About Us:
Intrado is dedicated to saving lives and protecting communities, helping them prepare for, respond to, and recover from critical events. Our cutting-edge company strives to become the most trusted, data-centric emergency services partner by uniting fragmented communications into actionable intelligence for first responders. At Intrado, all of our work truly matters.
Responsibilities/Qualifications:
The Strategic Finance team is responsible for providing data-driven insights to inform strategic, financial, and operational decision-making across the company. We are seeking an analyst of Strategic Finance to partner with cross-functional leaders to drive initiatives including business planning, corporate strategy, capital allocation and strategic projects. This is a high-impact role that will offer substantial leadership exposure and the opportunity to drive long-term shareholder value in a high-growth environment at scale. The analyst of Strategic Finance will have the opportunity to act as the number two for one of Intrado’s business units and will report to the Manager of Strategic Finance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Finance Responsibilities:
- Lead expense forecasting and monthly reporting for one of Intrado’s business units by providing financial and strategic thought leadership supported by rigorous analysis, with a focus on business planning, corporate strategy, and capital allocation
- Facilitate executive and board decision making by translating sophisticated financial analysis into actionable operational recommendations
- Drive strategic initiatives through a combination of business partnering, analytical insight, and project management
- Collaborate across all levels of the organization by building strong cross-functional relationships and developing a deep understanding of Intrado’s business model, including unit economics, product and market strategies, competitive context, and internal processes
How you will contribute:
The FP&A Analyst will primarily be responsible for working cross-functionally with our go-to-market, research and development, client support and operations teams to ensure integrity of our data and forecast both short-term and long-term financial results. Projects will include projecting financial results of Intrado’s operations, analysis of KPIs and business trends, conducting budget variance analysis, standardizing financial data, building out real-time reporting dashboards, implementing improved businesses processes and performing cohort analysis.
In 60 days, you will learn about Intrado’s business fundamentals by analyzing, managing and forecasting expenses across our departments. You will be exposed to each team, their function, and how they impact the business. You will develop an understanding of SaaS metrics and drivers that investors look at when evaluating our business in comparison to other comparable companies. You will also further advance your Excel skills and work on data validation and comparison. We expect you to take over the monthly financial reporting and expense forecasting for one of our business units by the end of 120 days.
Qualifications and Background Required:
- Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
- 1+ years of experience in a combination of Strategic Finance at a high-growth tech company, or mix of FP&A, investment banking, investing (PE, VC, hedge fund), or management consulting.
- Exceptional communication skills. Ability to act as a liaison between the finance team and the company’s department leaders
- Curious personality and a track record of identifying problems and developing and implementing solutions
- Excellent communication skills; ability to distill complex analyses into structured outputs and present to all levels of management
- Effective project management skills; highly organized, independent, and self-motivated
- Presentation skills - able to craft a story from data and analytics
- Working knowledge with SaaS / Software business models
- Strong understanding of GAAP accounting principles and procedures
- Advanced Excel and experience in modeling and analytics
- Systems knowledge a plus: Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, etc.
- Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, organization and multitasking skills. Logical thinking with the ability to be presented with a problem and create a template to find solutions
- Ability to make decisions, work under pressure and the capacity to use good judgment in critical situations
Total Rewards:
Want to love where you work? At Intrado, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes what you’d expect (medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, paid time off, a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), and several that go above and beyond – tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, access to a comprehensive library of personal and professional training resources, employee discounts, insurance coverage and more! Apply today to join us in work worth doing!
The starting salary is anticipated between $70,000 and $80,000 CAD and will be commensurate with experience.