Senior Financial Analyst

We are looking for a senior-level Financial Analyst with 5+ years of FP&A experience who loves business partnering, analyzing, budgeting, and forecasting and who wants a steady long-term career path within a large, reputable, and well-established public company with global operations. Working closely with a stable and well-tenured global finance team, with great mentors to learn from. Directly supporting the global IT function.

Who- the Company:
Our client is a high-profile global company with operations in over 50 countries and over 10,000 employees. They have a reputation for hiring top talent and for providing their employees with interesting and challenging work in a professional environment. Swim Recruiting has been engaged to aid with this important search.

What- the Opportunity:
On behalf of our client, SWIM is looking for a new  Senior Financial Analyst, IT Function . This is a varied role involving budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, P&L analysis, preparing routine and ad hoc reports for IT and Finance leadership, and cost calculations/allocations (analyzing things like licenses, subscriptions, vendor agreements, equipment, etc.)

The Senior Financial Analyst will report into the Senior Manager FP&A and will interact with colleagues in finance (FP&A, corporate development, accounting, etc.) and in IT. The Sr FA will use various systems and tools including Excel,  Power BI , a newly implemented EPM (enterprise performance management system), and a sophisticated ERP. There is good opportunity for steady long-term career growth with this company over the years!

SWIM will provide qualified and interested candidates with a full job description.

Who- the Candidate:

Work Experience

5 to 10 years of relevant work experience  in FP&A.

Ideally candidates will have worked for a large, global, public company (but not necessarily required for a quick learner).

Experience in the tech sector and supporting an IT dept/function is highly preferred but, if not, then a personal interest in/passion for the technology space is also great!

FP&A

Skills:

Strong experience with budget management, ideally directly managing a global budget of over $50M.

Experience giving presentations regarding budgets, forecasts, and FP&A findings to senior level stakeholders such as CTO, CIO, and CFO.

Candidates don’t need to be trained accountants but need to have an understanding of accounting terminology, debits & credits, the P&L, and how accounting fits in with FP&A.

Soft Skills:

Qualified candidates will be clear, effective, and confident communicators who can collaborate closely with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Systems:

Strong technical and systems skills are required, particularly within  Excel  (including  Power Query , macros, etc.) and  Power BI . Experience using a large  ERP  is very beneficial. Experience using any other FP&A relevant systems (Cognos, Tableau, One Stream, IBM PAW, etc) would be great! Experience using  PowerPoint  to deliver clear, compelling, and relevant presentations.

Education:

Relevant post-secondary education is required for this role- such as a University degree in finance, commerce, business, or accounting.

Completion of CFA level 1 or 2 is highly preferred.

Where:
Working from the downtown Vancouver office, very accessible by rapid transit. Full-time in-office during the first month or so of training and onboarding. After that, the Senior Financial Analyst can choose to work from home 1 or 2 days a week (i.e. 3 mandatory in-office days per week).

How Much:
Robust total compensation package- base salary commensurate with education, relevant work experience, and analytical skills, likely in the range of $92,000 to $112,000 plus a performance-based bonus, relevant and pre-approved professional development support (i.e. for CFA exams), an RRSP match, strong health benefits, and other employee perks. Please discuss with SWIM.

When &

How to Apply:

If you are qualified for, and interested in, this excellent Sr FA opportunity with a high-profile global corporation, please do not delay in applying as this search is moving VERY quickly! If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out to that consultant directly. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit  ‘APPLY' to send us your resume.

Thank you!

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