Fit4Less Financial Analyst

GoodLife Fitness; London; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fitness industry is seeking a Financial Analyst to perform expense analysis, budget creation, and variance reporting for its Fit4Less brand. The successful candidate will contribute to strategic recommendations for cost-saving and revenue optimization initiatives while benefiting from ongoing training in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Unlimited growth potential

FREE Fit4Less Black Card Membership

Fun and energetic atmosphere

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-year relevant experience in financial analysis or data analysis role.
• Enrolled or in the process of enrolling in CPA.
• Intermediate proficiency in analysis of large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis on Fit4Less expenses to identify inaccuracies and recommend cost-saving initiatives.
• Develop and maintain financial and operational models to assist in budgeting.
• Create budgets and forecasts using historical data and trending.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Administration, Finance, or Accounting

Tools

Prophix

Tableau

Microsoft Great Plains

SQL

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Financial Analyst is responsible for performing analysis on all Fit4Less expenses in order to ensure they are accurate and recommend cost-saving ideas. This role creates and maintains detailed and accurate budgets for primarily cost items and selected revenue for all clubs and departments across the Fit4Less group of companies. Reporting and analysis related to these budgets and financial statements are also the responsibility of those in this role.

Working with Fit4Less Gives You :

• Ongoing training and development to ensure a long and successful career path.
• Unlimited growth potential.
• FREE Fit4Less Black Card Membership.
• Fun and energetic atmosphere to come to every day!

Job Summary :

Analyzes variances for assigned financial and operational expense items, integrating Financial Statement data with operational metrics to understand the variances, then summarizes these findings and shares with the relevant business unit(s). :

• Performs analysis for the Director of Finance to develop plans for the Director of Operations, Manager of Operations / Region Managers, and department leaders in regard to successes, opportunities, deficiencies, and reporting.
• Provides errors and inaccuracies of the Financial Statements and assists the Director of Finance / Accounting in appropriately correcting them.

Develops and maintains financial and operational models, using existing knowledge, available data, and guidance from finance leaders, to assist in making strategic recommendations to the business leaders with respect to budgeting and operational changes related to revenue optimization, and cost control initiatives. :

• Provides ad hoc reports for cost-saving items identified and works closely with the finance / operations team to execute them.
• Assists in creating Proforma budgets of pilot projects and compares them to actual performance.
• Contributes recommendations based on the analysis performed.

Creates budgets / forecasts for assigned financial and operational items using historic data, recent trending, and guidance from business leaders to provide clear targets (budgets) and insights into how the business is tracking (forecasts). :

• Maintains reporting systems and analysis tools to support the Fit4Less and GoodLife senior management teams in decision-making.
• Maintains forecasts every month by comparing actual revenue / expenses vs forecast to ensure reasonability.

Our Ideal Candidate :

• Bachelor’s Degree with a strong concentration in Business, Administration, Finance, or Accounting.
• Minimum 1-year relevant, progressive work experience in financial analysis or data analysis role.
• In the process of enrolling in CPA
• Basic experience with accounting / finance programs (e.g., Prophix, Tableau, Microsoft Great Plains) and programming language (SQL).
• Intermediate experience with Excel and Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated Intermediate level of proficiency in analysis of large and disparate data sets
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills; exceptional analytical skills and business acumen
• Knows how business works.
• Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
• Employs active listening to collect and gather specific and pertinent details.
• Values time and uses their time effectively and efficiently.

Working Conditions :

• Is tolerant with people and processes.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.