Senior Financial Analyst - Outside Sales Finance

Insight Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Toronto, Canada, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to serve as the primary finance partner for the Outside Sales team, supporting prospecting and growth. This role demands strong analytical capability, business partnership, and the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.

You will forecast, generate management reports, and use GBQ and Tableau to move beyond data maintenance, delivering clear financial perspectives to drive revenue initiatives and strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline.
• 3-5+ years of financial analysis, accounting, FP&A, or finance business-partner experience.
• Strong financial modeling, business analysis, forecasting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel capability.
• Hands‑on experience with Tableau.
• Google BigQuery knowledge and data‑visualization tools.
• Confidence to operate as the face of Finance to a business team.
• Strong business collaboration skills and the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively.
• Organized, detail‑oriented, flexible, and able to deliver quality work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Act as the finance point of contact for Outside Sales and provide findings, insights, and recommendations.
• Understand commercial‑account activity, business drivers, risks, and opportunities and translate analysis into action.
• Prepare forecasts, management reporting, financial analysis, and ad hoc studies that improve business performance.
• Participate in forecasting and planning while ensuring projections and reports are accurate and decision‑ready.
• Use GBQ and Tableau to develop reporting and move the role beyond primarily data‑maintenance work.
• Create supplemental reporting approaches that improve visibility and proactive problem solving.
• Present clearly, build trusted relationships, and push back respectfully when financial evidence supports another direction.
• Lead special projects and identify finance‑process and reporting improvements.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Problem solving

Business partnership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Google BigQuery

Job description

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• 3-5+ years of financial analysis, accounting, FP&A, or finance business-partner experience.
• Strong financial modeling, business analysis, forecasting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel capability.
• Hands‑on experience with Tableau.
• Google BigQuery knowledge and experience with data‑visualization tools.
• Confidence to operate as the face of Finance to a business team.
• Strong business collaboration skills and the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively.
• Organized, detail‑oriented, flexible, and able to deliver quality work under pressure.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Previous experience supporting a sales or commercial business team.
• Experience using AI tools such as Copilot or Gemini.

Job Description

Position Purpose

The Senior Financial Analyst is the primary finance partner for the Outside Sales team supporting commercial‑account prospecting and growth. This visible role requires an analyst who can provide actionable insight, challenge assumptions constructively, and combine technical capability with strong business partnership.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the finance point of contact for Outside Sales and provide findings, insights, and recommendations.
• Understand commercial‑account activity, business drivers, risks, and opportunities and translate analysis into action.
• Prepare forecasts, management reporting, financial analysis, and ad hoc studies that improve business performance.
• Participate in forecasting and planning while ensuring projections and reports are accurate and decision‑ready.
• Use GBQ and Tableau to develop reporting and move the role beyond primarily data‑maintenance work.
• Create supplemental reporting approaches that improve visibility and proactive problem solving.
• Present clearly, build trusted relationships, and push back respectfully when financial evidence supports another direction.
• Lead special projects and identify finance‑process and reporting improvements.

About This Team

The Contractor Services & Pro Finance team is a trusted strategic partner to the Pro business, providing the financial insight, planning, and decision support needed to drive sustainable growth. The team supports a broad portfolio through financial planning and reporting, outside‑sales partnership, and forward‑looking strategic initiatives. Team members collaborate closely with business leaders and cross‑functional partners to translate financial data into clear recommendations, improve performance, and help shape the future of the Pro business. This is a highly visible environment where strong partnership, thoughtful analysis, and a willingness to challenge the status quo are valued.

• Intermediate to advanced Excel; advanced skill is an asset.
• Tableau strongly preferred; exceptional learners may be considered.
• Strong Google BigQuery capability is preferred for this role.

*We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position.

*Pay range for this role is between $90k/yr - 100k/yr CAD.