• In-depth understanding of PC, Windows environment; MS Office, including Access preferred.
• Power BI knowledge (strong asset).
• Experience with ERP implementation (asset).
• Autonomous, ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Minimum 5 years experience in accounting/finance, with a minimum of 5 years experience in forecasting and planning analysis required.
• Post-secondary education in Finance/Accounting.

Working/Other Conditions:

• Hybrid work model.
• Indoor office environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Prolong periods of sitting, and computer and phone use.