Sr. Financial Analyst - FP&A

at  Indigo

Company Description
Dedicated to telling stories and creating experiences, Indigo is always looking for bright, energetic and customer-focused people who can help bring our exciting mission to life in one of our more than 170 Indigo, Indigospirit, Chapters and Coles stores across Canada. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities at our retail stores, distribution centres, and home office for people who share our passions and want to be part of a dynamic and enriching culture.

WHO WE ARE

We love books and all things beautiful
We are Canada’s Cultural Department Store
Books are our heart and our soul and Great Books are JUST the Beginning…

WE PLAY BY THE FOLLOWING RULES:

We exist to add joy to our customers’ lives each and every time they interact with us and our products
Our job is to create joyful moments for our customers
We treat each other the way we’d treat a valued friend
We inspire each other to do our best work
We seek to ignite creativity and innovation every day
We give back to the communities in which we operate
Job Description
The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for providing insightful financial information to support business decision-making. This role will partner with the business and act as an expert in understanding the company’s drivers in leading a culture of accountability for results. The SFA will work with a high level of independence, identifying opportunities and creating/implementing solutions.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Functional
Partner with leaders in the business to drive business insights that lead to sound financial decisions
Provide financial expertise to other functional areas of the organization by understanding the ins and outs of their business.
Strong financial modelling skills and ability to translate a business problem into a model in multiple ways; contribute to the innovation of current financial models
Build new financial models; can work through assumptions, make linkage between model results and provide insights independently to recommend to business owners.
Generate financial analysis and insights to support business cases or post evaluations of initiatives.
Lead the financial budgeting and forecasting processes for business units
Work with business unit management to review & challenge assumptions by having a full understanding of business unit drivers and historical trends
Ensure budgets and forecasts are aligned with corporate strategy
Assist in developing and implementing opportunities to improve and streamline business processes
Prepare ad hoc financial analysis and recommendations to management
Conduct analytics and provide executive-level insight
Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all decision-making and design processes
Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs
Embrace and seek out technology that creates high-tech and high-touch solutions for Indigo’s customers
Challenge the status quo by consistently identifying areas for improvement, diagnosing issues and working to resolve them
People
Ability to influence executive decision-making through factual analysis
Has the ability to see the total organization with an integrated perspective
Works collaboratively and constructively with team and cross-functional partners
Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn from those more knowledgeable than yourself
Provide guidance & training to other FP&A team members
Cultural
Focus on the long-term rather than day-to-day operations of the business
Understands/demonstrates in a manner that promotes and is aligned with Indigo’s Mission, Vision, Beliefs
Communicate and interact effectively with colleagues at all levels across the organization
Establish constructive executive and peer relationships
Investigative mind and intellectual curiosity- identify and analyze things that “don’t make sense”, provide recommendations for resolution

Please refer the Job description for details