Lead Strategic Financial Analyst

Lightspeed Commerce

Lead financial analyst building models, forecasts, and strategic insights for Lightspeed’s cloud commerce platform. Supporting senior leaders across software, payments, capital, and hardware businesses.

Posted 8/19/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$120,000 - CA$145,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong financial modeling capabilities, including driver-based models and three-statement analysis, while effectively communicating complex analyses to diverse audiences. Proven ability to tackle ambiguous problems, validate data using SQL and BI tools, and partner with business teams to drive strategic insights.

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Financial ModelingSQL QueryingBusiness Intelligence ToolsProblem-SolvingCommunication Skills

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingThree-Statement AnalysisDriver-Based ModelsData ValidationForecasting Methodologies

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingBusiness CuriosityRelationship BuildingAnalytical ThinkingClear Communication

Tools & Technologies

SQLBusiness Intelligence Tools

Industry Keywords

Revenue StreamsBusiness PerformanceStrategic FinanceFinancial AnalysisComplex Business Models

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Tackle complex, open-ended questions spanning multiple parts of the business and bring structure to ambiguity
Understand how different businesses make money, identify key growth drivers, and assess whether growth is sustainable
Connect individual business performance to the broader consolidated picture
Build financial models and analysis from the ground up to answer strategic questions and support business decisions
Find, access, and validate data, including working directly with SQL and BI tools
Improve in-year and long-range forecasting by strengthening methodologies and key drivers
Own the monthly and quarterly finance rhythm
Partner with business teams on reviews and reporting while maintaining consistent standards
Challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and turn complex analysis into clear recommendations
Report recommendations to the Director, Strategic Finance & Insights, VP Finance, CFO, and business leaders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to bring structure to ambiguous or unowned problems
Strong financial modelling skills, including building driver-based models and three-statement analysis from the ground up
Experience working directly with data, including SQL or an equivalent querying tool and a BI platform
Strong business curiosity and ability to investigate business drivers
Ability to challenge assumptions and numbers while building trusted relationships with business partners
Strong communication skills, with ability to make complex analysis clear and actionable for finance and non-finance audiences
Experience working in a complex business with multiple revenue streams or business models
Availability to work within EST/EDT hours
Legal eligibility to work in Canada is implied by the role's Canadian hiring location

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work environment
Flexible paid time off and remote work policies
Equity options
Contributions to your pension plan
Training opportunities
Health and wellness credit
Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
Interest groups, employee led networks, social committees to sponsored sports teams
Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook
Enhanced parental leave
Medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance
RRSP plan and match
Paid parental leave top-up
Paid time off