Finance Manager

Vaco by Highspring; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in distribution seeks a Finance Manager to enhance decision-making through financial analysis and budgeting. This role requires exceptional analytical skills and CPA designation, with a strong focus on process optimization and teamwork. Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work environment and competitive health benefits.

Benefits

Flexible Hybrid working arrangement

Professional and career development opportunities

Competitive Health and Wellness benefits starting on first day

Qualifications

• 5+ years FP&A experience with exposure in Supply Chain Finance.
• Strong business partnering background and data visualization skills.
• Experience in financial analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing business plans and optimizing financial processes.
• Actively participate in the annual budget process and variance analysis.
• Oversee financial controls and support cross-functional teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Data visualization

Education

CPA Designation

Job description

Our client is a distribution company. They are looking for a Finance manager who will be responsible for forecasts, ad hoc requests and analysis that provide key insights to support fact-based decision making.?This position also plays a key role in the budget process and is involved in various aspects throughout the entire cycle. The position requires a highly motivated individual to provide top-quality, value-added analysis and insight. The successful candidate?must have exceptional analytical and interpersonal skills and have experience supporting commercial teams.? It will be the responsibility of the Finance Manager to support with all the necessary analysis and business acumen required to make the optimal business?decision.?

Why Work Here?

Flexible Hybrid working arrangement

Be part of a company with an inspiring and unique vision, with a deep commitment to sustainability and expanding its leadership

Professional and career development opportunities

Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that start on your first day of employment

About the Opportunity?

Responsibility for developing Business Plans and optimizing financial processes in order to drive efficiencies while maintaining a strong compliance culture :

Responsible for working with cross functional team to assist in development financial business plan and tracking / explaining variances on an ongoing basis

Active participation in annual Budget process

Issue the required weekly / monthly reports, analysis and reconciliation’s – recommend corrective action

Responsible for understanding and challenging weekly variances and communicating them back to the business partners

Maintain a strong understanding of financial systems and tools to support efficient and accurate data analysis.

Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline financial processes, enhance reporting, and leverage systems more effectively.

Management of team of direct reports to support the day-to-day analysis of performance

Oversee financial controls and processes to ensure audit readiness and compliance; serve as the key contact for external auditors.

Business Planning & Financial Process Optimization

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop annual financial business plans.

Monitor and explain performance variances and recommend corrective actions.

Actively participate in the annual budgeting process.

Issue weekly / monthly reports, conduct reconciliations, and lead variance analysis.

Continuously identify and implement opportunities for process improvement.

Forecasting & Profitability Analysis

Lead forecasting efforts across channels, customers, and primals.

Present ongoing outlooks vs. plan and prior year; highlight risks and opportunities.

Provide financial support at monthly commercial performance and forecast review meetings.

P&L Management & Commercial Support

Analyze product / customer / region mix to maximize gross profit.

Understand and challenge key financial drivers, including pricing, cost of goods, and trade spend.

Interpret volume variances, purchase price fluctuations, inventory revaluations, and plant variances.

Educate cross-functional partners on the financial impact of these variances.

Ad Hoc Analysis

Conduct deep-dive analysis to identify margin improvement opportunities and support strategic decision making.

Deliver insights that enhance business performance and create shareholder value.

About You?

CPA Designation??

5+ years FP&A experience with some exposure in Supply Chain Finance or Operational Finance ?

Strong business partnering background?

Strong data visualization, i.e.. Building models from scratch

Salary Range?

120,000 - $130,000 / year?

How to Apply?

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats.??

When referencing this job, quote #450077

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.?

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here .

• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here .
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here .
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here .
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here .

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Create a job alert for this search

Finance Manager • Stoney Creek, Ontario, CA