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Senior Financial Analyst

Job in Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for: Indigo
Full Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-02-20
Job specializations:
  • Business
    Financial Analyst, Financial Manager
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Analyst, Financial Manager, Financial Reporting, Corporate Finance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Financial Analyst - 12-month contract

Company Description

Indigo is a physical and digital place inspired by and filled with books, ideas, beautifully designed lifestyle products, and the creative people who help make it all happen. We believe in real books, living life fully and generously, being kind to each other and to the environment, and that stories — big and little — connect us. Indigo is our customer's happy place — for joyful moments of discovery and to connect with people who share their passion for reading, their belief in ideas, and their commitment to making the world a better and more beautiful place.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Our Mission is to inspire reading and enrich the lives of booklovers. As such, we believe in the power of people and their stories. We aim to attract top talent, nurture the potential of our employees, and create space for everyone to thrive. Our Guiding Principles are the few key ideas that are meant to influence everything we do, every day.

  • We Will Hire, Inspire, Promote and Retain the Best
  • We Will Be Customer Centric
  • We Will Be Entrepreneurial
  • We Will Be Committed to Caring About Each Other, Our Communities, and Our Environment
  • We Will Be Committed to True and Shared Value Creation
  • We Will Be Systems Thinking, Data Driven and AI enabled
  • Job Description

    The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for providing insightful financial information to support business decision making. This role will partner with the business and act as an expert in understanding the drivers of the business in leading a culture of accountability for results. The SFA will work with a high level of independence, identifying opportunities and creating/implementing solutions.

    KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS

  • Overall P&L for area of responsibility ( Retail or Online)
  • Net Margin, Category Contribution, EBITDA, Net Income, NMROI (Net Margin Return on Investment) for areas of partnership ( Retail or Online P&L)
  • Expense and overhead ratios
  • Forecasting and budgeting accuracy
  • Business case accuracy
  • Quality and timeliness of work
  • Value created in business areas through business partner feedback
  • KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

    Functional

  • Partner with leaders in the business to drive business insights that lead to sound financial decisions
  • Provide financial expertise to other functional areas of the organization by understanding the ins and outs of their business
  • Strong financial modelling skills and ability to translate a business problem into a model in multiple ways; contribute to the innovation of current financial models
  • Build new financial models; can work through assumptions, make linkages between model results and provide insights independently to recommend to business owners
  • Generate financial analysis and insights to support business cases or post evaluations of initiatives
  • Lead the financial budgeting and forecasting processes for business units
  • Work with business unit management to review & challenge assumptions by having a full understanding of business unit drivers and historical trends
  • Ensure budgets and forecasts are aligned with corporate strategy
  • Assist in developing and implementing opportunities to improve and streamline business processes
  • Prepare ad hoc financial analysis and recommendations to management
  • Conduct analytics and provide executive-level insight
  • Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all decision-making and design processes
  • Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs
  • Embrace and seek out technology that creates high-tech and high-touch solutions for Indigo’s customers
  • Challenge the status quo by consistently identifying areas for improvement, diagnosing issues and working to resolve them
  • People

  • Ability to influence executive decision-making through factual analysis
  • Has the ability to see the total organization with an integrated perspective
  • Works in a collaborative and constructive manner with the team and cross-functional partners
  • Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn from those more knowledgeable than yourself
  • Provide guidance & training to other FP&A team members
  • Cultural

  • Focus on the long-term, rather than the day-to-day operations of the business
  • Understands/demonstrates…
  • Position Requirements
    10+ Years work experience
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