Finance Analyst

**The Opportunity**: The growth of our plant and internal promotions within our department have created an opening on our team.

The Finance Analyst is a full-time position responsible for analyzing and reporting production results with a deeper dive into identifying trends and investigating variances. You will interact frequently with people in various levels of the organization. This position is also responsible for executing standard control processes and ensuring accuracy of plant financial reporting related to their area.

**Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life**:

- Ensure results are correctly reported and provide daily and weekly production reports for your area
- Investigate variances, determine root causes, analyze production trends, and recommend actions to minimize/improve
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Perform Inventory Analytics articulating write off risks, slow moving items, assess reserve requirements, and coordinate/facilitate inventory counts
- Overhead Variance reporting and analytics
- Participate and support the annual budget process, month end close activities, and weekly results forecasting
- Collaborate with Sr. Finance Analyst and Finance Manager on special projects as assigned.
- Provide coverage for finance team members as required.
- Design, test, implement and maintain procedures.
- Ensure compliance with Maple Leaf reporting and financial analysis processes and execute testing as required
- Be active and participate in Six Sigma projects.

**What You’ll Bring**:

- Post-secondary education in a finance/business related program is required
- Manufacturing experience is an asset
- Knowledge of SAP is an asset
- Experience in Microsoft Office is essential (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)
- Self-motivated with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines and work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Ability to demonstrate strong problem solving, analytical, time management, and organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present financial information to non
- financial functions.
- An ability to live and teach our Maple Leaf Leadership Values
- Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment

**What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods**:

- Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
- An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
- Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment.
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
- Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
- Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
- Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.

**About Us**: We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Let’s build a better future, together.

We’re passionate about food. For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.® We’re on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company - not just in Canada - but on earth.
- We are carbon neutral.
- We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.

We’re a global food company with more than 13,500 team members. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada. We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia.
**A diverse and inclusive work environment**: Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. We’re so much stronger when we know we’re accepted and valu