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! Certified as a Great Place to Work®, recognized as Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, GTA's Top 100 Employers, one of Canada’s Top 50 Fintech’s and 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. Accredited by the Better Business Bureau, goeasy Ltd is a Canadian company that provides non-prime leasing and lending services through easyhome, easyfinancial and LendCare. We offer a wide variety of financial products and services including lease-to-own merchandise, unsecured and secured installment loans, direct-to-consumer auto loans, and point-of-sale financing to over 4,000 merchants in the powersports, automotive, retail, home improvement and health sectors. With over 30 years of experience, our 2200 employees work with our customers to help them get access to the money they need today, while they rebuild their credit and graduate to prime rates. Our omni-channel model includes over 400 retail locations and digital/mobile platforms that enable our customers to transact with us through their channel of choice.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and working closely with the Executive Team, the Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis will be responsible for leading and evolving the Financial Planning & Analysis function for the Company.  As a trusted business partner with senior leaders and across functions, they will determine how to support the rapid growth of the business.  This role has accountability for managing financial planning, budgeting, consistent reforecasting, strategic planning, management reporting, preparing fact-based analytics, supporting corporate development initiatives, and developing value-add insights and analysis to drive and influence business decisions.

Responsibilities include (not limited to):

• Developing a scalable FP&A infrastructure that will be able to support the evolution/ growth of the business – acquisitions (domestic and international), business units & segments, product verticals, project tracking/evaluation, corporate cost allocation & transfer pricing, etc.
• Enhancement of Management Reporting capability by growing the function’s competencies in business unit, product-level, and Board packages and insights.
• Direct oversight of the Financial Planning & Analysis function in the preparation of Budgets, Forecasts, Investment Analysis, Business Unit & Cost Centre Segment Analysis, Project Planning, Key Performance Indicators, and other related analysis.
• Support and partnership to the Treasury function’s management Capital and Debt Management, Funding Facilities, Transactional Banking, Securitization vehicle, Financial Instruments, and optimizing cost of credit.
• Support of the Corporate Development function including M&A activity, New Business Venture & Deal analysis, Research, Investor Relations, Equity Research, Rating Agency enquiries, and Strategic Planning.
• Manage, coach, and develop a group of corporate finance professionals. Promote a culture of high engagement, high performance, and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality.
• Identify opportunities to challenge team members and grow their skillsets.
• Be viewed as a trusted advisor by the business unit leadership and senior executive and provide timely and valued support.
• Continual improvement of the budgeting process through education of department managers on financial issues impacting department budgets.
• Provide strategic guidance around capital financing options to support company growth.

Who you are:

• 10 + years of relevant corporate finance experience with at least 3-5 years in a senior management role.
• Have successfully held a similar role as the Vice President with another high-growth organization.  Preference for someone with experience having worked in the consumer-finance/lending space or broader financial services.
• Previous experience working in a dynamic environment with the aptitude to support and integrate key processes with other areas of finance (Controllership, Treasury, Corporate Development, etc.).
• Have worked with a rapidly growing organization achieved organically and through M&A.
• Hands-on experience having analyzed and supported M&A activity.
• Strong people management and coaching skills.  An “eye for talent” and a desire to build and retain a high-performing team.
• Highly analytical and thorough – delving into details of the business, ensuring that financial insights are effectively communicated to business partners to drive improved business results.
• A strong and organized leader that can effectively communicate complex financial information to non-financial audiences in a succinct, clear and concise manner.
• Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines and company goals.
• Ability to multitask and deal with people and situations in a professional manner.  Able to manage competing priorities, meet deliverables while building relationships with colleagues. 
• University Degree (Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline).
• An MBA or CPA designation would be desirable.

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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