21 Oct
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Lightspeed
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Quebec City
21 Oct
Lightspeed
Quebec City
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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place
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.
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Preparing the company’s cash flow forecast on a quarterly basis
- Applying robust 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
What you'll bring to the team:
- 3 years of relevant experience in accounting, financial analysis, or FP&A;
- CPA orin 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.
- As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.
Even better if you have, but not necessary:
- Experience reporting under SOX
- Experience with publicly traded companies
- IFRS knowledge
- Experience with a quick pace company
We know that people are more than what’s on their CV.
What’s in it for you?:
Come live the Lightspeed experience...
- Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs every day
- Opportunity to make a difference; help merchants grow their businesses and become more successful by creating or improving products and addressing customer feedback
- Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact
- Development of very high traffic products, used at the global scale
- Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
- Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family
… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:
- Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
- Flexible paid time off policy
- Extended Healthcare benefits
- Health and w
📌 Senior Financial Analyst (Quebec City)
🏢 Lightspeed
📍 Quebec City