Senior Financial Analyst

Lightspeed Commerce

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About The Position

Lightspeed is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join its Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. The role creates and uses data-driven analysis to hold senior business leaders accountable for budget targets. The successful candidate communicates effectively, works independently and in an organized way to meet deadlines, draws insights from large and varied datasets, develops and maintains complex Excel models, and is focused on growing the P&L.

The analyst partners with leaders across the business, prepares presentations for senior management, and helps prepare, improve, and streamline budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning. The role also delivers monthly and quarterly analysis and scorecards against budget and forecast, provides accurate and timely month-end variance and management reporting, and supplies financial guidance and analysis for business decisions. Additional work includes ad hoc projects, executive requests, and contributing to wider organizational objectives.

Lightspeed describes a flexible work environment, performance-oriented culture, opportunities for career growth and impact, and benefits intended to support employees’ health, development, and personal lives.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of progressive financial analysis experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
• Expert knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with financial modeling.
• A proven track record in a business partner or corporate FP&A role.
• Highly detail-oriented and organized.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for interacting with all levels of management.
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline-driven, multitasking, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multitask, work quickly, and adapt to a rapidly evolving environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the Pigment planning tool.
• Knowledge of or experience working in a customer support organization.

Responsibilities

• Establish strong business partnerships with leaders across the business.
• Prepare presentations for the Senior Management team.
• Prepare, improve, and streamline budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes.
• Perform monthly and quarterly in-depth analysis and scorecards against budget and forecast.
• Deliver accurate and timely month-end variance and management reporting.
• Provide analytical support and financial guidance for business decisions.
• Develop new analyses and improve reports and metrics to support senior leadership’s decision-making.
• Work on ad hoc projects, such as assessing new business activities or process changes.
• Assist with special requests from the executive team.
• Contribute to wider team and organizational objectives, including work beyond the strict scope of the role.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Remote work policies.
• Equity options.
• Contributions to a pension plan.
• Training opportunities.
• Health and wellness credit.
• Time off to volunteer.
• Employee-led interest groups and networks, social committees, and sponsored sports teams.
• Computer purchase program.
• Enhanced parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior