Senior FP&A Analyst — Strategic Budgeting & Remote Work

Lightspeed Commerce; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Equity options

Pension plan contributions

Training opportunities

Health and wellness credit

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Lightspeed Commerce is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. You will build data-driven analyses and partner with leaders to ensure budget targets are met and P&L growth is supported.

You’ll develop Excel models, extract insights from large datasets, and deliver timely month-end variance and management reporting. The role requires effective communication and a proactive, deadline-driven mindset in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in progressive financial analysis experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance.
• Expert knowledge in Excel.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with financial modeling.
• Proven track record in business partner or corporate FP&A role.
• Highly detail oriented and organized.
• Strong and effective verbal and written communication to interact with all levels of management.
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline driven and multi-task, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multitask and work quickly while being able to adapt to a rapidly evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Establishing solid business partnerships with leaders across the business
• Preparing presentations for the Senior Management team
• Preparing, improving and streamlining the budgeting, forecasting and long term planning process
• Performing deep analysis and scorecard against budget/forecast monthly and quarterly
• Responsible for the delivery of accurate and timely month-end variance and management reporting
• Providing analytical support and financial guidance to help with various business decisions. This includes developing new analyses and improving reports and metrics to better support senior leadership’s decision-making process
• Working on ad hoc projects as assigned; such as assessment of new business activities or change of process
• Assisting with special requests from the executive team
• Contributing as part of the wider team to achieve organizational objectives even if this means doing things that aren’t strictly within the scope of your role.

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Business partnering

Communication

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Multi-tasking

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or Finance

Tools

Pigment planning tool

Job description

Lightspeed Commerce is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. You will build data-driven analyses and partner with leaders to ensure budget targets are met and P&L growth is supported.

You’ll develop Excel models, extract insights from large datasets, and deliver timely month-end variance and management reporting. The role requires effective communication and a proactive, deadline-driven mindset in a fast-paced environment.