Senior Financial Analyst

at  Leons

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST, COMPENSATION

LFL (lflgroup.ca) is seeking an experienced, professional Senior Financial Compensation Analyst, based out of our Home Office (401 and Weston Road, Toronto). This demanding in-office role requires a dynamic, experienced, detail-oriented individual with a high energy level and a positive attitude. This position reports directly to the Director of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, while also supporting the Finance Management Team and Senior Leaders at LFL. Applicants must thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment, and manage multiple priorities with finesse, discretion and confidence.
The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Financial Analyst role, possesses a collaborative work style, is flexible, highly organized, and able to prioritize multiple projects to ensure tight timelines are met. The role requires a university degree, an accounting designation, excellent people skills, outstanding communication skills, sound-judgment, and leadership.

• Prepare in-depth monthly review of business financial results, while also highlighting the performance of all key operational initiatives and business risks/opportunities
• Leverage data to develop meaningful and innovative reporting that will deliver insights that enhance business decisions
• Work closely with accounting to improve the overall efficiency of the finance organization as well as improve visibility and depth of understanding of all key financial metrics
• Support the development and continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives
• Support annual financial planning process, quarterly and monthly financial forecasts, and ongoing analysis of actuals versus prior periods, plan and/or forecasts
• Support the development of an LFL capital plan supported with business cases to ensure future investments are aligned with strategic priorities and are delivering strong returns
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with business leaders across LFL to identify their needs and seek a full range of business solutions
• Prepare monthly journal entries, reconciliations and financial reports for payroll-related accounts
• Perform in-depth variance analysis for compensation & benefit-related accounts on a regular basis
• Help with annual fiscal budget preparation for payroll-related accounts
• Help to manage all bonus programs and track year-to-date bonus liabilities
• Help to manage the payout of bonuses and profit-sharing programs
• Manual payroll cheques reconciliation
• Vacation reconciliation
• Prepare merit increase sheet once a year
• Compensation benchmarking analysis
• Analyze the financial impact of minimum wage increases
• Help to build LFL Compensation Band
• Any other compensation and benefit projects as required
• For the right individual, this position also includes the opportunity for future growth and advancement within the company