Financial Analyst

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.

Financial Analyst (15 Month Contract)

The Corporate Finance team is seeking a highly motivated and career minded Financial Analyst to support the Marketing and Commercial teams. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the analyst will work closely with internal clients to provide accurate and timely financial analysis with the goal of improving the quality of decision making.

The Financial Analyst will be responsible for managing the annual budget process, quarterly forecasting, reporting and ad hoc analysis for the Marketing and Ad Fund ($100M+ in fees) and other areas of the business.

The individual will provide leadership by utilizing quantitative and qualitative financial analysis to identify areas to improve, challenge viability of plans/forecasts and present insights to enable timely intervention.

Key Activities:

Marketing & Ad Fund and Other Areas of the Business

• Support the Marketing & Ad Fund, and other areas of the business.
• Assist in annual budget process, including coordination of budget schedules and submissions with business stakeholders.
• Responsible for accurate reporting, including the preparation, maintenance and analysis of financial information supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting processes.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly variance reporting and deep-dive reviews to improve the accuracy of forecasting and provide meaningful financial insights to the CCO and Commercial leadership team.
• Provide support in monthly conversations with Business Partners to discuss insights, trends, risks, and opportunities and adequately reflect rolling monthly projections of key performance indicators.
• Prepare and manage year end accrual process with Corporate AP and Business Partners.
• Liaise with external auditors to prepare audit schedules and reconciliations. Assist external auditors by providing support to audit related queries.
• Support Enterprise Performance Transformation (EPT) 2025 milestones delivery on time, assist in UAT testing to ensure historical data accuracy and functionality of the new systems.
• Automate routine tasks and drive process improvements where possible.

Projects & Analysis

• Collaborate with the Power BI developers to support the quarterly update of Power BI Dashboard reporting for Marketing and Ad Fund business partners.
• Support the finance transformation project as needed by actively engaging in user testing, platform development, change management with business partners.
• Utilize best practices to improve/build KPI reporting/dashboard for Marketing and Advertising spend on a global basis.
• Track various projects with significant investments to ensure pacing is on track.
• Assist with Funds ad hoc reporting and analysis as required.
• Assist with the tracking, storage and administration of Commercial contracts.
• Backup duties for Manager of Marketing and Ad Fund.

Desired Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal skills including written and oral communication with ability to communicate data and findings to all management levels.
• Ability to manage time effectively and handle multiple tasks simultaneously while being cognizant of deadlines.
• Highly resourceful problem solver, able to access multiple information sources to independently solve problems.
• Challenge the norm while demonstrating a “can do” attitude.
• Detail-oriented with high level of accuracy.

Experience, Education and Professional Qualifications:

• University degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• Minimum 3 years of accounting experience.
• Experience and knowledge of SunSystems, Microsoft Dynamics 365, OneStream, and other ERP’s would be considered a strong asset.
• Strong analytical skillset, including the utilization of Power BI, Essbase and Microsoft Office tools such as Excel and PowerPoint.
• Completion or working towards CPA accounting designation.
• Ability to learn and understand additional technical knowledge and skills as required.

This role will be a Hybrid working model, which will require 3 days per week in the Four Seasons Corporate Office located at 1165 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario #LI-Hybrid

Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.