Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced FP&A professional to lead cash flow forecasting, annual budgeting, and ongoing financial planning for our retail operations. This role sits at the center of the company's planning cycle, partnering with merchandising, supply chain, operations, and store leadership to translate business plans into financial forecasts — and to explain what the numbers mean when actual results diverge from plan.
The successful candidate will be equally comfortable building a driver-based model from scratch, working through large transaction-level data, and presenting a variance story to senior leadership in plain language. We are actively expanding our use of AI and automation across the Finance function, and this role will help shape how those tools are applied to planning and analysis.
Key Responsibilities
Cash Flow Management and Forecasting
- Prepare, maintain, and continuously improve the rolling cash flow forecast, covering both short-horizon (13-week) working capital needs and longer-range planning views
- Model the cash impact of inventory purchasing cycles, vendor payment terms, seasonal working capital swings, and capital expenditure timing
- Monitor liquidity against credit facility covenants and prepare supporting analysis for lender reporting requirements
- Investigate and explain variances between forecast and actual cash position, identifying the drivers and recommending corrective action
- Partner with Accounts Payable on payment timing, funding requirements, and cash optimization opportunities
Annual Budget and Business Planning
- Working along with Assistant corporate controller prepare the annual budget process end to end: build the calendar, prepare templates and guidance, coordinate departmental submissions, consolidate, and prepare the package for executive and Board review
- Translate strategic business plans into financial models, including new store openings, remodels, category expansions, and major system or infrastructure investments
- Build and maintain driver-based models covering sales, gross margin, shrink, labour, occupancy, and operating expense
- Facilitate budget review sessions with department leaders, challenging assumptions constructively and ensuring plans are grounded in operational reality
Forecasting and Performance Reporting
- Own the periodic reforecast cycle, updating projections for actual results, trend shifts, and changes in business conditions
- Prepare period-end var