Intermediate Financial Analyst

Lush North America supports over 270 retail stores in Canada and the USA. Lush is known worldwide for our unique bath and beauty products. We pride ourselves on amazing skin and hair care, personalized customer service, environmental activism and a vibrant store atmosphere. We believe it's our responsibility to advocate for the environment, animals and people in need. We're passionate about giving back to organizations locally and around the world.

As the Intermediate Financial Analyst, you’ll join our FP&A team and partner closely with Manufacturing Finance, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and other teams across the business. You’ll help stakeholders understand what is happening behind the numbers, what is driving performance, and where opportunities or risks may exist.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys combining financial analysis, manufacturing finance, forecasting, cost accounting, and business partnering. You’ll work with operational and financial data, build models and dashboards, analyze performance, and translate complex information into clear recommendations.

Lush is a vertically integrated business spanning Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail, Digital, and Administration. While this role is primarily focused on Supply Chain and Purchasing, you’ll also have opportunities to learn from other analysts and gain exposure across the broader business.

As a growing business, Lush needs people that 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 connected with the values of our business, bringing their work and life paths into one holistic journey. #mylushlife

Reporting to the Manufacturing FP&A Manager, the Intermediate Financial Analyst undertakes the following RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Financial business partner to the Manufacturing Finance, Supply Chain, S&A 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 Supply Chain departments, including Purchases and Inventory, providing insights on financial performance and key underlying drivers, changes against the plan, and upcoming opportunities and risks
• Review performance of Inventory, identifying appropriate targets as well as reducing inefficiencies in slow moving or obsolete inventory
• Provide support, insights, and analysis to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process
• Responsible for monthly financial 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 clearly understand their performance and opportunities
• 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 can be easily understood by all stakeholders
• Proactively seek opportunities to improve 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:

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in a Manufacturing - Finance setting, with a proven understanding of operational processes and systems. Experience working within Supply Chain Finance is also an asset. 
• Minimum 3 years of FP&A/Accounting experience working with key financial and accounting principles, cost accounting, Profit & Loss statement, variance analysis, modelling, and problem-solving skills.
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, data manipulation, and building KPI dashboards
• Technical system savvy, ready to deep dive into multiple systems to extract data
• Strong presentation and communication skills. Candidates must be comfortable communicating with senior management and manager to explain difficult terms in simple language. 
• 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.
• 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, ERP Next (or other ERP) and/or Adaptive forecasting software considered an asset. 
• Experience in dashboarding, analysis and visualizations through Power BI.
• Experience in fully vertical manufacturing, retail and digital operations.

Job Type: Regular, Full Time. Hybrid position.

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 35 Jutland Rd, Etobicoke, ON

The successful candidate must be located in or around Etobicoke, ON

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’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics and our independence, contributing ideas for the future and sharing in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.