Job Description
Reports to: Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation Canada (“YMFC-CA”) is the captive finance division of Yamaha Motor Canada (“YMCA’), which is focused on providing financial solutions to Yamaha dealers and customers through its Retail, Wholesale & Protection product verticals.
The Senior Financial Analyst will assist the Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis in maintaining the budget & forecast model for YMFC-CA, analyze the drivers of monthly financial results and update reporting. In addition, the successful candidate will have a key role on product pricing analysis and support new product deployment and maintenance. The role will also help treasury and asset-liability management analysis including funding, planning, and reporting. The role will help provide an end-to-end view of the business with lots of interaction with key stakeholders in Canada and YMFC. The ability to establish trust & rapport with cross functional personnel both locally and globally will be critical to succeed in this role.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Apply strong technical and interpersonal skills, work closely with stakeholders and across functional areas within Canada and at YMFC to deliver budgets & updated rolling forecasts. Review variance to plan monthly and identify opportunities/risks to the respective business owners.
- Support monthly closing with high level analysis of variances to budget and forecast and prepare the report for use by the President and YMFC.
- Help with the analysis on Asset/Liability management on behalf of YMFC-CA, be engaging with YMFC treasury and help prepare for the monthly Treasury Management Committee meeting.
- Support the business and functional areas on analysis that requires ROI assessments; including discussions with Yamaha Sales on integrated captive strategy, new product deployments and existing product enhancements.
- Working closely with the product & pricing team to ensure the pricing model assumptions are up to date and relevant so that the business achieves its targeted return profile.
- Assist the business with achieving budget/forecast timelines by loading the balance sheet and P&L into SAP and updating CAPEX plan.
- Actively maintain and improve the budget, profitability, and pricing models, subject to use for ad hoc analysis.
- Collaborate with accounting on internal and external audit engagements to help meet the requirements.
- Degree/Diploma: Business related degree (BBA, BCOM)
- Program of Study: Business and/or Accounting
- Years of Experience: 3+ years
- Type of Experience: Accounting, Finance and/or Public Accounting
- Previous experience in financial services or captive finance is an asset.
- Strong financial modelling skills and business acumen is required.
- Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills; strategic thinker.
- Proficiency in report writing, finance and accounting principles, as well as proficiency with office software applications such as SAP and Microsoft Office are required.
- A mindset for continuous improvement, and proactive to accomplish tasks.
- Ability to work independently and a natural curiosity are important personal attributes to be successful in this role.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation), being a strong collaborator.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and flexibility to adapt to change.
- Ability to work effectively in an extremely fast paced and evolving environment.
- Some overtime may be required.
Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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