Lead Financial Analyst

OpenText; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenText is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to join the FP&A team, collaborating with business leaders to support financial operations and decision-making. This role demands a strong background in financial reporting, analysis, and budgeting, with a focus on data-driven insights to enhance operational efficiency. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrating excellence in analytical skills and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Opportunity for professional growth

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, preferably in technology or telecom.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated capability in cross-functional team environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of consolidation and reporting of capital forecast and budgets.
• Analyze financial and operational data to recommend actions.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to support various business initiatives.

Skills

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Financial Acumen

Collaboration

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Economics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Hiring Manager: Bussie Oyediran

Talent Acquisition Advisor: Gaurav Sehgal

Job Code Level: FGP4

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YOUR IMPACT

There is a unique opportunity to join the OpenText FP&A team as a Lead Financial Analyst. As a member of the FP&A organization, the Lead Financial Analyst will partner across the organization to consolidate, monitor, process, and report OPEX, P&L and allocation results. You will partner with business leaders in making informed operational and investment decisions and have broad exposure within OpenText in this centralized function.

You will bring experience with monthly results reporting & analysis, budgeting/forecasting and business analysis and financial modeling. The position requires an individual with a high degree of autonomy, a broad understanding of Infrastructure and a solid financial acumen.

WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS

• Oversight of consolidation, validation, and reporting capital forecast and budgets which includes variance analysis and commentary.
• Ability to drive and maintain allocation of expenses. This includes process, models, and systems.
• Opportunity to recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting financial and operational data. This may include scenario analysis, aggregation of necessary data, development of supporting models, coordination with Business Leaders to determine assumptions, and completion of key metrics, reporting, and benchmarks.
• Partnership with Accounting for Close process duties, including capital review, trend analysis, variance analysis.
• Gather information and data from various systems, reporting tools, and people.
• Ability to bring data together in a meaningful way to provide granular insight into the various models.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to support various business initiatives and special projects.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A with Business partnership experience, prior experience in technology or telecom industry preferred.
• Outstanding data analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong excel, financial and ERP reporting, Power BI, Tableau skills
• Collaborative, able to influence across teams, comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• work both independently and as part of a team
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Economics. Advance degree desirable.
• Demonstrated capability in cross-functional team environments.
• Having and being able to articulate/defend an informed opinion on important topics.
• Process improvement and automation

Work Arrangement: This role will be office-based out of either the Waterloo, ON office or Richmond Hill, ON office. Employees need to be in the office on OpenText corporate days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) to drive maximum coordination and collaboration.

ONE LAST THING

OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned. Our 30-year legacy encompasses delivering over 700 innovative products and services, with over 120,000 enterprise customers, including 98 of the Top 100 companies, and 150 million end users. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

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