Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A - Forecasts & Budgets

Pure Industrial; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Industrial is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst who will oversee the budgeting and forecasting process, engage with various departments, and improve financial models. The ideal candidate will have a CPA designation and extensive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, strong communication skills, and a motivation to grow into a managerial role.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis.
• CPA designation required.
• Exceptional analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting process.
• Monitor performance indicators and analyse KPI variances.
• Drive improvements in budgeting processes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

CPA designation

3 years in Financial Planning & Analysis

Tools

Yardi ERP

Power BI

Job description

Pure Industrial is seeking an experienced finance professional who will be reporting to the Associate Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis ("FP&A"). The Senior Financial Analyst will lead aspects of the annual budgeting process, quarterly reforecasting activities, ad-hoc requests and process improvement initiatives. Other responsibilities will include leading discussions and preparing deliverables for our Investor's Asset Management and Portfolio Management teams.

The ideal applicant will be a seasoned Senior Financial Analyst who is a self-starter and highly self-motivated, strives for excellence and is continuously looking to grow their skills and expand their experience. The individual must possess superior management and communication skills, with proven experience leading or assisting with multiple cross functional initiatives and processes.

The Associate Manager is in Vancouver, and we are recruiting for this role in both Vancouver and Toronto. There is opportunity to travel to Vancouver, if the successful candidate is based out of Toronto. Please note that business needs continue to be evolve and the core responsibilities will change accordingly. Pure is looking for candidates who aspire to be a People Manager in the next 2-3 years.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting & quarterly reforecasting process and liaise with other departments to prepare summarized analyses and presentations to Senior Management
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analysing KPI variances
• Develop, own and improve financial models and analysis to support strategic decision making
• Drive continuous improvements in the budgeting and reforecasting process, proactively identifying opportunities for enhancement through process changes and automation
• Lead and participate in the implementation and roll-out of Yardi modules, functions and report customizations

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum three years of experience in a related role within Financial Planning & Analysis and / or Accounting; minimum of one year as a Senior Analyst or equivalent role
• CPA designation is required, other designations are strongly preferred
• Self-learner and highly self-motivated, adaptable and enjoys working in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills with experience summarizing large amounts of data with a high degree of accuracy, and having the ability to independently provide data-driven insights and tell the story
• Superior verbal and written communication skills and is comfortable presenting in front of Senior Management and large in-person audiences; strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships
• Proven project management skills and ability to concurrently manage multiple deliverables with conflicting deadlines
• Experience or willingness to learn how to use Yardi ERP and key modules such as Forecast Manager and Advanced Budget and Forecasting (ABF); ultimately becoming the team's expert
• Superior Excel and PowerPoint skills, with proven experience of building and modifying complex financial models on Excel and drafting presentations with a mix of tables and visuals on PowerPoint or Power BI

Our people are what makes us different. At Pure Industrial we are committed to workplace diversity and inclusion within our organization; therefore, we encourage all qualified persons from all backgrounds to apply. Accommodations are available, upon request, to all applicants with disabilities throughout our hiring process. Successful applicants will also be subject to a background check.

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