Senior Financial Analyst

Job Description

LGM is a national leader in providing warranty, finance, and insurance services to the Canadian automotive industry. Since 1998, LGM has been successfully supplying quality products and leading training solutions to Canadian car dealerships. Dealer partnerships are complemented with the strong backing and support of their automotive manufacturing brands, which include BMW/MINI, Kia, Mazda, Volvo, Jaguar/Land Rover, Mitsubishi Motors, Polestar and Motorrad. 

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for providing senior level financial analysis, management reporting and decision support to assist the organization in making informed decisions through a business partnering approach. This role contributes to the creation of an environment that supports teamwork, collaboration and the achievement of results within the department and across business lines.

 

• Lead on development and maintenance of forecasts for revenue, earnings, working capital, cashflows (short term and long term) and bank covenants for distribution to senior leadership team, shareholders and lenders.
• Take ownership of and collaborate with Sales and Marketing to forecast and monitor monthly, quarterly, annual and multi-year sales expectations, incorporating sales funnel and upside/downside expectations.
• Participate in the annual budget process including preparation of operating and capital budgets including baseline earnings, working capital, cash flow and other complex analyses, as required. Assist in the development of budget consolidation and budget presentation materials.
• Provide business and financial insights to all business functions and product lines, monitoring and communicating performance to plan and reviewing trends and variances with managers and leaders.
• Assist operations in preparation of business cases, developing the financial inputs and development of financial models, including sensitivity analyses, to analyse the impact of proposed projects and initiatives on baseline information and performance.
• Prepare trend and run-rate analysis to evaluate potential opportunities for savings and risks to meet budget and forecast requirements.
• Development and maintenance of more complex financial models to analyze profitability by product, product group and channel, including overhead allocation, to be able to support effective product pricing.
• Assist in development, maintenance and reporting of financial KPIs.
• Preparation of reports for other ad hoc reports as required by management, for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Continuously look for opportunities to streamline and enhance financial data for analysis and reporting.

• We offer a highly competitive compensation package including comprehensive health benefits plan, Group RRSP, performance bonus, health and wellness benefit, education sponsorship, and four paid days when "giving back" to the community. We also offer your birthday off and a vehicle rebate program of up to $400 per month.

• This is a hybrid role with 1-3 days a week required in office.

Required Skills

 

• Expertise in financial modelling.
• Strong analytical, data and querying skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Excellent time management and organizational ability,
• Ability to work well under pressure and focus on multiple tasks concurrently, meeting strict deadlines.
• Strong communication skills including verbal, documentation and presentation.
• High level of attention to detail, but also able to focus on big picture.
• Proactive with ability to work with minimal supervision, with high sense of urgency to deliver results.
• Ability to liaise and build trusted working relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Proficient in MS Office including advanced Excel and Power BI.

Required Experience

 

• 3-5 years of experience in an analytical finance role, within a service-oriented financial services organization is preferable, along with demonstrated proficiency in complex financial analysis and problem solving.
• Experience with mid-range to top-tier financial and ERP systems.
• Proven experience building credibility and relationships with internal stakeholders across business lines in a fast-paced environment.