Lead Analyst, Corporate FP&A

Liberty; Oakville; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

Leadership Development Program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Liberty is looking for a Lead Analyst, Corporate FP&A in Oakville, Ontario. This role involves critical financial modeling, synthesizing forecasts, and supporting executive-level decision-making. Candidates should have a strong background in corporate finance, a bachelor's degree, and 5 to 8 years of relevant experience. The role offers a salary range of $110,000.00–$135,000.00 per year and includes numerous employee benefits such as a collaborative environment and leadership development programs.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, strategic FP&A, or highly analytical environments.
• Experience managing multiple initiatives in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Comfort with or willingness to learn financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive the consolidation and critical evaluation of financial forecasts.
• Synthesize complex financial inputs into an executive-ready narrative.
• Develop and maintain robust, driver-based financial models.

Skills

Financial modeling skills

Analytical problem-solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline

CPA, CFA, or MBA

Job description

Purpose

Reporting to the Director, FP&A, the Lead Analyst, Corporate FP&A plays a critical enterprise-level role in shaping the company’s consolidated financial outlook. This position operates at the center of enterprise financial coordination across all commodities and corporate service functions. This role synthesizes cross‑commodity and corporate services financial information into a cohesive enterprise forecast and executive‑ready narrative. The Director relies on this individual as a highly independent analytical partner capable of complex modeling, challenging assumptions, and elevating the rigor of enterprise planning and reporting. This is a high‑visibility role with exposure to leadership.

Accountabilities

• Drive the consolidation and critical evaluation of monthly and quarterly forecasts across all commodity and corporate service FP&A teams.
• Assess financial drivers, trends, and cross‑commodity/corporate service performance dynamics.
• Independently challenge assumptions and identify key risks, sensitivities, and opportunities.
• Synthesize complex cross‑FP&A inputs into a structured, executive‑ready financial narrative supported by clear visuals and decision frameworks.
• Play a central role in managing the annual budgeting and multi‑year planning processes.
• Coordinate enterprise timelines and version control across stakeholders.
• Align planning assumptions across FP&A, Regulatory, Treasury, and Tax.
• Translate diverse inputs into an integrated enterprise narrative.
• Drive the development of monthly and quarterly enterprise reporting packages.
• Analyze variances and articulate forward‑looking implications.
• Support preparation of executive and Board‑level materials.
• Elevate reporting from descriptive to insight‑driven and decision‑oriented.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, concise, and visually compelling executive presentations.
• Distill large data sets into key messages, framing financial results in a way that supports strategic decision‑making.
• Anticipate executive questions and ensure materials are structured to withstand senior‑level scrutiny.
• Develop and maintain robust, driver‑based financial models supporting enterprise forecasting.
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate financial impacts of evolving assumptions.
• Strengthen modeling transparency, governance, and consistency.
• Establish best practices in analytical frameworks across Corporate FP&A.
• Serve as a central integration point across FP&A teams and corporate finance functions.
• Manage complex workstreams involving multiple stakeholders.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy and minimal oversight.
• Proactively identify analytical gaps and recommend improvements.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• 5–8+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, strategic FP&A, investment banking, equity research, transaction banking, or other highly analytical environments.
• CPA, CFA, or MBA required.
• Prior experience in analytical roles such as corporate development, equity research, corporate finance, FP&A, or transaction services.
• Experience managing multiple initiatives in a fast‑paced corporate environment.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including developing and understanding driver‑based three‑statement models.
• Comfort with or willingness to learn financial systems.
• Willingness to roll up sleeves and problem‑solve.
• High attention to detail.
• Willingness to work long hours during peak periods.
• Comfort with ambiguity and an approach to problems based on first principles.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Compensation

Full base salary range $110,000.00–$135,000.00 per year. Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.

Benefits

• Collaborative environment with flexible working policy.
• Share purchase / match plan.
• Leadership Development Program.
• Volunteer paid days off.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Achievement fund.
• Group benefit plan.
• Health & Wellness programs.
• Discount and perks program.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives, and talents.

Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.