Financial Planning Analyst

Numeris is Canada’s most trusted and authoritative source for broadcast measurement and consumer behaviour data. As well, the industry leading intelligence provider to broadcasters, advertisers, and agencies. We have been recognized for over 75 years as providing the gold standard in audience intelligence. We have great people who do exceptional work. We take pride in building an environment of continuous learning and career advancement opportunities.

Our teams are collaborative, curious, and dedicated to creating quality experiences. We love what we do, enjoy each other’s company, and support initiatives to give back to our communities. We are looking for people to help us shape the future of Numeris, and have a lot of fun along the way.
Role Summary
The financial planning analyst will be primarily responsible for the monthly analysis of financial statements variance to budget and/or forecast on the assigned areas, for the execution and monitoring of the annual budget and monthly forecast cycle and for the development, maintenance and monitoring of various projects costing.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct financial analysis, monthly rolling forecasting and budgeting to support business objectives.

Prepare and analyze financial reports, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.

Develop financial models to assess business performance, profitability, and cost efficiencies

Support the monthly rolling forecast process by collecting, validating, and inputting data into financial models, ensuring accuracy and timeliness

Provides timely rolling forecasts projections, sound variance analyses, and commentary to Finance team in support of monthly forecasting and performance reporting

Responsible for establishing and maintaining effective relationships across the business to understand the business and the primary business drivers, goals, and the needs of the main business partners and internal customers

Provide timely, relevant reporting and analyses of departmental performance against historical, budgeted and forecasted results to facilitate decision making

Lead monthly financial meetings with business partners and internal clients to explain variances

Performs deep-dive analysis on key financial issues, identifying key drivers, providing insightful commentary, and thoughtful recommendations

Develops a deep understanding of the business to provide insightful and actionable key indicators to measure business performance

Provides timely forecasts, variance analyses, and commentary to Finance team in support of monthly rolling forecasting and the corporate initiatives performance reporting.

Performs deep-dive analysis on projects costings, identifying key drivers, providing insightful commentary, and thoughtful recommendations.

Monitor operational and financial performance models, highlighting trends and performing variance analysis.

Develop a deep understanding of the business to provide insightful and actionable key indicators to measure business performance.

Maintains the planning system on an ongoing basis, makes recommendations for planning system enhancements and support to maintain a user-friendly financial planning tool for management.

Supports special projects and assists in other areas of the department as needed

Qualifications & Experience

5 + working years’ experience in financial analysis or accounting with relevant working experience in financial and business forecasting, reporting and in-depth variance analysis.

Sound critical and analytical thinking, problem-solving, planning, prioritization, and execution skills

Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and ability to effectively articulate and communicate complex financial information and analytical results to all levels of management

Proven work experience in a finance business support role with focus on budgeting, forecasting, standard costing and financial analysis.

Strong attention to details, highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.

Requires a sound knowledge of accounting standards and budgeting principles, methods

Highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills

Advanced level…