Lead Strategic Financial Analyst

Accountabilities:

• • Take ownership of complex, open-ended financial and business questions spanning multiple functions, bringing structure and clarity to ambiguous problems.
  • Analyze how different business areas generate revenue, identify key growth drivers, and assess the sustainability and quality of business performance.
  • Connect individual business performance to the broader consolidated financial picture and provide insights into trends, opportunities, and risks.
  • Build driver-based financial models, forecasts, and three-statement analyses from the ground up to support strategic decision-making.
  • Identify, access, validate, and analyze the data required to answer business questions, working directly with SQL and BI tools when necessary.
  • Improve in-year and long-range forecasting methodologies by strengthening key drivers, increasing accuracy, and making forecasting processes more efficient and transparent.
  • Own the monthly and quarterly finance rhythm, partnering with business teams on performance reviews, reporting, and financial analysis.
  • Establish and maintain consistent analytical and reporting standards across business areas.
  • Challenge financial assumptions and underlying data while maintaining strong, trusted relationships with business partners.
  • Translate complex financial and operational analysis into clear recommendations for senior finance leaders and business stakeholders.
  • Identify emerging risks and opportunities and proactively communicate their potential impact on business performance and strategic priorities.

  Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in strategic finance, financial planning and analysis, business analysis, or a closely related field within a complex organization.
  • Strong financial modelling capabilities, including experience building driver-based models and three-statement analyses from scratch.
  • Hands-on experience working directly with data, including SQL or an equivalent querying language and a business intelligence platform.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex questions and identify the underlying drivers behind financial results.
  • Ability to bring structure to ambiguous or previously unowned problems and develop practical, data-driven solutions.
  • Strong business curiosity and intellectual rigor, with a willingness to dig deeply into numbers, challenge assumptions, and understand what is driving performance.
  • Experience working within organizations with multiple revenue streams, business models, products, or operating units.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with both finance and non-finance partners.
  • Sound judgment and the confidence to challenge numbers, assumptions, and established approaches constructively.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment with changing priorities.
  • Strong ownership, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement.
  • Availability to work within EST/EDT hours while being based anywhere in Canada.

  Benefits

  • Compensation: Expected total compensation of approximately $120,000–$145,000 CAD, with actual compensation determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and market factors.
  • Flexible work: Remote work policies and a flexible working environment designed to support productivity and work-life balance.
  • Paid time off: Flexible paid time-off policies.
  • Equity: Equity options providing an opportunity to participate in the organization’s long-term growth.
  • Retirement: Pension/RRSP contributions and matching programs.
  • Health & wellness: Medical, dental, wellness, life, and disability insurance, plus a health and wellness credit.
  • Professional development: Training and learning opportunities to strengthen skills and support career progression.
  • Parental support: Enhanced parental leave and paid parental leave top-up.
  • Community involvement: Paid time off to volunteer and contribute to the community.
  • Employee community: Interest groups, employee-led networks, social committees, and sponsored sports teams.
  • Technology: Computer purchase program to support employees with their work setup.
  • Career growth: Exposure to senior leadership, complex strategic questions, and multiple areas of the business in a high-growth environment.
  • Inclusive workplace: A collaborative and barrier-free environment committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.