Financial Analyst, SG&A Operations
About The Position
As a Financial Analyst on the SG&A Operations team, you will play a key role in delivering reliable, consistent, and insight-driven planning and reporting across SG&A functions. You will support essential SG&A FP&A tasks, including month-end close, forecast cycles, variance analysis, and standard reporting, while also contributing to ad hoc analysis and process improvement initiatives that make the broader team more effective. This role sits at the center of how SG&A planning and reporting works at Arc'teryx. You will build strong FP&A fundamentals, develop direct relationships with cost center owners and functional teams, and contribute to a team that is continuously improving the processes, tools, and standards that SG&A depends on. This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Requirements
- Two or more years of experience in finance or FP&A, with strong foundations in planning, reporting, and analysis
- A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
- Advanced Excel skills and are comfortable working with financial systems and BI tools.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership over your work
- Ability to manage multiple deliverables within tight deadlines without dropping the ball on quality
- Clear communication in writing and in conversation, and ability to translate numbers into straightforward narratives
- Proactive about identifying problems and following through on solutions
- Comfortable with ambiguity and can balance independent work with strong collaboration
- Curious about process and genuinely interested in making things work better
Nice To Haves
- CPA enrollment or progress is an asset
- Experience with OneStream is an asset
Responsibilities
- Supporting month-end close activities for your aligned SG&A functions, preparing variance analysis, and delivering clear commentary that explains what happened and why.
- Contributing to forecast and budget cycles by preparing templates, consolidating inputs, validating data, and ensuring outputs are accurate and on time.
- Owning recurring cost center and OPEX reporting for your functional area, ensuring outputs are consistent, reliable, and easy to understand.
- Supporting business cases, spend deep dives, scenario modelling, and Senior Manager requests as they arise, bringing analytical rigor and clear communication to every deliverable.
- Building direct working relationships with directors, cost center owners, and functional teams, acting as a reliable and knowledgeable point of contact for planning and reporting needs.
- Performing data validation and QA checks within recurring processes, identifying issues early and resolving them at the source before they affect outputs.
- Contributing to Centre of Excellence initiatives by identifying inefficiencies in recurring work and helping design better ways of doing things. Leading at least one improvement project per year.
- Supporting the maintenance and improvement of SG&A planning templates, ensuring consistency across functions and reducing manual rework for the broader team.
Benefits
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
- Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
- Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
- Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events), Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
