Financial Analyst

**Who we are**: For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations. Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It's a place where you can genuinely make an impact - and be recognized for it. **Your Role**: Reporting to the Director, Finance, the Financial Analyst is responsible for delivering high-value, timely, and relevant financial information to key stakeholders at Global Relay. The Financial Analyst will compile, analyse, and communicate critical information to support the strategic decision-making of the business. With an appetite to both deeply understand historic results while also planning for the future, this individual is a key contributor to the collation, organization, and analysis of Global Relay's financial information. Working in a business that is growing internationally and expanding its service offering, the Financial Analyst has an incredible opportunity to sit in the front seat of a dynamic environment and to provide critical information and guidance to Global Relay's key decision-makers. **Your Job**: - Preparing financial reports, metrics, and analyses at month, quarter, and year-end to communicate financial results to key stakeholders - Working with senior Finance and Accounting team members to prepare and analyse budgets and rolling forecasts - Creating, maintaining, and improving financial models to assist with retrospective and forward-looking financial analysis - Owning and transforming financial analyses of key performance indicators (e.g. subscription revenue patterns, customer churn, cost behaviour) and effectively communicating results of analyses with stakeholders - Presenting, both orally or written, metrics and findings of analyses to senior Finance and Accounting team members and/or other business stakeholders - Identifying opportunities to standardize, streamline, and modernize financial metric information prepared by the Finance and Accounting team - Participating in cross-functional projects both within and outside the Finance and Accounting team - Performing research and modelling on implications of new service offerings, accounting standards, and other transformative transactions **About You**: - Over 3 years of recent, relevant experience in financial analysis in larger (i.e. > 500 employees), fast-paced environments - Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration, or equivalent - Experience with technology companies is an asset, particularly software-as-a-service ('SaaS') - CPA designation, or intention to pursue the CPA program, is an asset but not required - Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel - Familiarity with Salesforce CRM is an asset - Proven track record of managing competing demands and deadlines - Effective team player who is self-motivated and deadline-oriented - Strong analytical and data-motivated mindset - Highly effective communicator in verbal, written, and visual mediums **What you can expect**: At Global Relay, there's no ceiling to what you can achieve. It's the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You'll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You'll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you'll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills. Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are personalized to meet the unique needs of every individual. We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it's flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.