Yamaha Motor Finance Canada (“YMFCA”) is the established captive finance division of Yamaha Motor Canada (“YMCA”), and a subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation (“YMFC”), which is focused on providing financial solutions to Yamaha dealers and customers through its Retail and Wholesale finance programs."
Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd (“YMCA”) is a subsidiary of YMC, responsible for distributing Yamaha Motor product to Canadian dealers and consumers. YMCA’s Vision is to “Create Lifelong Memories by Connecting People through Unique Canadian Outdoor Experiences”. YMCA executes its day-to-day activities in reference to its defined values, “Be Inclusive”, “Think Customer”, “Own it!”, “Innovate Now!”, “Trust & Integrity”, “Be Agile”, and “Drive results”.
Yamaha Motor Corporation (“YMC”) is a publicly listed Japanese Corporation in the business of manufacturing and distributing recreational product to dealers and customers around the world. YMC is a Kando creating company; “offering more excitement and a more fulfilling life for people”.
Position Information
- Department: YMFCA
- Location: 480 Gordon Baker Road
- Status: Contract - 1 Year
- Reports to: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Summary of Responsibilities
The Junior Financial Analyst will assist the 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 andprepare the reports for use by the President and YMFC.
- Help with the analysis on Asset/Liability management on behalf of YMFC-CA, be engagingwith YMFC treasury and help prepare for required reporting and other banking requests.
- Assist the FP&A Manager and 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 assumptionsare 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 sheetand P&L into SAP and updating CAPEX plan.
- Actively maintain and improve the budget, profitability, pricing, reporting & analysis models,subject to use for ad hoc analysis.
Collaborate with accounting on internal and external audit engagements to help meet therequirements.
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Experience Requirements
- Degree/Diploma: Business related degree (BBA, BCOM)
- Program of Study: Business and/or Accounting
- Years of Experience: 1-2 years of experience
- Type of Experience: Accounting, Finance and/or Public Accounting.
Skills and Abilities
- Qualified CPA designation (or in process).
- 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.
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Expected salary range: $60,000 - $65,000/per annum
Although base salary for this position falls within the above posted range, final compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. Our total rewards approach is designed to provide competitive compensation with a focus on employee experience.
Beyond base salary, our total rewards program includes:
- Product experience/engagement events
- Employee recognition program (Accelerate Together)
- Educational assistance
- Employee product purchase and rental program perks
Kando‑driven corporate culture, recognized as a top GTA employer
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This posting reflects a newly created vacancy within our organization. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support certain stages of the recruitment process, including applicant screening, assessment, or selection. All AI‑assisted activities are overseen by our recruitment team to ensure fairness, equity, and transparency.
Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available
