Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

**Belvika Trade & Packaging Ltd. **is a leading one-stop contract packaging company, specializing in precision packing of dry foods, chocolate and confectionary products from multiple facilities totaling more than 250,000 ft2. Belvika is an almost 30-year-old, 100% owned Canadian Company and has grown to be one of the largest co-packers of confectionary and snack products in Canada. Belvika uses its extensive experience in managing both manual processes and automated equipment to handle primary and secondary packaging of products for some of the world’s best known confectionary brands.

Belvika is currently seeking a **Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst (FP&A)** **which will be located at our Mississauga facility located at 450 Export Blvd.

The primary role of the FP&A Analyst is to provide support within the strategic, financial and risk management aspects of the Company in a manner that keeps the Company at or above industry standards, delivers on organizational goals, and maximizes the level of financial performance. The FP&A Analyst will accomplish the position objectives and key responsibility areas by planning, developing, and utilizing the systems, external relationships, and tools required to provide the financial information and KPIs and communicate across the organization to enable a higher level of financial understanding.

**Strategy & Business Planning**
- Contributes to company strategic direction by maintaining Company KPIs, analyzing impact on the Company’s operations, and advising appropriate response to maintain and/or enhance company financial situation, operations, projects, products, and/or results.
- Develop, implement and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Company’s business activities;
- Provide support to the annual operating plan and budget process for the Company.

**Corporate Business Development and Financial Analysis**
- Participate in the financial modeling and due diligence efforts related to the company's new business, major capital expenditure and M&A activities, as appropriate;
- Support scenario modeling efforts for the development and growth of the business portfolio.

**Performance Measurement and Communications**
- Develop and execute processes to allow for routine analytical reviews of Company financial and operational performance, leveraging business unit analytical resources and tools;
- Analysis of current & past trends in KPIs including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses & capital expenditures;
- Providing support to establish production item profitability reports;
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, identify, analyze, and continuously improve the reporting processes and tools to provide stakeholders with more user friendly and insightful information;
- Prepare presentations in support of board and shareholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the Company;
- Posting Incoming Customer Payments / Verification of Vendor Payments
- Any other job(s) / Finance Project(s) as specified by Management for the effective functioning of the Finance Department;
- Support the Finance Department for ongoing third party Audits.

**Education/Work experience requirements**:

- Minimum one (1) year of FP&A experience, in an entry level position;
- Working towards a Professional Accounting Designation (CPA) or equivalent with current knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures;
- Demonstrated business acumen;
- Results driven with a commitment to professional development.

**Key technical & **behavioural** competencies**:

- Strategic approach to business planning, analytical tools and reporting systems that support business communication and decision making;
- Exhibits professional maturity, confidence and competence;
- Demonstrates interpersonal skills and is able to engage with fellow employees and support a team environment to achieve Company goals;
- Strong technical expertise in business, finance and accounting;
- Strategic financial data interpretation;
- Able to create, manage and update complex excel based reports;
- Problem solver with exceptional analytical skills.