Our global manufacturing client is seeking a commercially minded Senior Financial Analyst to partner closely with Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain, providing financial insights that drive strategic business decisions.
This highly visible role will support a growing business unit by delivering meaningful analysis of financial performance, gross margins, pricing, product costing, and operational efficiency within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
Senior Financial Analyst Details
- Onsite in Mississauga, ON (GTA)
- Competitive salary up to $105,000/year*
- Comprehensive benefits package
- RRSP matching
- Three weeks' vacation
- High-visibility role supporting a growing business unit
Senior Financial Analyst Responsibilities
- Partner with Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to support business performance.
- Analyze and report on divisional financial results, with a strong focus on P&L performance, gross margins, profitability, and manufacturing costs.
- Evaluate product, customer, and channel profitability while identifying opportunities to improve margins.
- Support pricing decisions, budgeting, forecasting, and commercial planning through financial analysis.
- Prepare monthly financial reporting, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Collaborate with Operations to analyze production costs, inventory, yields, standard costing, and manufacturing variances.
- Build dashboards and reporting tools to monitor financial and operational KPIs.
- Evaluate ROI for promotions, capital investments, and new product initiatives.
- Present financial insights and recommendations that support strategic business decisions.
Senior Financial Analyst Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (CPA preferred or in progress).
- 5-7 years of progressive finance experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Food manufacturing experience required.
- Strong understanding of P&L statements, gross margin analysis, product costing, manufacturing variances, and profitability analysis.
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, pricing, inventory, and standard costing.
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
- Strong communication and business partnering abilities with cross-functional teams.
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while managing multiple priorities.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $95,000.00-$105,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care
Application question(s):
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This position is fully onsite in Mississauga, Ontario. Are you able to work onsite Monday through Friday?
- Do you have Commercial/manufacturing finance experience supporting Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales ?
- How many years of experience do you have preparing and analyzing full Profit & Loss (P&L) statements, including gross margin analysis?
Experience:
- working in a manufacturing finance role: 3 years (preferred)
- working within the food manufacturing industry: 2 years (preferred)
Location:
- Mississauga, ON (preferred)
Work Location: In person
