Senior Financial Analyst - insights & Financial Modelling

My Client is seeking a Financial Analyst for FP&A, fast growing food and beverage company based out of Toronto, Ontario. (Listed in Report on Business (ROB) as one of the Top 500 Companies in Canada.) As a trading company, importer, and distributor, Canadian brand Licensee, the company supplies the North American market with premium frozen fruits and vegetables, juice concentrates, and high-quality ingredients sourced from all over the globe. Company’s mission is to be a premium food company that provides both quality of services and quality of products to top brands in the United States and Canada. Reporting to the CFO, the Senior Analyst, FP&A will play a critical role in helping the company achieve its strategic and financial objectives. They will work closely with the senior leadership team to provide timely and insightful analysis and reporting that drives decision-making across the organization. As Senior Analyst, FP&A you are highly proficient in financial modeling and bring deep experience with enterprise financial planning and reporting software. You bring strong analytical skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines. You are creative in finding solutions, have an entrepreneurial spirit and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Senior Analyst, FP&A - role and responsibilities: • Perform financial and operational analysis across products, regions, and customers to understand ROI, margins, opportunity cost, and unit economics • Gather, consolidate, and analyze operating and financial results including preparing internal and external reporting deliverables, analyzing trends, drivers, and forecast vs. actual variances • Support long-term financial and strategic planning process, including ownership of the revenue planning model. • Assist in the development of the annual budget, monthly, quarterly forecast models and analyzes actual and budgeted figures on an ongoing basis. Creates and maintains detailed budgeted templates. • Prepare weekly flash and monthly reporting for the CEO & CFO • Review financial operating results to identify key trends, variances, opportunities for continuous improvement, and measure financial results against budget and forecasts. • Develop a strong understanding of customer base and their operations to help provide proper context to forecasts, strategies, and decision making, review pricing between actual vs quotes. • Identify and drive cross functional cost savings initiatives. • Work collaboratively with business unit leaders on building, maintaining, and forecasting budgets as well as assisting in building decks for presentation purposes • Develop clear and concise presentations to convey complex financial concepts and findings to individuals without a finance background • Drive accountability with business unit leaders to ensure they achieve their budgets and financial targets • Track and support effective process flows and internal controls over capital and operating expenditures • Understand costing information and pricing models to support effective pricing strategies and insights to meet short, medium, and long-term objectives • Perform ad-hoc financial/quantitative analysis and various reporting, financial modeling, and business operations requests • Participate in the implementation and optimization of financial planning tools and systems to streamline processes and improve data accuracy. • Provide insights and thought leadership as a key partner in driving the business forward • Other duties, as assigned by senior leadership Preferred qualifications, experience and skills: • 5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis , must be in the retail or CPG sector knowledge of CPG Retail pricing and costing, retail analytics. • Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field • CPA, CA, or equivalent accounting designation an asset • Expert-level experience with Excel modelling and proficiency in other financial software/tools to analyze, manipulate, and present financial data effectively. • Excellent PowerPoint knowledge is required. • Exceptional technical skills, strong analytical skills and the ability to work with large datasets • Proven experience working with ERP systems (SAP & SAGE) • Detail-oriented and able to identify and explain variances in financial results • Strategic and critical thinker • Innovative and able to identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial planning process • A high level of integrity, strong interpersonal skills, the ability to build consensus, and put a strong emphasis on responsibility and accountability • Excellent organization skills and time management capabilities • You have strong decision-making skills and the determination to see projects through to the end • Strong communication skills with ability to collaborate with both internal and external Stakeholders. • Proven ability to interpret and synthesize data into intelligent business decisions • Preference will be given to those with a focus on financial planning & performance as well as business performance analytics • Well-developed financial analytical skills with a proven track record of delivering results • Ability to work in a team or independently with moderate supervision • Self-motivated and consistently demonstrates an ability to take initiative on any issue “Must Haves” that make you great: • You live the brand and corporate values. • You possess a strong business acumen. • You have proven work ethic with utmost integrity. • You strive for efficiency. • You think and act like an entrepreneur. • You have a positive attitude and you are team oriented. • You are highly detail oriented and organized. • You are a true collaborator with exceptional people and leadership skills. • You are empathetic and approachable with an ability to partner with and influence management. • You possess self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement, goal oriented. • You are able to work well independently and to work under pressure. Compensation: • Comprehensive benefits package • A competitive salary based on experience. (Between $95K to $120K) • The employee is eligible for performance-based salary increases and bonuses. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada Resumes to Devika.SoundranayakamRandstad.ca Thank you all for your application, please note due to the volume of applications, only the short listed candidates will be contacted. Let's stay connected.

Location: Toronto, CA

Posted Date: 4/18/2024