Senior FP&A Analyst: Strategic Budgeting & Forecasting

Socket.dev; Richmond Hill; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Associate discount

Health and Dental benefits

RRSP/DPSP

Performance bonuses

Learning & Development programs

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Job summary

Staples Canada is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A to provide analytical support for consolidation and reporting of B2C financials, partnering with FP&A leadership and cross‑functional leaders in Retail Workforce Planning, Operational Excellence, Facilities Management, Real Estate, HR, and Field Services on budgeting and forecasting.

The role requires a strong finance background, analytical and technical skills, and effective communication to build relationships at various levels of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Business Data Analytics, Finance or related field
• CPA designation strongly preferred; candidates actively pursuing CPA will also be considered
• MBA is considered an asset
• High proficiency using Microsoft Office programs, primarily Excel, Word and PowerPoint mandatory and experience in building Excel Macros is preferred
• Experience in modeling business cases and building management reports
• Ability to interpret large amounts of financial and non‑financial data and summarize it to present meaningful information to various levels of management
• 2 to 3 years experience as a Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Analyst or similar role, including budgeting and planning experience
• Working knowledge of Power BI, AS400, Oracle, SQL, GCP and Toad/datalake is considered an asset
• Experience in retail, particularly multiple‑location/national and multi‑channel retail is an asset

Responsibilities

• Support B2C financial and operation reporting and 5-year planning, including, but not limited to, retail and field resource planning, base rent, retail opex, software licenses and subscription planning, etc.
• Prepare and analyze daily/weekly/monthly reports and reconciliations.
• Prepare month‑end variance analysis and commentaries vs budget and forecasts.
• Build financial models and perform quantitative analysis to evaluate past performance and current trends, with the objective of influencing decision‑making.
• Perform financial modelling, simulations, sensitivity analysis, and testing.
• Provide analytical support to financial forecasts and operating plans.
• Compare anticipated and actual results and identify areas of improvement.
• Collaborate with other analytical departments across the organization to bring new tools, data, and approaches to drive increasingly insightful recommendations across the company.
• Engage in an ongoing pursuit to improve accuracy of financial forecasts across the different business units.
• Provide quantitative support and analytical leadership to finance team.

Job description

Staples Canada is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A to provide analytical support for consolidation and reporting of B2C financials, partnering with FP&A leadership and cross‑functional leaders in Retail Workforce Planning, Operational Excellence, Facilities Management, Real Estate, HR, and Field Services on budgeting and forecasting.

The role requires a strong finance background, analytical and technical skills, and effective communication to build relationships at various levels of