Intermediate Financial Analyst

2 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Lush Handmade Cosmetics Full time

The **Intermediate** **Financial Analyst **plays an essential role in **growing talent** in our business through collaboration and support within FP&A and our business partners. You know how to **be curious** about opportunities and how to **be real** with feedback and support.

Analysts play an essential role in developing and executing the company vision by supporting decision-making, planning, and driving results. You will understand business operations, developing 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 including Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail, Digital, and Admin streams. While all streams are linked, this role is primarily focused on the **Retail **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 are also excited to drive discussion that leads 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 Retail Finance Business Partner, the Intermediate Financial Analyst undertakes the following

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Financial business partner to the Retail teams, providing quality, relevant, and timely financial support to the stream and the organization.
- Be a storyteller, turning data into easily understood trends and impacts that can be actioned by the business.
- Perform month-end variance analysis and operational reviews for Retail, providing insights on financial performance and key underlying drivers, changes against the plan, and upcoming opportunities and risks.
- P&L's key focus will include, but not be limited to, staff costs, working closely with the FP&A Retail operational team member and liaising with shop managers when needed.
- Responsible for monthly financial re-forecasting 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 understand their performance and opportunities clearly.
- Work with stakeholders to provide decision support, impact assessment, and return on investment (ROI) analysis on the evaluation of projects and strategic initiatives.
- Improve finance knowledge across the business by effectively communicating financial concepts that all stakeholders can easily understand.
- 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
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business Admin, or a related field
- 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
- Ability to travel within Canada, the US, and the UK

**Preferred**:

- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX (or other ERP) and/or Adaptive forecasting software is considered an asset
- Experience in dashboarding, analysis and visualizations through PowerBI
- Experience in vertically integrated operations
- Formal education or relevant experience in project management
- Accounting designation preferred

**Job Type**:Regular, Full Time. Hybrid position. 1-2 days on-site is required.

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