Lead Strategic Financial Analyst

Lightspeed Commerce; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Remote work policies

Equity options

Pension contributions

Training opportunities

Health and wellness credit

Volunteer time off

Macbook purchase program

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Lightspeed Commerce in Canada is seeking a Lead Strategic Financial Analyst to join our Finance team across North America. You will tackle open-ended questions, build models from the ground up, and present clear recommendations to senior leadership.

You will work with SQL and BI tools, understand multiple revenue streams, improve forecasting, and own monthly/quarterly rhythms. EST/EDT hours apply; strong collaboration and career growth are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to bring structure to ambiguity
• Sound financial modelling skills, including driver-based models and three-statement analysis
• Experience working with data directly, including SQL or an equivalent querying tool and a BI platform

Responsibilities

• Take on complex, open-ended questions spanning multiple parts of the business
• Understand how different businesses monetize, identify key growth drivers and assess sustainability
• Build financial models and analyses from ground up to answer strategic questions
• Find, access and validate data, including SQL and BI tools
• Improve forecasting in-year and long-range with stronger methodologies
• Own monthly and quarterly finance rhythm with business partners
• Turn complex analysis into clear recommendations for leadership

Skills

Problem-solving

Financial modelling

SQL

BI tools

Business curiosity

Communication

Experience with multiple revenuestre

Tools

SQL

BI platforms

Job description

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by

Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We’re looking for a Lead Strategic Financial Analyst to join our Finance team across North America, reporting to the Director, Strategic Finance & Insights and working directly with the VP Finance and CFO. You will tackle complex, cross-functional business questions that require curiosity, sound judgment and a willingness to navigate ambiguity. You will work across multiple areas of the business, gaining exposure to different business models, revenue streams and strategic priorities. You will take on questions that require you to connect the dots, build analysis from the ground up and bring a clear point of view to senior leadership.

Please note: This role is open across Canada and requires you to be available to work within EST/EDT hours.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Take on complex, open-ended questions that span multiple parts of the business and bring structure to ambiguity;
• Understand how our different businesses make money, identify the key drivers of growth, and assess whether that growth is sustainable, connecting the individual business performance to the broader consolidated picture;
• Build financial models and analysis from the ground up to answer strategic questions and support business decisions;
• Find, access and validate the data you need, including working directly with SQL and BI tools when the answer isn’t readily available;
• Improve forecasting across the business, both in-year and long-range, by strengthening methodologies and key drivers, increasing accuracy, and making the process more efficient and easier to explain;
• Own the monthly and quarterly finance rhythm, partnering closely with business teams on reviews and reporting while maintaining a consistent standard across all areas of the business;
• Challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and turn complex analysis into clear recommendations for the Director, Strategic Finance & Insights, VP Finance, CFO and business leaders.

What You Need To Bring

We’re a team within Finance responsible for helping Lightspeed understand what is driving our business today, where it is going next, and what we should do about it. This role sits at the intersection of strategic finance, data and business analysis, with exposure across Lightspeed’s software, payments, capital and hardware businesses.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to bring structure to ambiguous or unowned problems;
• Sound financial modelling skills, including building driver-based models and three-statement analysis from the ground up;
• Experience working with data directly, including SQL or an equivalent querying tool and a BI platform;
• Strong business curiosity and the ability to dig into a number until you understand what is really driving it;
• The ability to challenge assumptions and numbers while building trusted relationships with business partners;
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to make complex analysis clear and actionable for both finance and non-finance audiences;
• Experience working in a complex business with multiple revenue streams or business models.

You’ll Enjoy

A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work

A culture that celebrates performance

The chance to make an impact in a team that’s big enough for career growth, but lean enough to make your voice heard

Career-defining opportunities

Plus benefits designed to keep you happy, healthy and fulfilled.

• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies
• Equity options, because this is your company too
• Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Health and wellness credit so you feel your best
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
• Interest groups, employee led networks, social committees to sponsored sports teams
• Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook
• Enhanced parental leave to support growing families

At Lightspeed, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your skill set, qualifications, experience, and market data. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We reasonably expect the total compensation for this position to be in the range of $120k-145k

Please note that this compensation information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within Ontario and reflects the amount Lightspeed is willing to pay at the time of this posting. This role represents an existing vacancy at Lightspeed.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?

Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who We Are

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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