Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Engage Recruitment; Golden Horseshoe; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A to join their finance team in North York/Toronto. The role involves overseeing financial planning, conducting variance analysis, and managing capital expenditures. This position requires a strong background in finance and excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with business leaders and present findings to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years' experience in accounting, financial reporting, or FP&A.
• MUST HAVE accounting / financial reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial planning and analysis for various sectors.
• Conduct comprehensive Variance Analysis each month.
• Lead the process for capital expenditures.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Business Partnership

Education

University degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A to join our growing finance team. This role reports directly to the Director, FP&A and would be three days per week in our North York / Toronto office.

Key Responsibilities :

Financial Oversight and Projections

• Oversee financial planning and analysis for general and administrative sectors, including Finance, IT, Human Resources, and Engineering.
• Develop and sustain templates for Fixed and Variable costs across all departments, ensuring they are effectively incorporated into the overarching budget and forecasting models.
• Spearhead the compilation and consolidation of the corporate budget and financial forecasts.
• Assist in preparing budget and forecast presentations for executive leadership and the Board of Directors.

Monthly Financial Review

• Conduct comprehensive Variance Analysis each month to evaluate departmental expenditures, identify necessary accruals, and report findings to department heads.
• Provide monthly reporting that includes analysis of sales mix, margin assessment, business process optimization, and departmental spending.

Profitability Analysis

• Regularly update and maintain the profitability assessment models for primary clients and product lines.
• Examine financial results and offer strategic recommendations to the Leadership Team to enhance focus areas.
• Collaborate with business leaders to develop actionable plans to address identified challenges and opportunities.

Capital Expenditure Management

• Lead the process for capital expenditures by reviewing, monitoring, reporting, and analyzing expenditure requests.
• Work collaboratively with business leaders to construct return on investment proposals for capital projects.
• Present a monthly analysis of actual spending against the budget and investment returns.
• Perform audits on all capital expenditure requests post-implementation and communicate the results to the Leadership Team.

Qualifications :

• University degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting
• 3-5+ years' experience in accounting, financial reporting, or FP&A
• MUST HAVE accounting / financial reporting experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability as an effective Business Partner
• Experience managing multiple deadlines and changing priorities

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance and Accounting / Auditing

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Senior Financial Analyst • Golden Horseshoe, ON, Canada