Senior Financial Analyst - Sales Finance

The Mason Group - Strategic Search Partners; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Canada is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst - Sales. The role involves providing financial guidance to Customer teams, working closely with Sales and Accounting. Ideal candidates have a background in Consumer Goods, strong analytical skills, and experience with tools like Oracle and SAP. This full-time position offers career growth opportunities and aims to enhance business decisions for sustainable profit growth.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of business experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry.
• Ability to effectively analyze and present data to make recommendations.
• Capacity to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the business financial expert to drive financial insights.
• Work with cross-functional teams including Sales and Accounting.
• Lead and analyze the customer P&L to monitor performance.

Skills

Business Partnership skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Analytical proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Accounting or CPA Accounting designation

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Our client is an established company within the Consumer Goods space and they are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst - Sales to join their team. Reporting to the Finance Manager, Sales & Ecommerce, the Senior Financial Analyst – Sales will be a key member for both the Finance and Sales teams. The role requires an individual who is able to provide financial guidance and insights to his/her Customer teams by providing strong analytics, insights and recommendations. The ideal candidate will possess strong Business Partnership skills to help drive business decisions that result in sustainable revenue, margin and profit growth. This position is ideal for a Finance professional who is looking for an opportunity for career growth and a desire to add value to a fast-growing organization.

Responsibilities of the Senior Financial Analyst is as follows but not limited to:

• Act as the business financial expert to drive financial insights through effective communication and partnership
• Work with cross-functional teams including Sales, Revenue Management and Accounting
• Lead and analyze the customer P&L to monitor performance and guide with business decisions
• Provide support in Gross to Net Sales reporting and forecasting (month, quarter, annual, budget)
• Evaluate working/non-working spend and optimization
• Provide financial insights related to volume/mix and rate variances to drive Customer Profitability and margin
• Understand financial drivers to maximize gross margin
• Develop and maintain analytical tools, modeling, and processes to support a deeper level of analysis to achieve targeted financial results
• Lead the business on ad hoc analysis (e.g.: JBP, PVA, promotion spend) to support sound business investment decisions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Accounting or CPA Accounting designation
• 3-5+ years of business experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry
• Experience with Oracle and SAP is an asset
• Ability to effectively analyze and present data to make recommendations
• Initiative to make impactful decisions with little to no supervision
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and deadline oriented
• Analytical proficiency, business judgment, modelling and problem-solving skills
• Capacity to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities/stakeholders
• Knowledge of accounting principles and procedures and forecasting practices
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

If you are already registered with The Mason Group, please contact your Recruiting Consultant directly with reference to job #20168.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Analyst, Finance, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Consumer Services

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