Senior Financial Analyst

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.•Montreal, QC

24d•Remote

About The Position

Lightspeed is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Finance Team in North America. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role will play a key part in owning and transforming the company’s cash flow forecasting and reporting process. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and systems-minded, with the ability to apply strong professional judgment when assessing financial results and forecasts. Acting as a key liaison between Accounting, FP&A, Treasury and management, this role will drive the company’s cash flow planning and analysis while helping build scalable financial tools and processes. This is a strategic position that will play an important role in improving the company’s visibility into cash flow performance and supporting financial decision-making across the organization.

Requirements

3 years of relevant experience in accounting, financial analysis, or FP&A
CPA or in process of obtaining a CPA designation
B.Comm in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience
Strong understanding of financial statements and the drivers of cash flow, including working capital and balance sheet movements
Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., Pigment, Adaptive) and accounting systems (e.g.,Netsuite)
Advanced knowledge of Excel
Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities and meet deadlines
Strong attention to detail, analytical and organizational skills.
Strong problem solving skills
Ability to work independently
Sense of collaboration and teamwork.
Fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience reporting under SOX
Experience with publicly traded companies
IFRS knowledge
Experience with a fast pace company

Responsibilities

Preparing the company’s cash flow forecast on a quarterly basis
Applying strong analytical thinking and professional judgment to assess whether cash flow forecasts and results are reasonable, investigating variances and identifying underlying drivers
Collaborating closely with FP&A to develop and maintain the cash flow budget and ensure alignment with financial planning assumptions
Reconciling cash flow forecasts to actual results and providing clear variance analysis and insightful commentary to management
Preparing cash flow reporting analysis to leadership and the Board as required
Acting as the primary liaison between Accounting, FP&A, Treasury and other Finance stakeholders on matters related to cash flow forecasting and analysis
Working closely with Treasury to monitor cash movements and improve visibility into the company’s cash position
Leading the redesign and continuous improvement of the company’s cash flow forecasting framework and supporting models
Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, systems improvements and scalable processes
Contributing to the implementation and development of financial models within Pigment, developing a strong understanding of how key business drivers are structured and analyzed as part of the company’s financial planning systems transformation
Building new analysis and tools to better understand key cash flow drivers and improve visibility into actual financial performance
Supporting the broader Finance team on other projects: Month-end/Quarter-end related tasks, Process improvement initiatives, and ad-hoc projects as required