Intermediate Financial Analyst

Summary

Join Lush Cosmetics as an Intermediate Financial Analyst and contribute to the growth of our retail business. This remote role, open to candidates within a 3-hour time zone of Vancouver, BC, requires strong analytical and communication skills. You will partner with retail teams, providing financial support, performing variance analysis, and developing forecasting models. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, and creating insightful reports and dashboards. The ideal candidate possesses 2-3 years of FP&A experience, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and proficiency in Excel. Lush offers a unique company culture focused on fair trade and sustainability.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Provide quality, relevant, and timely financial support to the retail stream and the organization
• Turn 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
• Be 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• Base Salary Range $75,000 — $85,000 CAD
• Bonus program
• Total rewards eligibility
• Remote work