Financial Analyst

<p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p> <p>Reporting to the VP, Finance and Administration, the Financial Analyst supports the company’s financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities, providing accurate and timely financial insights to support business decision-making. Reporting to the Vice President of Finance and Administration, this role plays a key part in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, variance analysis, and the development of financial models and management reporting.</p> <p>The Financial Analyst partners with individuals across the organization to understand business performance, evaluate financial trends, monitor key performance indicators, and translate financial data into meaningful insights. This position requires strong analytical capabilities, attention to detail, financial acumen, and the ability to communicate financial information effectively to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes, including gathering assumptions, preparing financial models, consolidating inputs, and analyzing results.</li> <li>Prepare monthly budget-to-actual and period-over-period analyses.</li> <li>Analyze revenue, expenses, headcount, operating results, and other key financial and business metrics to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring further review.</li> <li>Develop and maintain financial models, schedules, dashboards, and reports used to support financial planning and business decision-making.</li> <li>Partner with department leaders to review financial performance, understand variances, monitor spending, and support departmental planning and forecasting.</li> <li>Assist with the preparation and analysis of company-wide key performance indicators and management reporting.</li> <li>Perform ad hoc financial analysis and scenario modeling to evaluate business initiatives, investments, operational changes, and other strategic decisions.</li> <li>Support cash flow forecasting and other financial planning activities as needed.</li> <li>Assist in tracking sales bookings, renewals and contraction data.</li> <li>Support the Finance and Accounting teams with contract management.</li> <li>Monitor financial and operational data for accuracy and consistency and work with appropriate stakeholders to resolve data quality issues.</li> <li>Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, forecasting, modeling, and analytical processes through increased efficiency, standardization, and automation.</li> <li>Support Finance leadership with presentations, analyses, and other materials for executive leadership and other key stakeholders.</li> &