Senior Financial Analyst - Logistics

Giveandgo; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Giveandgo seeks a Logistics FP&A partner to provide financial insight, budgeting and forecasting for freight, warehousing and distribution. You will drive cost visibility, support cost-to-serve analyses and partner with Logistics teams to optimize end-to-end performance.

The role focuses on building financial models, managing month-end processes and ensuring accurate forecasts with cross-functional influence across Supply Chain and Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field.
• At least 4 years of progressive FP&A or financial analysis experience.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting and variance analysis.
• Experience supporting Supply Chain, Logistics or Operations.
• Strong Excel, ERP and data modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead freight, warehousing cost and performance analysis and reporting.
• Develop cost-to-serve analyses to support optimization decisions.
• Partner with Logistics teams to provide financial insights and targets.
• Manage monthly forecasting, accruals, reconciliations and variance explanations.
• Support implementation of S/4HANA and Power BI dashboards.
• Collaborate with Finance and Supply Chain stakeholders to drive cost visibility.
• Identify cost reduction and productivity opportunities.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

ERP systems

Power BI

Excel

S/4HANA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related

Tools

ERP systems

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Job Overview:

Responsible for providing financial planning, analysis and business partnership for Logistics, with a focus on freight, warehousing and distribution performance. This role partners closely with Logistics and Supply Chain teams to drive cost visibility, productivity, forecast accuracy and fact-based decision-making that improves service, profitability and end-to-end supply chain performance.

Key Responsibilities:

Freight, Warehousing Cost & Performance Management

• Analyze freight, warehousing and distribution costs, including rate, volume, mix, fuel, accessorial, storage and other key cost drivers.
• Own recurring logistics performance reporting and variance analysis versus budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Partner with Logistics teams to identify cost reduction and productivity opportunities and track project-level P&L impact, timing and benefit realization.
• Develop cost-to-serve, lane, carrier, warehouse and network analyses to improve transparency and support optimization decisions.
• Support logistics sourcing, carrier and 3PL evaluations through total-cost analysis and financial modelling.
• Investigate material variances and work with business partners to define and follow through on corrective actions.

Logistics Financial Planning & Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary Finance partner to Logistics and Warehousing teams, providing financial insight on freight, distribution and warehousing performance.
• Translate Logistics priorities and operating plans into budgets, forecasts, latest estimates and actionable financial targets.
• Provide clear visibility into logistics cost drivers, service trade-offs, risks and opportunities to support business decisions.
• Build trusted relationships with Supply Chain, Operations and Finance stakeholders and provide timely, fact-based recommendations.
• Support annual planning and long-range planning for Logistics, ensuring assumptions are aligned with business and network requirements.

Financial Reporting, Forecasting & Month-End

• Lead monthly forecasting, reporting and performance reviews for Logistics and related supply chain cost centres.
• Prepare month-end accruals, journal support, reconciliations and variance explanations to ensure accurate and timely financial results.
• Maintain an integrated view of freight and warehousing spend, productivity and key operational drivers.
• Identify emerging financial risks and opportunities and ensure they are reflected appropriately in forecasts and latest estimates.
• Partner with Accounting and Supply Chain Finance to improve forecast accuracy, data quality and reporting consistency.
• Maintain strong financial controls and support compliance with corporate policies, SOX and audit requirements.

Decision Support, Productivity & Working Capital

• Develop financial models and business cases for logistics initiatives, network changes, service improvements and capital or technology investments.
• Support scenario modelling and trade-off analysis across freight cost, warehousing capacity, inventory, service and customer requirements.
• Provide financial validation of logistics productivity initiatives, including baseline, timing, savings methodology and realized benefits.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Logistics and Finance to understand inventory-related cost and working-capital impacts within the distribution network.
• Ensure material logistics risks and opportunities are quantified and communicated to appropriate stakeholders.

Analytics, Systems & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and improve analytics, dashboards and reporting that increase visibility to logistics cost, productivity and service performance.
• Use ERP, Power BI and other analytical tools to simplify recurring reporting, automate manual processes and improve decision support.
• Support implementation and adoption of S/4HANA and other Finance and Supply Chain systems and tools as required.
• Standardize financial processes and documentation and identify opportunities to improve control, speed and efficiency.

Collaboration & Influence

• Partner cross-functionally with Logistics, Warehousing, Supply Planning, Operations, Procurement, Commercial Finance and Accounting.
• Communicate financial and operational insights clearly to business partners and senior leaders, highlighting implications and recommended actions.
• Provide analytical support and financial coaching to Logistics stakeholders to strengthen cost ownership and performance accountability.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects and continuous-improvement initiatives across Integrated Supply Chain.
• Demonstrate company values, strong ownership and a continuous-improvement mindset in day-to-day work.

The Recipe for Success:

• Completion of university degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline
• Minimum 4 years of progressive financial analysis, FP&A, accounting or business-partnering experience.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, variance analysis and financial modelling.
• Experience supporting Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution and/or Operations.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and variance analysis.
• Strong understanding of Logistics financial drivers, including freight, warehousing, distribution, productivity, rate, volume, mix and cost-to-serve.
• Strong analytical, financial modelling, business-case, reporting and problem-solving capabilities with high attention to detail.
• Ability to build relationships and influence cross-functional stakeholders in Finance and Supply Chain.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex financial and operational information into clear actions.
• Experience with ERP systems, Excel and Power BI or similar analytics tools; S/4HANA experience is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes, automate reporting and work effectively with large data sets.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

What we can offer:

• As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people-focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
• Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.