Senior Financial Analyst
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About the Role
7shifts is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to own operating expense forecasting and budgeting. You will partner with department leaders, build driver-based financial models, and support strategic initiatives.
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Responsibilities
- Own operating expense (OPEX) forecasting and budget maintenance by ensuring routine and non routine transactions are accurately reflected across departmental P&Ls
- Partner with department leaders to evaluate, challenge, and document the assumptions that drive operating costs
- Build reports, presentations, and financial analyses that provide actionable insights for leadership and external stakeholders
- Play a key role in migrating driver based financial models from spreadsheets to Drivetrain
- Support the Manager, FP&A on strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects, including fundraising, M&A, and evolution of balance sheet and cash flow forecasting
- Leverage AI tools like Claude to streamline workflows, enhance analysis, draft first pass commentary, and validate financial models
Requirements
- Experience as a Financial Analyst in a SaaS or startup environment
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Strong business acumen with ability to understand business models and identify key drivers
- Fluency in SaaS metrics such as ARR, MRR, CAC, LTV, and retention
- Expertise in financial modeling and forecasting
- Experience using financial systems, reporting tools, and data visualization platforms (NetSuite, ThoughtSpot, Finqore)
- Excellent communication skills
- Completion of a CPA designation is preferred
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About the Role
- As the Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A) at 7shifts, you'll own the operating expense side of the business.
- Reporting to the Manager, FP&A, you'll be a key member of our lean, two person FP&A team, leading expense forecasting, building driver based financial models, and translating data into insights.
- This is a highly collaborative business partnering role.
What you'll do
- Own operating expense (OPEX) forecasting and budget maintenance by ensuring routine and non routine transactions are accurately reflected across departmental P&Ls.
- Partner with department leaders to evaluate, challenge, and document the assumptions that drive operating costs.
- Build reports, presentations, and financial analyses that provide actionable insights for leadership and external stakeholders.
- Play a key role in migrating driver based financial models from spreadsheets to Drivetrain.
- Support the Manager, FP&A on strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects, including fundraising, M&A, and the evolution of balance sheet and cash flow forecasting.
- Leverage AI tools like Claude to streamline workflows, enhance analysis, draft first pass commentary, and validate financial models.
What you bring
- Experience as a Financial Analyst in a SaaS or startup environment, with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to quickly understand business models and identify the key drivers behind financial performance.
- Fluency in SaaS metrics such as ARR, MRR, CAC, LTV, and retention.
- Expertise in financial modeling and forecasting, with the discipline to build, maintain, and document defensible assumptions.
- Experience using financial systems, reporting tools, and data visualization platforms (such as NetSuite, ThoughtSpot, and Finqore).
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear recommendations.
It’d be even cooler if you had
- Completion of a CPA designation
- Knowledge of restaurant operations
Compensation
- The base compensation range for this position is CAD 86,000 CAD 125,000.
- Compensation at 7shifts is performance and growth driven.
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