Location: Vancouver, BC or Toronto, ON - Hybrid position
The Intermediate Financial Analyst - Corporate plays an essential role
in growing talent within our business through collaboration and support within
FP&A and with our business partners. You know how to be curious about
opportunities and how to be real with feedback and support.
Analysts at Lush play an essential role in developing and executing the
company's vision by supporting decision-making, planning, and driving results.
In this role, you will understand business operations, develop tools, metrics,
and processes to provide information that drives action and improvements. You
will ensure information is accurate, relevant, and actionable while being
understood by a wide audience of stakeholders.
You will be comfortable regularly interacting with all levels of staff and
providing them with insightful, forward-looking reporting and analysis. Lush is
a true vertically integrated business, encompassing Manufacturing, Distribution,
Retail, Digital, and Administrative streams. While all streams are linked, this
role is primarily focused on the Corporate teams. You will play a key role in
all budgeting and forecasting workflows for these teams.
As a growing business, Lush needs people who can adapt and evolve to the needs
of the business. You are a listener with a structured approach to planning, but
you are also excited to drive discussions that lead to action. You have a
passion for what you do and are ready to join a business dedicated not just to
technical proficiency but to the practices of fair-trade sourcing, supporting
sustainable communities, and giving back to grassroots organizations.
Our Lush staff live with purpose, finding their personal value connection with
the values of our business, bringing their work and life paths into one holistic
journey. #mylushlife
Reporting to the Corporate FP&A Manager, the Intermediate Financial Analyst -
Corporate undertakes the following RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Financial business partner, providing quality, relevant, and timely financial
support to the organization.
- Be a storyteller, turning data into easily understood trends and impacts that
the business can act on.
- Perform month-end variance analysis and operational reviews, providing
insights on financial performance and key underlying drivers, changes against
the plan, and upcoming opportunities and risks.
- Responsible for monthly financial reforecasting and annual budgeting
processes, including the development, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of
forecasting models to ensure accurate financial plans.
- Review metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to find actionable
opportunities for stakeholders and educate the business on how those metrics
drive financial improvements.
- Support the development and improvement of centralized tools and dashboards
for business users to clearly understand their performance and opportunities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver decision support, impact
assessments, and return on investment (ROI) analyses for evaluating projects
and strategic initiatives.
- Improve finance knowledge across the business by effectively communicating
financial concepts that can be easily understood by all stakeholders.
- Proactively seek opportunities to improve the accuracy and efficiency of
processes and deliverables.
- Provide support for any ad-hoc analysis projects, modelling, and presentation
materials as required.
You bring the following QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
- 2-3 years of progressive FP&A experience.
- Must currently reside in Vancouver, BC or Toronto, ON
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Proven analytical, modelling, and problem-solving skills, with an in-depth
knowledge of financial statements and drivers that impact them.
- A proven, collaborative, and inclusive approach to business support.
- High level of proficiency and experience with Microsoft Excel.
- Proactive approach and initiative.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to work calmly under pressure to
achieve deadlines.
- Self-motivated and results-oriented with a focus on delivering high-quality
work.
- Excitement and commitment to learn, understand, and relate to Lush’s core
brand values.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX (or other ERP) and/or Adaptive forecasting
software is considered an asset.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business Admin, or related field
is considered an asset.
- Experience in dashboarding, analysis and visualizations through Power BI.
- Experience in vertically integrated operations.
- Formal education or relevant experience in project management.
- Accounting designation preferred.
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Job Type: Regular, Full-Time
Location: Vancouver or Toronto - Hybrid position (2-3 days in-office)
Please note that this role may include travel. Please confirm if you are able to
travel in Canada/US/UK
Recruitment Process Overview:
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Thriving with a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our staff
and committed to inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We thank all interested applicants; however, only qualified candidates will be
contacted.
This salary range is based on an assessment of the local market and may vary
depending on the successful candidate's location. This range is based on base
salary and does not include additional bonus program and total rewards
eligibility.
Base Salary Range
$75,000—$80,000 CAD
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