Senior Financial Analyst, Operations Finance - Toronto

123Dentist is Canada's largest majority dentist-owned network of dental practices, with almost 500 locations nationwide and nearly 8,000 employees. We offer professional advancement opportunities, competitive compensation, corporate sponsored incentive programs such as phantom stock option plan for full-time employees (a first of its kind in the Canadian dental industry), and a long-term career in a growing network located in multiple communities across the country, at all levels of the industry.

Whether you're entering the job market or you're an experienced practitioner, we welcome your interest! Come join the 123Dentist team and be part of our success.

We provide Canadian dentists and dental practices with an array of non-clinical support and resources, including accounting, HR, marketing, as well as supply & equipment procurement.

By leveraging our unmatched management experience, marketing expertise and state-of-the-art technologies, we allow dentists to take advantage of a practical and effective alternative to practice ownership and focus on what they're best at - being a dentist!

We are recruiting for a dynamic and experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join our high-impact finance team. This on-site role is based at our head office in Downtown Toronto.

Job Overview:

As a key member of our organization, you will have the unique opportunity to work alongside senior leaders, directly contributing to strategies that shape our business. Your insights will be essential in driving financial performance, optimizing operational efficiencies, and supporting our value creation initiatives.

This role offers a blend of strategic involvement and hands-on analytics, giving you exposure to both high-level business initiatives and tactical decision support. You'll work in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will be highly visible and impactful.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Strategic Analytics & Insights

• Collaborate closely with operational teams to develop KPIs, metrics, and dashboards to monitor and evaluate performance against targets. Identify opportunities for operational improvement and cost optimization.
• Deliver forward-looking business intelligence, identifying key drivers of success and areas of risk.
• Synthesize large datasets into compelling narratives, equipping stakeholders with the ability to make informed decisions.
• Lead the development of scenario analyses and financial models to assess potential outcomes and support long-term planning.
• Identify opportunities to streamline existing processes using automation tools, advanced modeling, and modern analytical techniques.

Financial & Reporting

• Support the development of presentations for board meetings, quarterly reviews, and strategic planning sessions, showcasing key performance trends and insights.
• Provide insightful variance analysis for clinics, including detailed understanding on variances to budget, forecast, prior year, and root causes of clinic's financial performance.
• Integrate financial insights with operational objectives, ensuring alignment across all business units for cohesive performance management.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Provide analytical support to corporate departments, e.g., marketing, procurement, HR, etc.
• Champion data governance principles, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and integrity in all reporting activities.
• Develop models and scenario analyses to support strategic planning and decision-making at the corporate level.

Process Optimization & Innovation

• Continually improve processes, drive change, and elevate reporting for the overall organization.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies by implementing streamlined workflows, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Introduce dynamic, interactive reporting tools that empower stakeholders to access near real-time insights and make data-driven decisions.

Performance & Value Creation

• Quantify the impact of value-creation initiatives, including operational efficiencies and market-driven opportunities.
• Identify potential risks and opportunities affecting financial goals and advise on action plans to address gaps.
• Assist in analyzing non-financial KPIs, assessing trends and variances.
• Define how the business can create additional value by taking multiple data points and transferring those into actionable insights/analysis for the team.

Education, Credentials, Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of progressive experience in financial analytics, planning, or strategy roles within fast-paced, data-driven environments.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• A strong communicator, a natural business partner, and someone who demonstrates big-picture thinking with a strong grasp of details and a can-do attitude.
• Advanced Excel skills, including but not limited to VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and building complex models.
• Strong proficiency with Business Intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.,) to develop reports and analytical insights.
• Moderate experience with automation tools and SQL coding to streamline data extraction, enhance reporting efficiency, and support process automation initiatives.
• Ability to navigate a continually expanding client base and become a trusted business partner to the Operations team (VPs, Directors, and Regional Managers).
• Multi-site experience is preferred.

What We are Offering:

• Full-time permanent employment, competitive salary and great benefits package
• A collaborative team that will support and train you, great office environment
• Challenging and rewarding role that will develop your skillset and talent
• Dynamic, fast-paced and growing company, with an entrepreneurial, 'can do' attitude

123Dentist is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.