Priya Paul

Nov/19 -  

Jan/23  

Toronto 

Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (Growth & Revenue) 

Shopify Canada 

Successfully allocated a growth budget of $300(M) yearly, to help drive Merchant leads, and conversions to add bottom line revenues 

Owned the Growth & Revenue team’s planning and reporting, while implementing scalable process improvements to simplify, align, and drive accountability, partnering with our Corporate Finance, Business Operations, and Data Science teams 

Built and used large SQL data sets to find inefficiencies in spends and targets thus proposing alternative uses to partner’s 

Assisted with forward-thinking special projects, such as creating a Pause Plan for Merchants to help with 2020 pandemic hardships, that in turn improved the company’s churn metrics  

Prepared and made informed recommendations on financial reporting packages to leadership, including revenue flash reporting, product adoption metrics, variance analysis, and other KPIs  

Lead, coached, and developed a high performing team and built business partnerships that lead to key decision making  

May/14 -Nov/19 

Toronto 

Finance Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis  

Nando’s restaurant Canada (Head Office) 

Forecasted all lines of the P&L with minimal variances, to work closely with Operations and Marketing departments to increase sales and achieve EBITDA targets for 50+ restaurants  

Lead the project implementation of a new accounting system (GP) that saved 2 business days on close timelines and allowed for quicker decision making 

Compiled and analyzed gaps to provide monthly analytical reports designed to reveal opportunities to optimize sales and labor management, reduce COGS and operating costs, etc. 

Advised Operations & Supply chain teams on increasing efficiencies relating to the approval, tracking and reporting processes for inventory and sales; monitor and report on developed performance and budget projections for national promotions and campaigns 

Leveraged Business Intelligence tools to help segment and drive the business more by channel as well as assist the Food Team in making menu and pricing decisions.   

Well versed in IFRS/GAAP Principles and liaised with external audit teams 5 years in a row, ensuring accuracy and mitigating any company exposures  

Spent time across the country in the 50 restaurants to assess the needs of the business and report up to VP level to help drive decision making   

Nov/13-May/14 

Sr. Business Analyst  

Indigo Books & Music (Head Office) 

Sep/09- 

Nov/13 

Financial Analyst  

HMV Canada (Head Office) 

Sep 2013 

Certified Management Accountant (CMA/CPA) 

Successfully Completed 2-year Certified Management Program 

June 2009 

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Brock University (St. Catharines, ON) 

Specializations: Management Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Finance and Strategy 

June 2007 

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Brock University (St. Catharines, ON) 

Graduated with Honours