Business Analyst

Position Overview

The Business Analyst is a key contributor to the North American Business Assurance Finance team - located in Mississauga, Ontario - responsible for delivering high-impact financial and operational insights that support strategic and day-to-day decision-making. This role acts as a trusted business partner across finance, operations, and commercial teams, translating complex data into clear, actionable recommendations.

Reporting to the Director, Finance, this position requires a demonstrated ability to independently design, build, and improve financial and business data models—not just analyze outputs. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of using data to drive tangible process improvements, performance visibility, and business outcomes, while operating effectively with minimal oversight in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to Business Assurance operational and commercial leaders
• Build strong relationships across functions to understand business drivers, challenges, and priorities
• Clearly communicate complex financial and data insights to non-finance stakeholders
• Influence decision-making through fact-based recommendations and scenario analysis
• Support leadership with ad hoc analysis, presentations, and strategic insights

• Design, build, and maintain complex financial and operational data models used for forecasting, performance management, and decision support
• Analyze revenue, margin, cost drivers, productivity, and operational efficiency
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
• Perform variance analysis and root-cause investigations, translating findings into actionable solutions
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and alignment across multiple systems and data sources

• Demonstrate a track record of delivering measurable improvements through data (e.g., improved forecasting accuracy, enhanced reporting, cost savings, efficiency gains)
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and risks within existing data, reporting, or processes
• Lead enhancements to financial models, dashboards, and reporting tools
• Support automation, standardization, and simplification initiatives to improve scalability and reliability
• Document assumptions, methodologies, and outcomes to ensure sustainability of improvements

• Independently manage analytical work streams from problem definition through delivery
• Navigate ambiguity and incomplete information using structured problem-solving approaches
• Prioritize competing requests while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality
• Exercise sound judgment with limited direction, escalating issues appropriately when required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field
• 3–6 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, business analytics, or FP&A
• Demonstrated experience building and improving financial or operational data models
• Proven ability to translate analysis into real-world business improvements
• Experience operating independently in a complex, data-driven organization

• Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, large datasets, pivot tables, Power Query)
• Experience working with large, multi-source data models
• Familiarity with ERP and reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Power BI, or similar)
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to synthesize complex data into concise, executive-level insights

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence without authority
• High level of initiative, ownership, and accountability
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal supervision

• Experience in professional services, assurance, testing, inspection, or certification industries
• Exposure to North American multi-entity or multi-currency environments
• Experience supporting senior leadership with strategic and operational financial analysis

When working with Intertek, you can expect salary and benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability,Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with company match, generous vacation/sick time,tuition reimbursement and more. Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid holidays.

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers' expectations, while engaging with our…