Senior FP&A: Cash Flow, Budgeting & Strategic Analysis

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

Job summary

London Drugs is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to lead FP&A for retail operations, including cash flow forecasting, annual budgeting, and strategic planning. You will partner with merchandising, supply chain, operations, and store leadership to translate business plans into financial forecasts and explain variances to senior leadership.

The role requires building driver-based models, handling large data sets, and communicating results clearly.

Qualifications

• CPA designation in good standing (Canada).
• Minimum 5 years of progressive FP&A experience in financial planning or analytical finance.
• Retail industry experience with gross margin mechanics, shrink, inventory turns, and store-level P&L awareness.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to model from large data sources.

Responsibilities

• Forecast cash flow and rolling 13-week forecast; manage working capital.
• Lead end-to-end annual budgeting with governance and Board-ready packages.
• Develop driver-based models for sales, margin, shrink, labour and operating expenses.
• Provide variance analysis with clear narratives to leadership; explain drivers.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Written communication

Large datasets handling

Financial planning

Forecasting

Education

CPA designation (Canada)

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Power Pivot / DAX

ERP systems (D365/SAP/Oracle)

Job description

London Drugs is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to lead FP&A for retail operations, including cash flow forecasting, annual budgeting, and strategic planning. You will partner with merchandising, supply chain, operations, and store leadership to translate business plans into financial forecasts and explain variances to senior leadership.

The role requires building driver-based models, handling large data sets, and communicating results clearly.