FP&A Analyst — AI-Driven Variance & Insights

FGF Brands; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

RRSP matching

Tuition reimbursement

Discount program

Job summary

FGF Brands in Ontario is seeking an FP&A Financial Analyst to partner with Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement and SAP teams. You will perform FP&A for the business, prepare daily and monthly management reports, and create AI-assisted analyses including variance, root cause and KPI insights for the P&L.

You will automate recurring reports, leverage Power BI and Python, and collaborate to streamline month-end close.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years financial analysis experience in a Manufacturing Environment. (Preferably food industry)
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or Business
• CPA is preferred or working towards
• Expert level skills using Microsoft Office – Excel (VLOOKUPS, IF, Pivot Tables)
• Experience with process automation tools such as Power Query, Power Automate, or Python is a strong asset

Responsibilities

• Prepare sales margin variance analysis, comparing actuals against Budget, Standards, and Forecast at a customer and item level.
• Calculate and analyze key spending areas (PPV, Freight, Handling & Storage, Rebate, Promo, etc.) and perform root cause analysis on key variances.
• Analyze overhead expenditures at a GL and cost center level against budgets, providing feedback to management on key variances.
• Build analytic models to perform ad-hoc analysis, providing a broad perspective on financial impact and recommendations to management.
• Identify and lead process improvement opportunities within FP&A workflows, reducing manual effort in reporting and reconciliation.
• Automate recurring reports and variance analysis using Power Query, Power BI, or Python/VBA to replace manual, repetitive Excel processes.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate root cause analysis and surface trends in large datasets.
• Partner with IT and SAP teams to streamline data extraction and reduce turnaround time on month-end reporting.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards, ensuring data accuracy and identifying opportunities to automate manual reporting steps.
• Work with cross-functional departments to acquire data required for analysis.
• Prepare accruals and journal entries for period-end and year-end close.
• Perform additional ad-hoc analysis as required.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUPS

IF

Python

Power Automate

SAP

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting or Business

CPA designation (preferred or working towards)

Tools

SAP

Job description

FGF Brands in Ontario is seeking an FP&A Financial Analyst to partner with Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement and SAP teams. You will perform FP&A for the business, prepare daily and monthly management reports, and create AI-assisted analyses including variance, root cause and KPI insights for the P&L.

You will automate recurring reports, leverage Power BI and Python, and collaborate to streamline month-end close.