Senior Financial Analyst

Sun Gro Horticulture; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading horticultural company in Mississauga is seeking a highly analytical Senior Financial Analyst to support its Sales Department. The role includes responsibilities such as financial modeling, reporting, and forecasting. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience in finance, strong Excel skills, and a Bachelor's degree in accounting or commerce. Compensation starts at $90,000.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Senior Financial Analyst preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience minimum encouraged to apply.
• Experience in pricing, reporting and variance analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the sales team in pricing strategies and account profitability.
• Conduct analyses of sales opportunities and new product launches.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports and dashboards.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Strong analytical skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Strong communication skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or commerce

CPA designation or working towards

Tools

Microsoft Business Central

Job description

Sun Gro Horticulture is one of the most prominent North American horticultural companies, employing over 800 staff and serving customers worldwide. Since its humble beginnings in 1929, it has become the leading supplier of soilless growing mixes to North America’s top 100 greenhouse and nursery growers, shipping over 70,000 truckloads of product annually. Sun Gro products are made to exacting standards and conform to high product quality and performance criteria.

Sun Gro Horticulture recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. The primary goal of Sun Gro is to promote individual employees’ sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with Sun Gro Horticulture. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, Sun Gro.

GENERAL SUMMARY:
We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially focused Senior Financial Analyst to join our finance team, serving as a Business Support Partner in the Sales Department. This role will support both Sales and Marketing functions by delivering actionable insights, financial analysis, and strategic planning to drive profitable growth and provide best-in-class analytics and controls to augment customer and product profitability.

BUSINESS PARTNER:

• Be a supporting financial business partner to the sales team, acting on pricing strategies and determination of account profitability for existing and new business opportunities.
• Function as supporting financial business partner to Sales and Marketing teams within scope and tracking of customer and product profitability, sales and customer spend (rebates, deductions/fines, promotional support) analysis, marketing program (ad & promo) spend analysis.
• Partners with Sales and Marketing to forecast demand, assess pricing and promotions, manage customer P&L, and drive process improvements.
• Communicate, educate, and inform other team members and departments on cost drivers and variances impacting sales profitability.
• Provide financial modeling and scenario analysis for new product launches, channel expansion, or pricing changes.
• Collaborate with SKU Setup in completing Finished Good pricing to support the Customer Care, Billing, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing functions.
• Evaluate and synchronize price variances with the Billing department.
• Identify process improvements and support automation or system enhancements to improve efficiency.

ANALYTICS:

• Support the Sales and Marketing departments by conducting analyses of sales opportunities and new product launches.
• Analyze pricing data from industry standards, previous sales trends and competitors and report data to decision-makers.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and KPI tracking for trade spend, marketing ROI, and customer profitability.
• Prepare and analyze reports on customer, SKU, Brand, and product history.

REPORTING:

• Monitor profitability of existing and quoted business and provide reporting thereupon.
• Month-end customer rebate accruals and processing of rebate claims
• Provide financial visibility, including profitability, revenue, and pricing for new and existing opportunities.
• Complete accurate and timely month/year end sales management reports (Top 20, Customer P&Ls, variance analysis, and commentary)
• Develop dynamic pricing tools to effectively respond to changing market needs and trends.
• Prepare and present pricing analysis findings to management, marketing team and sales personnel.

FORECAST & BUDGET:

• Development of financial plans including partnering with Sales team to budget and forecast for the short and long term.
• Compare sales trends to previous periods and budget and determine the root cause of decreases/increases.

MASTER DATA

• Maintain Master Data controls within Microsoft Business Central enterprise resource planning tool for Sales and Finance.
• Coordinate with Transportation and Logistics in maintenance of freight tables and confirmation of rates and costs associated with delivered finished goods pricing as they pertain to sales profitability.

DEVELOPMENT

• Remain current on market conditions and market pricing in competing product categories and develop recommendations for changes in the business or product category pricing strategy.
• Keep informed on pricing analysis methods and industry trends.
• Assist with special projects as requested.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Advanced Excel skills and Jet reporting.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency.
• Must be able to plan, organize, and prioritize objectives and duties.
• Ability to understand issues and the impact on financial results.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others and work on a cross-functional team.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt; maintain focus and a high degree of accuracy while working with complex data in an environment of ever-changing deadlines, priorities, and requirements.
• Must have a high level of communication skills, collaboration skills as well as the ability to perform independently.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Senior Financial Analyst with 5+ years of experience preferred.
• Financial Analysts with 3-5 years of relevant experience minimum are encouraged to apply.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or commerce.
• CPA designation or working towards achieving.
• Finance experience required, with experience in pricing, reporting and variance analysis preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Onsite in Mississauga, Ontario.
• Compensation Range starts at $90,000