Lead Financial Analyst; Canada BU

About the role

The Lead Financial Analyst serves as a strategic financial advisor and business partner to the Canadian business unit, with clear accountability for influencing operating and strategic decisions, providing data-driven insights that support performance and alignment with company strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to business unit leadership by proactively identifying financial risks, opportunities, and value drivers, and by recommending data-backed courses of action that influence key business decisions.
• Lead monthly financial and business review discussions, elevating reporting into forward-looking insights, scenario analysis, and implications for strategic and operational decision-making.
• Develop, monitor, and interpret KPIs to assess progress against strategic and operational goals, identifying trends, root causes, and recommended actions.
• Anticipate market, competitive, and business dynamics and advise leadership on financial implications, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Leverage emerging technologies, automation, and advanced analytics to enhance financial insight generation and decision quality.
• Lead monthly close and management review processes, ensuring accuracy while framing results in the context of business performance, strategic objectives, and forward outlook.
• Conduct complex financial analysis to evaluate alternatives, challenge assumptions, and guide management decisions.
• Design and standardize financial reporting processes and templates to enable consistent, scalable, and decision-oriented insights across the organization.
• Analyze expense trends and cost drivers, clearly articulating root causes, risks and improvement opportunities to senior leadership.
• Own preparation and interpretation of monthly P&L results, connecting financial outcomes to operational drivers and strategic priorities.
• Lead annual operating plan, forecast, and projection processes, partnering with stakeholders to evaluate scenarios, trade-offs, and resource allocation decisions.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls while advising the business on financial governance implications of decisions and initiatives.
• Deliver ad-hoc analysis using Excel, Power BI, and advanced analytics to address emerging business questions.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities that enhance analytical efficiency, insight quality, and scalability.
• Lead and support financial workstreams within cross-functional and global initiatives, influencing alignment, and timely decision-making without direct authority.
• Partner with Accounting/CoE teams to ensure accurate month-end close while proactively addressing issues that may impact business performance or reporting integrity.

Essentials of the Role

• Communicate effectively via email, phone, and virtual platforms.
• Collaborate across departments to support organizational goals.
• Maintain and analyze data using tools like Excel, SAP, or HRIS systems.
• Prepare reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders.
• Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate initiative in identifying process improvements or automation opportunities.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain secure handling of sensitive information.
• Travel frequently, including overnight and occasional weekend travel.

Education & Work Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8-12 years of related experience.
• CPA or Master's degree in Finance preferred.
• Experience in the medical device industry preferred.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Power BI, Power Query, and other advanced analytics tools.
• Experience with SAP and BPC.
• Technical expertise in Power BI.