Lead Strategic Financial Analyst

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Lead Strategic Financial Analyst based in Canada. This is a high-impact strategic finance role supporting senior leadership across a complex, multi-business organization. You’ll tackle open-ended business questions, bring structure to ambiguity, and turn data into actionable financial insights. The role provides broad exposure to multiple revenue streams, business models, and strategic priorities. You’ll build financial models from the ground up, strengthen forecasting, and investigate the drivers behind business performance. Working directly with senior finance leaders and cross-functional partners, you’ll challenge assumptions and identify risks and opportunities. The position sits at the intersection of strategic finance, data analytics, and business strategy, with meaningful visibility across the organization. It is an ideal opportunity for a curious, analytical finance professional who wants to influence decisions and grow in a fast-paced environment. Take ownership of complex, open-ended financial and business questions spanning multiple functions, bringing structure and clarity to ambiguous problems. Analyze how different business areas generate revenue, identify key growth drivers, and assess the sustainability and quality of business performance. Connect individual business performance to the broader consolidated financial picture and provide insights into trends, opportunities, and risks. Build driver-based financial models, forecasts, and three-statement analyses from the ground up to support strategic decision-making. Identify, access, validate, and analyze the data required to answer business questions, working directly with SQL and BI tools when necessary. Improve in-year and long-range forecasting methodologies by strengthening key drivers, increasing accuracy, and making forecasting processes more efficient and transparent. Own the monthly and quarterly finance rhythm, partnering with business teams on performance reviews, reporting, and financial analysis. Establish and maintain consistent analytical and reporting standards across business areas. Challenge financial assumptions and underlying data while maintaining strong, trusted relationships with business partners. Translate complex financial and operational analysis into clear recommendations for senior finance leaders and business stakeholders. Identify emerging risks and opportunities and proactively communicate their potential impact on business performance and strategic priorities. Requirements Demonstrated experience in strategic finance, financial planning and analysis, business analysis, or a closely related field within a complex organization. Strong financial modelling capabilities, including experience building driver-based models and three-statement analyses from scratch. Hands-on experience working directly with data, including SQL or an equivalent querying language and a business intelligence platform . Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex questions and identify the underlying drivers behind financial results. Ability to bring structure to ambiguous or previously unowned problems and develop practical, data-driven solutions. Strong business curiosity and intellectual rigor, with a willingness to dig deeply into numbers, challenge assumptions, and understand what is driving performance. Experience working within organizations with multiple revenue streams, business models, products, or operating units. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations. Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with both finance and non-finance partners. Sound judgment and the confidence to challenge numbers, assumptions, and established ap