financial analyst

TalentMinded; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing consumer products organization is looking for a Financial Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. This hybrid role involves partnering with the business, analyzing financial data, and delivering insights using tools like PowerBI. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and be comfortable communicating financial stories to stakeholders. Competitive compensation ranges from $70,000 to $80,000 per year, making this an exciting opportunity to impact a growing team.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing financial data and identifying insights.
• Proficient in Excel and comfortable with data visualization tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver recurring and ad hoc financial reporting and analysis.
• Use PowerBI to generate insights from financial data.
• Prepare month-end results and executive-level presentations.

Skills

Financial analysis

Data visualization

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

CPA candidacy

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Tableau or Qlik

Job description

Financial Analyst

Our client, a growing consumer products organization, is seeking a Financial Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting while partnering closely with the business to deliver actionable financial insights.

Location & Schedule: Hybrid role – 2‑3 days per week on site in the Greater Toronto Area.

Responsibilities

• Financial reporting and analysis – deliver recurring and ad hoc reporting that supports financial management, build and refine models, templates, and tools to improve efficiency across monthly and day‑to‑day finance activities.
• Insight generation and communication – use PowerBI and related tools to interpret complex financial data, surface trends, and clearly communicate risks and opportunities to business partners.
• Budgeting and forecasting support – contribute to the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle by working with functional leaders to develop budgets, assess initiatives, and inform financial recommendations.
• Month‑end close and reporting – prepare consolidated month‑end results, including executive‑level presentation materials, balance sheet reconciliations, and standardized commentary to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Business partnering and cost analysis – partner with Sales, Operations, and HR to analyze SG&A, margins, and inventory performance, providing consolidated reporting and insights that support operational and financial decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing financial data, identifying insights, and telling the financial story of the business in a way stakeholders can understand and act on.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity, building processes where they do not yet exist, and driving continuous improvement.
• Experience working with P&Ls and costing, and ability to assess risks and opportunities within both actual and forecasted results.
• Proactive identification of opportunities to streamline processes and standardize reporting.
• CPA candidacy strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with financial systems and data visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, or Qlik.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, building trust and influence across teams.
• Comfort presenting insights, partnering with the business, and growing into a role with increased exposure to senior leadership.
• Valuing diverse perspectives and collaborative problem‑solving.

Compensation: $70,000 – $80,000 per year.

We welcome and appreciate candidates with a range of backgrounds and experiences. If you have roughly 70 % of the qualifications we are looking for and want to make a meaningful impact in a growing organization, we encourage you to apply.

Interview Process: Virtual interview with TalentMinded.

Advertised until: 2026‑01‑01