Senior Financial Analyst

Our client is a manufacturing company. They are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A who will be responsible for supporting financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and strategic decision-making across the organization.

The successful candidate will combine strong financial accounting knowledge with hands-on FP&A experience, analytical capabilities, and commercial awareness to deliver accurate financial information, identify business opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations.

Why Work Here

• Exposure to senior Finance and operational leadership.
• The opportunity to influence financial performance across a complex North American business.
• Broad involvement in financial planning, operational analysis, strategic initiatives, and business transformation.
• A collaborative environment that values curiosity, independent thinking, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities for professional growth, increased responsibility, and future career progression

About the Opportunity

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Manage assigned components of the annual budgeting process, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance integrated financial models covering revenue, gross margins, operating expenses, headcount, capital expenditures, and other key business drivers.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to establish realistic, data-driven financial assumptions aligned with operational and commercial expectations.
• Analyze actual financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and historical results, identifying key variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Conduct scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to support business decisions.
• Continuously evaluate and improve forecasting methodologies, financial models, and planning processes to enhance accuracy, reliability, and efficiency.
• Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results, identify key performance drivers and variances, and communicate meaningful insights and recommendations to leadership.
• Apply strong financial accounting knowledge to interpret financial results, investigate discrepancies, and understand their impact on financial performance and forecasts.
• Partner closely with the Accounting team to validate financial results and investigate discrepancies.
• Analyze profitability, operating costs, and key business drivers across business units and projects.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, meaningful insights and recommendations for management and senior leadership.

Operational & Commercial Business Partnership

• Partner with Operations and other cross-functional departments to challenge business assumptions, evaluate financial implications, and provide actionable recommendations that support informed decision-making.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business activities, operational challenges, and their financial implications.
• Analyze project and operational performance, including revenue, backlog, profitability, material costs, labor, overhead, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Support the development and monitoring of financial and operational KPIs to assess performance against business objectives.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, operational efficiencies, margin improvement, and effective resource allocation.
• Support business cases, capital investment analysis, and strategic initiatives.
• Develop and maintain robust, dynamic, and scalable financial models that support financial planning, reporting, and business analysis.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT, and other business functions to improve financial systems, reporting structures, and data integration.
• Establish and maintain clear standard operating procedures, financial model documentation, and effective controls.
• Enhance reporting, forecasting, and analytical processes through Excel, Power BI, ERP systems, and other tools.
• Support automation, reporting improvements, and data quality initiatives.Document processes and contribute to continuous improvement efforts across Finance.
• Take initiative in cross-functional projects, knowledge sharing, and process improvements while demonstrating potential for broader leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrate accountability for assigned deliverables, independently managing priorities, deadlines, and quality of work.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 5+ years of progressive finance experience, including substantial hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance analysis.