Senior Financial Analyst; Maternity Cover

Senior Financial Analyst (12 Month Maternity Cover)

Full-time

Compensation: CAD 90,000 - CAD 105,000 - yearly

Vacancy:  This posting is for an existing open role at Wild Brain’s Toronto office.

Hybrid work:  Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

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About the Role

The Role

Senior FP&A Analyst  in the Group FP&A team reports to the VP, Group FP&A. The Senior FP&A Analyst will be highly motivated, detail oriented and have an excellent understanding of financial statements and financial consolidations. They will leverage their strong modelling and analytical skills to produce high-quality Group-wide financial forecasts, reporting, analysis and insights to support business decision making at the highest level and ensure the organisation’s financial goals are met.

What You’ll Do:

Develop and maintain financial models for the following to support and drive accurate forecasting and budgeting:

Film amortisation

Group consolidation adjustments

Corporate department labour costs

P&L line items below EBITDA for the whole Group

Group Balance Sheet and Cashflow Statements

Restricted Group EBITDA, Restricted Group Net Debt, Bank covenant leverage ratio and liquidity headroom

Consolidation of Group financial forecasts, budgets and long range plans

Develop and maintain the Group’s 5 year 3 statement model

Scenario modelling to support corporate activity and decision making

Financial Analysis and Reporting

Preparation and development of quarterly Business Unit reporting and analysis templates including gathering KPIs and developing variance analysis

Preparation of Group reporting packs including accurate breakdown of Business Units and variance analysis

Group-wide 3 statement analysis to provide key insights into financial performance Including developing SG&A analysis and free cash flow analysis.

Preparation of Group management accounts

Assisting with Lendor reporting including tracking restricted group covenant leverage ratio and liquidity vs expectations

Assisting with Investor Reporting working with Head of Investor Relations

Budgets/Forecasts/Long Range Plan

Preparation and development of Business Unit reporting and analysis packs including developing variance analysis

Review of business unit budgets/forecasts to ensure assumptions align with the organisation’s objectives and identify unusual trends that require further analysis

Preparation of Group-wide forecast/budget financial reports to Execs and Board including key assumptions, key trends and risks and opportunities

Collaboration:

Work closely with other finance teams (Business Unit, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Treasury, Tax) to ensure smooth financial operations and alignment across the organization

Process improvements:  Identify opportunities for improving FP&A processes and reporting, including enhancing the quality and efficiency of financial reporting and planning across the Group

Ad-hoc Financial Analysis:  Conduct financial analysis and special projects as needed

Key stakeholders

Group FP&A Manager

CFO

Business Unit Finance Leads and teams

Corporate Accounting, Financial Reporting, Tax and Treasury teams

HR

What You’ll Bring :

Experience in a group or corporate FP&A environment  is preferred.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel including use of Power Query/Power BI are essential

Strong data gathering skills and advanced financial modelling and data analysis skills.

Experience with financial reporting software and ERP systems. Dynamics GP and Vena experience considered an asset.

Strong analytical and problem-solving with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

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