Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FPA) Analyst

JOB SUMMARY : The Senior FP&A Analyst plays a key role in supporting the financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management processes for Cash Services Canada. Acting as a strategic inance business partner, this individual collaborates closely with operational and corporate teams to provide timely financial analysis, actionable insights, and recommendations that support decision-making, cost control, productivity initiatives, and profitability improvement.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the monthly financial close process, including variance analysis, journal entries, accruals, and the preparation of monthly financial reporting packages.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial results, including revenue, direct labor, overtime, operating expenses, gross margin, and profitability trends.
• Assist in the development of the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans in collaboration with operations and business leaders.
• Build, maintain, and enhance financial models to support forecasting, scenario planning, cost-reduction initiatives, pricing decisions, and business case evaluations.
• Serve as a finance business partner to operational teams by providing value-added analysis, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting the implementation of action plans.
• Analyze key financial and operational performance indicators (KPIs), including labor productivity, volume trends, route and stop activity, claims, cost drivers, and client profitability.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives through reporting automation, process optimization, data validation, and the implementation of new finance tools and business processes.
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses and participate in special projects for senior leadership and management.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:  

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), financial analysis, accounting, or finance business partnering.
• CPA designation or active pursuit of a CPA designation is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query, or similar business intelligence and reporting tools is considered an asset.
• Experience working with ERP systems and large data sets; knowledge of Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or similar systems is an asset.

Professional Competencies

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate financial data into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
• Ability to challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and influence decision-making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships across operations, finance, and senior leadership teams.
• Bilingual (French and English), with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly autonomous, detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive mindset with a strong focus on continuous improvement, efficiency, and operational excellence.

WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary
• Group insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vacation and personal days
• Dynamic work environment
• Workplace easily accessible by public transit
• International company offering multiple long-term career opportunities

GardaWorld is the world’s largest privately owned security services company offering a wide range of highly focused business solutions including leading-edge security services and cash solutions. In over two decades, our work has taken us from our home base in Montreal to the oil fields of Iraq, and embassies across Africa. We’re also present in financial institutions in the US and airports in Canada. We operate across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, infrastructure, natural resources, and retail.

Our clients include Fortune 500 companies and governments with people and assets deployed around the world. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, our 100,000 highly trained, dedicated professionals serve clients in North America, Africa, and the Middle East. In today’s complex world, security has become a vital concern for everyone and is the foundation of our present and future success.