Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

If you are looking to join one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, goeasy Ltd. is the place for you! Recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures in 2018, one of Canada’s Top 50 Fintech’s and one of North America’s Most Engaged Workplaces, we want the best and brightest to join our team.

We are a publicly traded company on the TSX with over 4000% shareholder return since 2001, goeasy operates two main business units. easyfinancial is our consumer lending business that offers secured and unsecured installment loans of up to $35,000 and easyhome is Canada’s largest merchandise lease-to-own company. It is our mission to provide everyday Canadians the chance for a better tomorrow, today by giving them access to the credit they need and by offering them a second chance when they have been turned down by banks and traditional lenders. With a retail network of nearly 400 locations across Canada and over 2000 employees, we are able to build lasting relationships with our customers as we help them rebuild their credit and graduate towards prime rates and a brighter financial future.

Reporting to the CFO, the Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis is a mission critical leadership role in the Finance team that impacts the Company’s short-term & long-term growth ambitions with overall responsibility for budgeting and forecasting, business unit decision support, development of targets & assumptions, strategic initiatives and management reporting. This leader would be responsible for creating a high performing team; highly engaged by fostering an environment of coaching, mentoring and development.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

 Strategic Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Work with the senior executive team and business leaders in developing both annual and long-term strategic plans ensuring clear milestones, timelines and accountabilities
• Establish a system of delivering forecast information on or ahead of time and able to guide team to turn around ad hoc analysis at a pace in-line with the needs of the business
• Compile information, manage assumptions, and develop bottom up / top down budgets encompassing both financial results and key performance indicators
• Lead preparation & delivery of monthly and quarterly management and board reporting package presentations
• Enhance forecasting capabilities and business insights

 Deliver Crucial Analysis and Line of Business Support

• Be viewed as a trusted advisor by the business unit leadership and senior executive and provide timely and valued decision support and analysis
• Owning ongoing model development and business casing to evaluate growth initiatives and overall product performance.
• Develop business cases and analysis on initiatives contemplated by the business units
• Based on an in-depth understanding of the business, proactively drive areas of investigation and analysis in line with the Company’s goals and objectives
• Engage cross-functionally and be an analytical resource to the rest of the business
• Support ongoing business initiatives as they emerge

 Enhance Management Reporting

• Simplify; deliver high value insights, on a schedule, in the most straight-forward manner
• Prepare in-depth analysis of business results – translating the reported financial results to actionable information on the Company’s business units
• Challenge business performance and the status quo
• Continuously enhance the management reporting package based on the needs of the business and the executive team
• Provide recommendations – not just identify issues
• Proactively delve into complex areas of the business – providing recommendations
• Support the quarter and year end close processes
• Contribute to the MD&A, investor presentations and annual report

 Support Strategic Projects

• Support and lead strategic projects such as acquisitions, divestitures, new business ventures, partnerships and post-merger integration as they emerge.
• Support capital market activities such as debt and equity raising
• Enhance the FP&A team; lead the change management process and build a high potential group of direct reports that form a top performing team and function. 

Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CPA or CA) with at least 10 years of progressive financial management experience; MBA and / or CFA is considered desirable
• Financially fluent with a keen focus on drivers of business – sees beyond the numbers
• Experience navigating IFRS in Financial Services is extremely desirable
• Comfortable with a rapidly growing and dynamic environment
• Natural leader with strong people management and coaching skills
• A keen eye for talent and a desire to build and retain a high potential high performing team. 
• Demonstrated ability to perform under pressure
• Able to manage competing priorities, meet deliverables while building relationships with colleagues.
• A collaborative thinker able to build consensus and cross functional teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Familiarity with financial services is a benefit
• Ability to manage multiple large complex projects
• Committed to getting the job done in a fast paced, dynamic environment

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

goeasy is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, goeasy is committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada.   Please let us know if you require an accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Additional Information:

All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire.  

We thank all interested applicants, however we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.

Why should you work for goeasy?

To learn more about our great company please click the links below:

http://goeasy.com/careers/ 

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