Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Staples Inc.•Richmond Hill, ON

50d

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A provides analytical and planning support for B2B and corporate financials, partnering closely with FP&A leadership and cross functional business leaders. This role supports budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and performance management by delivering actionable insights, variance analysis, and financial models that help drive B2B profitability, cost control, and informed decision making. At Staples Canada we are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. As The Working and Learning Company, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We’re looking for curious, approachable, and passionate individuals who love finding solutions. If that’s you, let’s work, learn, and grow together. We are building an inclusive and diverse team Staples Canada is continuously working towards creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Business Data Analytics, Finance or related field
3 to 5 years experience as a Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Analyst or similar role, including budgeting and planning experience
Excellent analytical skills, with attention to explaining key variances
High proficiency using Microsoft Office programs, primarily Excel, Word and PowerPoint mandatory and experience in building Excel Macros is preferred
Experience in modeling business cases and building management reports
Ability to interpret large amounts of financial and non-financial data and summarize it to present meaningful information to various levels of management

Nice To Haves

CPA designation strongly preferred; candidates actively pursuing CPA will also be considered, MBA is considered an asset
Working knowledge of Power BI, AS400, Oracle and Toad is considered an asset
Experience in retail, particularly multiple-location/national and multi-channel retail is an asset

Responsibilities

Support B2B and corporate financial reporting, including analysis of line of business performance and segment P&L model, as well as planning and reporting of home office expenditure
Prepare and analyze daily/weekly/monthly reports and reconciliations
Prepare month-end variance analysis and commentaries vs budget and forecasts
Support transformation initiatives on an adhoc basis
Build financial models and perform quantitative analysis to evaluate past performance and current trends, with the objective of influencing decision-making
Perform financial modelling, simulations, sensitivity analysis, and testing
Provide analytical support to financial forecasts and operating plans
Compare anticipated and actual results and identify areas of improvement
Collaborate with other analytical departments across the organization to bring new tools, data, and approaches to drive increasingly insightful recommendations across the company
Clearly communicate findings to senior management, summarizing complex models in a way that can be easily understood by non-technical stakeholders
Create and communicate reporting, presentations, dashboards and business commentary for senior leadership
Engage in an ongoing pursuit to improve accuracy of financial forecasts across the different business units
Provide quantitative support and analytical leadership to finance team
Partner with cross-functional teams on ad hoc projects in support of strategic objectives
Execute ad hoc analysis requests as required