Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Main Responsibilities:

• Assisting with all aspects of the long-term planning process and specifically for the two Telesat business segments (Lightspeed and GEO) and the Lenders’ Base Case for Lightspeed, as well as the consolidated operations. 
• Preparation of delta analyses including the identification of the associated business drivers behind any changes to the plan(s) and sensitivity analysis between, and associated with, various iterations of the plan(s)
• Preparation of analyses and informational reviews, as may be required, to support ongoing and future reporting and financing activities of the group, including but not limited to, periodic profitability analyses, by vertical, by constellation, geography, segment etc., as may be required to effectively manage the business
• Supporting the Operational Review Meetings that are being introduced to bring all key stakeholders together in a forum that facilities the identification of any barriers to achieving key financial and operational goals and promotes the timely resolution thereof
• Supporting valuation exercises that require long-term projections such as the annual goodwill and intangible impairment exercises as well as the quarterly warrant valuation process
• Working closely with the Treasury team and the Director, Financial Planning and Systems to support both the debt financing agreements for the Lightspeed constellation as well as providing Long-Term Cash-flow planning/forecasts 

Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist, as required, with the annual Budget process and any interim planning or rolling 18-month forecasts in our BI Platform (Adaptive), as may be required
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly cost centre actual versus budget/forecast reports and expense analysis, as may be required, including identification of drivers for any variances with possible mitigation initiatives
• Responsible for collecting and documenting all required SOX documentation support for our budget and planning cycles as well as documenting new processes implemented as part of new projects
• Data extraction from the company’s accounting system (WorkDay) of actuals and updating the forecast and long-term plans with historic results
• Support the Director, Financial Planning and Systems and the Senior Director, FP&A with ad hoc projects and initiatives, as may be required

Education and Experience Required:

• Undergraduate university degree with a major in Finance
• 3+ years in a planning and analysis role, an advantage
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Demonstrated experience in financial modelling
• Demonstrated ability to perform comprehensive analytical reviews
• Proactive nature / natural self-starter
• Financial accounting experience including ability to drill-down within an accounting system to perform detailed analysis, an advantage
• Experience of using WorkDay, Adaptive Insights and Workday a plus

Working Conditions:

• Generally comfortable working environment. 
• Moderate visual concentration in use of computer monitor and considerable attention to detail.
• This role requires office attendance, at our headquarters in Ottawa, a minimum of 4 days a week


The ability to obtain a Government of Canada Reliability clearance is required for this position