Senior Financial Analyst, Group FP&A

What Youll Do:

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Maintain and where appropriate enhance the Groups fiveyear threestatement financial model.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity models to support corporate initiatives and key business decisions.
• Consolidate Group forecasts budgets and longrange plans in Vena and support analysis reporting and presentation of these plans to stakeholders.
• Own the budgeting and forecasting of selected expense lines as required.
• Build and maintain financial models to support accurate forecasting and planning across:
  • Group consolidation adjustments and eliminations
  • BelowEBITDA P&L items and related cash flow impacts
  • Group balance sheet and cash flow statements
  • Restricted Group EBITDA Restricted Group Net Debt covenant leverage ratios and liquidity headroom

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Support monthend and quarterend processes including preparation of Group management accounts.
• Prepare and enhance quarterly Business Unit reporting and analysis templates including KPI collection and variance analysis.
• Produce Group reporting packs with clear Business Unit breakdowns and supporting commentary.
• Perform Groupwide threestatement analysis including SG&A and free cash flow analysis to identify key trends and insights.
• Support lender reporting including tracking covenant metrics and liquidity versus expectations where required.
• Assist with investor reporting in collaboration with the Head of Investor Relations.
• Prepare Groupwide budget forecast and longrange plan materials for the Executive team and Board highlighting key assumptions risks opportunities and trends.

Data Systems & Process Improvement

• Act as a key FP&A stakeholder and analytical contributor on system implementations or upgrades that impact planning forecasting or reporting.
• Work with divisional finance teams to simplify and improve monthend and management reporting processes leveraging Power BI or similar tools.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve FP&A processes data quality and reporting efficiency across the Group.

Collaboration & AdHoc Analysis

• Partner closely with Business Unit Finance Accounting Financial Reporting Treasury Tax and HR teams to ensure alignment and smooth financial operations.
• Deliver adhoc financial analysis and support special projects as needed.

Qualifications :

What Youll Bring:

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field.
• Experience in FP&A preferably in a Group or corporate FP&A environment.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills (including Power Query) with the ability to build scalable decisiongrade models and reports.
• Strong data fluency with the ability to independently source validate and interpret complex financial and operational datasets.
• Experience of working in challenging data environments and/or experience in working on projects that re-architect data environments
• Solid technical accounting foundation including IFRS consolidated financial statements and the linkage between P&L balance sheet and cash flow.
• A naturally curious and commercially minded approach with a desire to understand the underlying drivers of business performance.
• Experience working with financial reporting tools and ERP systems.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to translate analysis into clear actionable insights.
• High attention to detail strong organization skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced environment.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Additional Information :

What We Offer 

Working at WildBrain is more than a job its the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality.

Total Rewards 

At WildBrain we strive for equitable and consistent pay practices within a robust total rewards framework. Compensation may vary within the same role based on experience performance specialized expertise and overall impact.  

Compensation: $90000 - $105000 CAD. Base salary is part of a comprehensive total rewards package that includes: 

• Paid time off 
• Retirement savings with company matching 
• Comprehensive health and dental coverage with shared premium costs from day one. 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Hybrid work model 

Our Hiring Process 

• Initial virtual screening with our Talent Acquisition team 
• Interview with the hiring manager (virtual or in person TBD) 
• Interview with 23 key business partners (virtual or in person TBD) 
• Role-specific assessment where applicable 

AI in Our Hiring Process 

We use artificial intelligence (AI) to support and enhance the recruitment experience - for example by organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. AI is never used to make hiring decisions. All decisions are made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals. AI tools used in our recruitment process are subject to rigorous privacy security and risk assessments and are applied in alignment with WildBrains Inclusive Hiring framework. We believe technology should enhance human judgment not replace it. 

Our Commitment 

Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees stakeholders and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued respected and brings their authentic self to work.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what weve listed here we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience transferable skills and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required. 

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we build and grow beloved family brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to franchises such as Strawberry Shortcake Teletubbies Yo Gabba Gabba! Inspector Gadget and Degrassi we are a global leader in franchise managementbringing stories to life through content production audience reach and consumer products. Our award-winning studio has partnered with top global platforms such as Apple TV Netflix and the BBC producing acclaimed series such as The Snoopy Show Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City Teletubbies (2015) Yo Gabba GabbaLand! and Finding Her Edge. Through our global digital network across YouTube FAST and AVOD we deliver premium broadcast-quality content to todays kids and families wherever theyre watchingconnecting brands to audiences at scale and offering advertisers one of the largest digital inventories in family media. WildBrain CPLG our global licensing and consumer products arm represents our own and partner brands across major territories worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time