Financial Analyst

Lightspeed is seeking a full-time Financial Analyst to join our Finance team, as part of our Revenue and Corporate reporting team. As a key member in identifying our financial strategies, you will be challenged to locate, interpret, and communicate risks and opportunities in our financial reports and appropriately forecast. The ideal candidate is one who is fascinated by modelling software business financials and discovering the trends that position Lightspeed as the leading market competitor.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Conduct internal facing forecasting conversations with various business unit leaders and leverage these insights to enhance business forecasts
• Interpret large amounts of financial data that provide insight to the business through scalable and repeatable reports
• Perform budget to actual analysis for global revenue performance and other financial metrics
• Conduct and support financial reporting deliverables such as Month End/Quarter End Reports and Board Deck material.
• Deep dive on areas of the business that signal risk or opportunity through your financial findings
• Collaborate with other members of the team on various projects to ensure good quality data being used.

What you’ll be bringing to the team:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics or any other related fields
• 1-3 years experience in a Financial Analyst, Business Analyst or Statistician role
• Advanced MS-Excel knowledge
• Experience with Financial Statements

Even better if you have, but not necessary:

• Experience working with Salesforce and Looker
• Financial exposure in a SaaS environment 
• Ability to multitask and to work in a fast-paced office environment
• Experience working within a FinTech environment
• Knowledge of BigQuery 
• Interest in technology
   

Who you are:

• Ability to multitask and work under pressure with tight deadlines
• Willingness to learn new data systems.
• Ability to take directions and to communicate issues.
• Ability to work independently
• Great attention to detail and accuracy with data
• You are self-motivated and detail-oriented
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and embrace rapidly changing environment with the ability to manage well through ambiguity and complexity
• Strong analytical skills and organizational skills

What’s in it for you:

• Join a growing team and help us move to the next level
• Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
• Constant development of both your skill-set and business acumen with limitless growth opportunities
• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture
• Innovation time to explore and learn at work
• Shaping the company by joining cultural & technical committees
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company
• Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family, a true Canadian tech success story

….  And enjoy a range of benefits that will keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry.

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners).
• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies.
• Health insurance.
• Contributions to your pension plan - RRSP.
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year.
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents.
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services.
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Volunteer day.
• Fully stacked kitchen (hot and cold beverages, meals served) 
• Happy hours to build your relationships with colleagues after work 

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.