Lead Strategic Financial Analyst

Lightspeed Commerce

Lead strategic financial analysis across Lightspeed’s software, payments, capital, and hardware businesses. Build models, improve forecasting, and advise senior finance leaders.

Posted 8/19/2026full-timeMontreal • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

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 structure ambiguous problems and connect individual business performance to broader financial insights.

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Financial ModelingSQLBusiness Intelligence ToolsProblem-SolvingCommunication Skills

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingDriver-Based ModelsThree-Statement AnalysisData ValidationForecasting Methodologies

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingBusiness CuriosityRelationship BuildingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

SQLBusiness Intelligence Tools

Industry Keywords

Revenue StreamsBusiness ModelsFinance StandardsStrategic FinanceFinancial Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take on 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 required data, including working directly with SQL and BI tools
Improve in-year and long-range forecasting by strengthening methodologies and key drivers, increasing accuracy, and making the process more efficient and explainable
Own the monthly and quarterly finance rhythm, partnering with business teams on reviews and reporting
Maintain consistent finance standards across business areas
Challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and turn complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior finance and business leaders
Report to the Director, Strategic Finance & Insights and work directly with the VP Finance and CFO

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to structure ambiguous or unowned problems
Strong financial modelling skills, including 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 underlying 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

Benefits

Comp & perks

A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work
A culture that celebrates performance
Career-defining opportunities
Flexible paid time off and remote work policies
Equity options
Contributions to your pension plan
Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
Health and wellness credit
Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
Interest groups, employee-led networks, social committees, and sponsored sports teams
Computer purchase program to get your personal MacBook
Enhanced parental leave