About The Role

Location: Vancouver (Hybrid)

Employment type: Full-Time, Permanent

Reports to: Manager, FP&A

The Senior Finance Analyst, FP&A - Opex & Capex is responsible for delivering high-quality operating and capital expenditure reporting, forecasting, and budget support. The role partners closely with budget owners, Accounting, and other FP&A colleagues to ensure accurate cost visibility, robust financial commentary, and well-documented assumptions across monthly, forecast, and annual planning cycles.

The ideal candidate brings a senior-level command of indirect cost management and can operate with a high degree of autonomy, owning deliverables end-to-end, proactively driving the agenda with budget owners, and requiring minimal day-to-day direction. They are comfortable challenging assumptions, managing stakeholders independently, and continuously raising the quality of the processes and tools they own.

Key Responsibilities

1. Reporting & Cost Insight

• Own the end-to-end preparation, delivery, and analysis of:

Cost center reports across R&D, G&A, and Sales & Marketing.

R&D and IT spend analysis, including project and run-rate tracking.

People cost reporting (headcount, compensation, and related costs).

Monthly Finance Management Reporting (MMR), including slide preparation and distribution.

• Deliver clear, concise, and insightful commentary on monthly financial performance, including:

Variance analysis vs. budget and forecast.

Key cost drivers and trends, with well-reasoned explanations ready for senior stakeholder review.

Identification of risks, opportunities, and areas for cost optimization.

• Partner closely with Accounting to ensure:

Accurate capture of FTE costs, vendor spend, and departmental allocations.

Alignment between financial reporting and underlying source data.

Complete commentary on monthly financial reviews is delivered with clear, decision-useful insights.

• Proactively identify anomalies, inefficiencies, and cost control opportunities, with concrete recommendations to stakeholders, without being prompted.

2. Forecasting & Financial Planning

• Own the Opex and Capex components of the monthly forecast, delivering the full outlook in support of the Manager, FP&A.
• Partner with budget owners across R&D, G&A, and Sales & Marketing to:

Update forecasts based on latest business activity and assumptions.

Challenge inputs independently, improving forecast accuracy without requiring escalation.

• Communicate and document changes to key assumptions proactively, ensuring:

Risks and opportunities are clearly articulated and quantified where possible.

The Manager, FP&A has clear visibility before consolidation.

• Maintain and enhance forecasting models, including:

Updating drivers and assumptions.

Incorporating organizational or cost structure changes as they arise.

• Validate forecast data, ensuring completeness and full reconciliation to source models and systems.

3. Budgeting & Annual Planning

• Lead the indirect cost (Opex and Capex) workstream within the annual budgeting process, in support of the Manager, FP&A.
• Build and consolidate budgets across R&D, G&A, and Sales & Marketing functions.
• Partner with cost owners to:

Develop credible, data-driven budgets.

Challenge spend and identify efficiency opportunities.

Document and communicate key assumptions, risks, and trade-offs.

• Obtain formal sign-off from all expense owners, driving accountability across the business.
• Validate final budget submissions for accuracy, completeness, and alignment to strategic priorities.

4. Business Partnering & Cost Management

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to functional leaders, providing ongoing, proactive visibility into spend and performance, not simply in response to requests.
• Support decision-making through:

Scenario analysis and investment evaluation.

Cost-benefit analysis and ROI assessments.

• Drive cost discipline by:

Monitoring spend against plan and highlighting deviations early.

Recommending corrective actions with clear rationale.

• Build financial transparency and understanding across non-finance stakeholders through clear, well-structured communication.

5. Standard Pricing Support

• Support the Manager, FP&A in standard pricing activities, building working knowledge of unit economics and cost inputs by product and market.
• Contribute to RFP timelines and broader FP&A pricing initiatives as required.

6. Continuous Improvement & Ad Hoc Analysis

• Enhance FP&A processes, models, and reporting to drive efficiency, accuracy, and insight, bringing solutions rather than simply identifying gaps.
• Deliver ad hoc analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making, with minimal turnaround time.
• Actively look for opportunities to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort across the team.

Key Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a similar analytical role, with demonstrable progression in scope and seniority.
• Strong background in indirect cost management across R&D, G&A, and/or Sales & Marketing functions.
• Proven track record of independently owning forecasting and budgeting processes from end to end.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with FP&A tools (e.g., Planful, Adaptive, Anaplan) and BI tools (e.g., Power BI) is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate financial insights clearly and influence non-finance stakeholders independently, without requiring frequent escalation.
• Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-paced, evolving environment; self-directed and organized.

Nice to have

• Aptitude or active interest in AI and machine learning tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) as a means of increasing personal and team efficiency.
• Familiarity with or curiosity around agentic workflows, specifically using AI tools to automate repetitive analysis, accelerate report preparation, or surface insights more efficiently.
• A forward-looking mindset on how AI tooling can evolve FP&A, ideally with examples of having already experimented with these tools in a professional context.

What We Offer

Compensation: The expected salary range for this role is $100,000 - $115,000 CAD. Final compensation will be based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity.

Vacation: All permanent full-time employees start with 4 weeks of vacation per year.

Personal Days: We provide 5 personal days annually, in addition to paid sick days, to support flexibility and work-life balance.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage: Available to all permanent full-time employees on Day 1, with no waiting period.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to confidential support services and resources for you and your family.

Career Growth & Learning Support: Opportunities for professional development, continuous learning, and career progression.