Financial Analyst - Operations

Wonderbrands; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Pension plan with matching

Quarterly incentive program

Employee discount program

Job summary

Wonderbrands is seeking a Financial Analyst to partner with operations and FP&A, delivering daily and monthly reports, variance analyses, and KPI insights. The role blends operations finance with customer reporting, freight, and sales analysis, requiring strong Excel and cross-functional collaboration.

Ideal candidates will have 2+ years in accounting/finance, manufacturing experience, and familiarity with SAP, VBA, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• University or College degree in Accounting / Finance or working towards Professional accounting designation.
• 2+ years of accounting experience. Preferably previous Financial & Root cause Analysis experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, financial acumen and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills and is required to work with multiple cross functional business partners
• Advocate for continuous process improvement and process optimization
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with an ability manage multiple competing priorities and be flexible and resilient
• Advanced Excel and other Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint
• Experience in SAP, VBA & MS POWER BI will be considered an asset

Responsibilities

• Utilizing Financial knowledge and Business / Operations acumen to build Reports, Business models & Dashboards, interoperate information, and make recommendations that drive continuous improvement and influence leaders in a rapidly changing environment.
• Support in daily Operations variance analysis, identifying the key drivers for productivity variances and while working with various team develop creative solutions to look at data in order to resolve issues and improve Efficiencies.
• Ensure timely collection, integrity of shift data in order to produce correct calculations & reconcile data between systems to determine inconsistencies and recommend/initiate process changes to improve performance.
• Create partnership with Key stake holders across the organizations, manage competing priorities, and drive solutions to issues and opportunities.
• Working closely with various managers to identify cost savings opportunities, through various cost analysis techniques and KPI tracking and Analysis.
• Calculate and analyze key Non-Operational spending area’s and perform a root cause analysis on key Operational variances.
• Create periodic reportsand analyze variances against the standard for corrective action.
• Review & Manage Periodic & Annual Inventory Reconciliations between all the internal & External Inventory Locations and Post Inventory adjusting entries as required.
• Assist in the preparation of annual verification of physical inventory and matching the inventory with 3rd party logistics providers.
• Build analytical models to perform ad-hoc financial analysis to provide a broad perspective on financial impact and make recommendations to Management.
• All other duties as required.

Skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

KPI analysis

MS Excel

Power BI

SAP

VBA

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Professional accounting designation

Tools

SAP

VBA

MS Power BI

Excel

Job description

Job Posting

Summary

As the Financial Analyst, you will work as a business partner in providing overall financial support in making informed strategic decisions & Financial / Business Analysis. In addition, this role will support the preparation of daily and monthly management reports and analysis, including Variance, Root Cause and KPI analysis. This role is a split between Operations Finance (which is daily, weekly and monthly reporting) and FP & A which is basically Customer Reporting, Freight, Trade Spend analysis (monthly and ad hoc) and sales reporting. The role is 85% working with operations data and 15% FP&A.

What Wonderbrands Offers

• Wonderbrands believes in Home Grown Talent and accelerated career growth
• Competitive Compensation, Health, and Dental Benefits
• Pension plan with matching contribution
• Quarterly incentive program
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.

Primary Responsibilities

• Utilizing Financial knowledge and Business / Operations acumen to build Reports, Business models & Dashboards, interoperate information, and make recommendations that drive continuous improvement and influence leaders in a rapidly changing environment.
• Support in daily Operations variance analysis, identifying the key drivers for productivity variances and while working with various team develop creative solutions to look at data in order to resolve issues and improve Efficiencies.
• Ensure timely collection, integrity of shift data in order to produce correct calculations & reconcile data between systems to determine inconsistencies and recommend/initiate process changes to improve performance.
• Create partnership with Key stake holders across the organizations, manage competing priorities, and drive solutions to issues and opportunities.
• Working closely with various managers to identify cost savings opportunities, through various cost analysis techniques and KPI tracking and Analysis.
• Calculate and analyze key Non-Operational spending area’s and perform a root cause analysis on key Operational variances.
• Create periodic reportsand analyze variances against the standard for corrective action.
• Review & Manage Periodic & Annual Inventory Reconciliations between all the internal & External Inventory Locations and Post Inventory adjusting entries as required.
• Assist in the preparation of annual verification of physical inventory and matching the inventory with 3rd party logistics providers.
• Build analytical models to perform ad-hoc financial analysis to provide a broad perspective on financial impact and make recommendations to Management.
• All other duties as required.

Required Experience

• University or College degree in Accounting / Finance or working towards Professional accounting designation.
• 2+ years of accounting experience. Preferably previous Financial & Root cause Analysis experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, financial acumen and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills and is required to work with multiple cross functional business partners.
• Advocate for continuous process improvement and process optimization
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with an ability manage multiple competing priorities and be flexible and resilient.
• Advanced Excel and other Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint.
• Experience in SAP, VBA & MS POWER BI will be considered an asset.
• This role is delivery focused and requires Late / Adjusted hours on an ongoing basis.

FGF Group Competencies:

Adaptive Intelligence - Team Members respond effectively to challenges by evolving their skills, mindset, and approach.

• Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Thrives in dynamic environments by embracing continuous change. Quickly adjusts to new priorities and actively seeks innovative solutions. Uses setbacks as opportunities for growth
• and applies a relentless focus on improving outcomes. Approaches challenges with a proactive, solutions-driven mindset and openness to feedback.
• Calculated Risk-Taking: Makes strategic decisions by evaluating options and creating contingency plans.

Collaborative Intelligence - Collaborative intelligence empowers teams to unlock collective strengths and achieve results through synergy and mutual trust.

• Team First and Collaboration: Engages with Team Members and colleagues, builds relationships, and fosters an inclusive, innovative environment.

Entrepreneurial Intelligence - Equips Team Members to identify opportunities, overcome setbacks, and move ideas to execution effectively.

• Continuous Improvement: Drives innovation and optimizes processes to enhance quality and productivity.
• Customer and Product Focus: Addresses need proactively with accountability and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Fierce Execution: Achieves results with a strategic and hands-on approach, learning from mistakes and building trust.

Leadership Competencies

Inspire & Energize Team Members

• Continually inspires and develops Team Members and promote cross-functional collaboration.
• Supports, shared knowledge and experience with your Team through authentic conversations and development planning
• Communicates clear expectations
• Uses insight and knowledge to influence others
• Understands and acknowledge differences and modifies style to support unleashing potential
• Demonstrates patience and empathy, while listening

Create Winning Relationships

• Inspire enthusiasm & commitment by communicating a clear path to success
• Empowers others by delegating and providing support and opportunities for growth
• Identifies, raises and resolves conflict
• Builds trust and models the “Coach Approach”

Entrepreneurial Leadership

• Encourages informed risk-taking and supports learning from outcomes.
• Creates an environment where your team enjoys working hard while having fun
• Provides feedback to reinforce results

Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added, or this description may be amended at any time.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.

We affirm that our hiring process, including candidate screening, evaluation, and selection, does not involve the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or automated decision-making tools. All assessments and decisions are conducted by qualified human professionals to ensure fairness, transparency, and compliance with Bill 149.

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