Senior Financial Planning Analyst, Rakuten Kobo
1+ day a week in office
Digital bookseller
Open for applications
Digital bookseller
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
1+ day a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring the power of reading to the world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, experience navigating dynamic structures to facilitate business decision making, be comfortable with advanced data analytics, and have demonstrated an ability to provide precise, data-driven analysis when dealing with a variety of stakeholders and an uncertain future
- Expertise in Management Accounting
- Financial Analysis & Data Analytics
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel & Power Point
- Experience with Business Intelligence Software (Tableau, Power BI, etc.), an asset
- Experience with Python and SQL, an asset
- Experience with ERPs (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, etc), an asset
- University degree in Accounting / Commerce / Business Administration
- Member / Candidate of a professional accounting designation (CPA: CA, CMA, CGA), an asset
- Minimum 2 year (or equivalent coop) experience in a financial analyst role
- Excellent conceptualization / graphing / charting abilities
- Passionate about discovering meaning in complex data sets
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of accountability and data-driven results
- Superior work ethic and ability to act both independently and collaboratively within a team
What the job involves
- Rakuten Kobo Inc is looking for a Senior Financial Planning Analyst to join our Finance team
- This will be a critical role on the Financial Planning & Analysis team with the opportunity to work in a highly dynamic environment involving strategic advisory, data analytics, and corporate finance with a high level of responsibility and exposure to executive leadership
- Kobo’s Finance team is an energetic and dedicated group of professionals that are highly involved in all facets of the business through the delivery of exceptional stakeholder value
- Reporting to the Manager of FP&A, the Senior Financial Planning Analyst will be responsible for the analysis, preparation, and delivery of Kobo’s financial and operational forecast, budget, and actual results
- They will offer key analytical support and oversight to Kobo’s financial month-end process and to leaders throughout the organization
- They will also play an important role in reporting to investors and Kobo’s Parent company
- This role has the opportunity for flexible remote work depending on manager requirements
- Assist in preparing and delivering weekly forecast updates to parent organization
- Provide monthly FvA & BvA analysis and facilitate management budget controls
- Participate in annual business strategy development and budget processes
- Act as the administrator of all sources of financial data, including budget, forecasts, and actual financial results to provide business support to various internal stakeholders
- Support of financial Month-end activities, providing oversight and analytical support to operational teams during financial closing activities
- Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and Big Data teams to drive strategic decision support and act as an essential business partner
- Forecast, and maintain operational KPI metrics such as customers and units sold
- Prepare and Provide regular reporting to investors and parent company
- Work on other ad-hoc special projects
Application process
- Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted
Our take
Long-form content is having a resurgence. That’s great news for the e-reader industry, of which Rakuten’s Kobo battles with Amazon’s Kindle for ownership.
The e-reader giant has changed tack in recent years to pursue growth via integrations and partnerships. A notable example is its native device integration with Pocket, a wishlist app loved by millions of readers.
The company is hoping that these partnerships and product improvements will allow it to finally break the US market where it most struggles for market share with Kindle.
Amazon has consistently shown its willingness to drop prices to protect its position in any market it plays in. That means that Kobo will have to demonstrate true product superiority to make a dent while protecting its margins.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Company benefits
- "Work from anywhere" policy
- Flexible hours
- Internet/phone/commuting allowance
- Daily meal allowance when in the office
- $500 CAD flexible spending account
- Parental leave top-up
- Unlimited sick and mental health days
- 4-day summer holiday weekends
- RRSP matching, bonus and stock options
- Free Kobo eReader
- Free weekly book of your choice
- Volunteer time off
Company HQ
Liberty Village, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Michael Tamblyn
(CEO)Part of the founding team of Kobo, Michael previously held the role of Chief Content Officer. Michael has also been the founding CEO of the supply chain agency, BookNet Canada and co-founded Canada’s first online bookstore, Bookshelf.ca, purchased by Indigo Books & Music in 1998.
Anna Giagkou
(CFO)Prior to joining Rakuten Kobo in 2021, Anna was the CFO of Cox Automotive Canada.
Nimod Narayanan
(CTO)Nimod joined Rakuten Kobo in 2022 as VP of Technology, he then became the SVP of Technology in 2023, and CTO in 2025. Prior to this, he spent nearly 4 years at Rogers Communications joining as a Senior Development Manager before becoming a Director of eCommerce & Personalization and then Senior Director of Digital Platforms & Services.
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