Financial Analyst, FP&A

Q-Line Trucking; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Q-Line Trucking is seeking a Financial Analyst, FP&A to support planning, forecasting, and decision-making. This CPA-focused role bridges accounting with strategic analysis, offering exposure to a transportation and logistics business.

You will work with finance and cross-functional leaders to translate financial data into actionable insights, develop models, and strengthen FP&A capabilities as the company evolves.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–5 years of post-designation professional experience.
• Experience working within, advising, or auditing an organization with ~25 million+ annual revenue.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and demonstrated financial modelling capability.
• Previous FP&A experience is an asset, but not required.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, manufacturing, construction, distribution, or other complex environments is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support and continually improve annual budgeting, forecasting, and rolling forecast processes.
• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, and prior periods identifying key drivers, risks, opportunities, and trends.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity models for revenue, profitability, expenses, capital, and cash-flow planning.
• Partner with operational leaders to translate activity into meaningful financial insight.
• Build financial models and business cases for investments and strategic initiatives.
• Develop management reporting, dashboards, KPI packages, and forward-looking analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial storytelling

Communication skills

Stakeholder partnering

Business curiosity

Judgement & problem-solving

Organization & attention to detail

Growth mindset

Finance leadership collaboration

Education

Masters degree

Tools

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Job description

• Employee Type Full Time
• Required Degree Masters

Description

The Financial Analyst, FP&A supports Q-Line’s financial planning, forecasting, business analysis, and decision-making activities. This role partners with Finance and operational leaders to translate financial and operating information into clear, actionable insight that supports business performance and long-term planning.

This position is designed for a CPA who has built a strong accounting foundation and is ready to broaden their career beyond historical reporting into forecasting, financial modelling, operational analysis, and strategic decision support.

The successful candidate does not need to come from a traditional FP&A background. Experience in corporate accounting, financial reporting, audit , controllership, or another finance environment can provide an excellent foundation for this opportunity. The role offers exposure to a complex transportation and logistics business and the opportunity to help strengthen Q-Line’s FP&A capabilities as the organization continues to evolve.

KEY RESPONSBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

Finance Planning & Forecasting

• Support and continually improve annual budgeting, forecasting, and rolling forecast processes.
• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, and prior periods, identifying key drivers, risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity models to support revenue, profitability, expense, capital, and cash-flow planning.

Business & Operational Analysis

• Partner with operational and functional leaders to understand the financial drivers of their areas and translate operational activity into meaningful financial insight.
• Evaluate performance across divisions, customers, services, and initiatives, including profitability, margin, cost, productivity, and return-on-investment analysis.

Decision Support

• Build financial models and business cases for investments, capital expenditures, growth opportunities, and strategic initiatives.
• Provide analysis and recommendations that help leaders improve profitability, efficiency, and overall business performance.
• Develop management reporting, dashboards, KPI packages, and forward-looking analysis that provide leaders with clear and actionable information.
• Communicate financial information effectively to both financial and non-financial audiences.

Building for the Future

• Help strengthen and mature Q-Line’s FP&A practices, tools, reporting, and planning processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline financial analysis and reporting.
• Work closely with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to improve how financial information supports organizational decision-making.
• Take on progressively greater responsibility as business knowledge and capabilities grow.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and explain the business story behind financial results.
• Ability to connect financial performance with operational drivers and business decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial leaders.
• Confidence partnering with leaders across different functions and levels of the organization.
• Strong business curiosity and a desire to understand how the organization operates, not simply how transactions are recorded.
• Sound judgement, problem-solving, and decision-support capabilities.
• Highly organized, accurate, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Teachable, coachable, collaborative, and growth-mindset driven.
• Motivated to develop broader finance and business leadership responsibilities.

At Q-Line Trucking, we believe people are the heart of what we do. Our culture is built on collaboration, integrity, and investing in our team. When you join Q-Line, you become part of a company that values professional growth, celebrates contributions, and is committed to making a positive impact—on the road and in the workplace.

Join a team that’s passionate about what we do and driven to do it well!

Requirements

• Approximately 3–5 years of post-designation professional experience.
• Experience working within, advising, or auditing an organization with approximately $25 million or more in annual revenue.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements, accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and demonstrated financial modelling capability.
• Previous FP&A experience is an asset, but is not required.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, manufacturing, construction, distribution, agriculture, energy, or another operationally complex environment is considered an asset.

Additional Information

• Is this requisition for a backfill or a new position? New Position