Senior Fp&A Analyst

The Senior FP&A Analyst is responsible for supporting financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis activities that enable strategic decision-making across the organization. Partnering closely with business leaders and senior management, this role provides financial insights, develops performance metrics, supports pricing analysis, and contributes to budgeting and forecasting processes. The position plays a key role in enhancing financial visibility, improving reporting capabilities, identifying opportunities to drive profitability, supporting corporate transactions, and enabling data-driven business decisions that contribute to the organization's growth and success.
Key Responsibilities
Support the full budget cycle, including the preparation, consolidation, and management of annual budgets across the P&L.
Partner with department leaders and key stakeholders to develop budgets, forecasts, and financial plans that align with business objectives.
Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting activities, providing insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
Prepare and analyze financial results, including actuals, budgets, forecasts, and variance reporting.
Perform detailed financial analysis on revenue, expenses, profitability, and business performance, identifying key trends and opportunities.
Develop and maintain financial models, dashboards, KPIs, and management reporting to support business performance and executive decision-making.
Monitor cash flow and liquidity, providing analysis and recommendations to support effective financial management.
Support global pricing analysis and contribute to the development of processes and controls around pricing strategies and increases.
Prepare executive-level analyses, presentations, and recommendations, often within tight deadlines and for high-profile business initiatives.
Partner with business leaders to analyze costs, identify operational efficiencies, and support strategic initiatives.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organization, providing visibility into financial performance and key business drivers.
Support corporate transactions, acquisitions, due diligence activities, and other strategic initiatives as required.
Interpret complex, large, and sometimes incomplete data sets, transforming information into meaningful financial insights and actionable recommendations.
Support and optimize financial reporting systems and technology solutions, including Power BI and NetSuite.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to financial processes, reporting, planning tools, and the application of emerging technologies, including AI.
Perform ad hoc financial analysis and participate in special projects as required.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, with a CPA and/or CFA designation.
Progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business partnering.
Strong accounting knowledge, including IFRS and financial statement analysis.
Advanced financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience managing full budget cycles, forecasting processes, cash flow analysis, and profitability assessments.
Strong experience developing KPIs, dashboards, management reporting, and executive presentations.
Ability to interpret large, complex, and disparate data sources and translate findings into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage audiences at all levels, including senior executives.
Experience partnering with business leaders and department heads to support strategic planning and operational decision-making.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to take ownership of initiatives, identify challenges, and recommend solutions.
Proficiency with financial systems and reporting tools;
experience with NetSuite and Power BI is considered an asset.
Interest in and understanding of AI technologies and how they can be leveraged within FP&A to improve forecasting, reporting, financial analysis, and decision-making.
Experience using AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or similar technologies is considered an asset;
candidates with a demonstrated interest in learning and adopting AI tools are encouraged to apply.
Experience applying AI tools to automate variance commentary, forecasting, scenario analysis, reporting, and other FP&A activities is considered an asset.
Experience within software, technology, high-growth, or acquisitive organizations is considered an asset.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment while managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
Demonstrated initiative, intellectual curiosity, business acumen, and a continuous improvement mindset.
BenefitsAt Dye & Durham we strive to be visionaries! As a leader in our field, we ensure our employees are ready for the next challenge in their journey with us by offering internal and external training opportunities. We offer competitive salaries and a whole host of benefits including healthcare, pension, company discounts, wellness programs, and paid days off to move house or volunteer for your favourite charity.
In line with the amended Employment Standards Act 2000, the salary range for this role is up to $110K, dependent on assessment of skills during the interview process.
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