Senior Financial Planning Analyst

TSI Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TSI Group is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst in Toronto to drive financial insight, forecasting, and strategic decision support. You will build dynamic models, translate operational drivers into financial outcomes, and deliver executive-ready insights across multiple sites.

You will partner with leaders, perform data analysis with SQL/Power BI, and lead reporting improvements while ensuring robust controls and cost accounting fundamentals for corporate and plant teams.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting designation (CPA) or financial certification (CFA) required
• 5–10 years progressive FP&A, accounting, or financial analysis experience within a multi-site, multi-currency manufacturing environment
• Experience in oil & gas, industrial gases, chemical processing, or complex batch manufacturing industries is strongly preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Excel financial modeling (index/match, Power Query, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, etc.)
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and/or Power BI for data retrieval, modeling, and visualization
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems and identify true underlying issues
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to distill information clearly and succinctly
• Experience supporting both corporate and plant-level finance teams
• Exposure to ERP systems common in manufacturing (e.g., SAP, JD Edwards, Dynamics, Oracle)
• Experience in cost accounting and operational performance analytics
• Analytical thinking & root-cause problem solving
• Financial modeling mastery
• Manufacturing operations finance
• Strong accounting foundation
• Clear and concise communication
• Collaboration & business partnership
• Proactive, self-driven, and highly organized

Responsibilities

• Lead or support investigations into variance drivers, cost changes, margin compression, productivity issues, or other anomalies.
• Build, enhance, and maintain sophisticated financial models in Excel that support forecasting, annual budgets, long‑range planning, and scenario analysis.
• Ensure models are dynamic, assumption‑driven, and easily updated as business conditions change.
• Partner with business leaders to translate operational drivers into financial outcomes.
• Extract, transform, and analyze financial and operational data using SQL, Power BI, or related tools.
• Build dashboards, KPI reports, and analytics that help leadership identify trends, risks, opportunities, and performance gaps across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Support continuous improvement of reporting processes, system integrations, and data governance.
• Act as a first‑line problem solver, digging into data and processes to identify root causes.
• Propose data‑driven corrective actions and track implementation progress.
• Provide strong accounting expertise to support Controller teams, including month‑end close activities, reconciliations, journal entry review, and cost accounting fundamentals.
• Serve as a reliable back‑up to site or corporate Controllers as needed.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and audit requirements.
• Translate complex financial outputs into clear, concise insights tailored for non‑financial audiences.
• Prepare executive‑ready presentations, summaries, and recommendations, going beyond sending spreadsheets to deliver the underlying narrative.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Corporate Finance.

Skills

Financial modeling

Root-cause analysis

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

CPA or CFA designation

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Job description

The Senior FP&A Analyst will be based in head office located in Toronto and will report to the Director, Finance. The Senior FP&A Analyst will play a critical role in driving financial insight, supporting strategic decision‑making, and enhancing reporting and forecasting capabilities across the organization. This position requires a highly analytical problem‑solver who can go beyond surface-level symptoms to identify root causes, develop sustainable solutions, and communicate insights in a clear, business‑friendly manner.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support investigations into variance drivers, cost changes, margin compression, productivity issues, or other anomalies.
• Build, enhance, and maintain sophisticated financial models in Excel that support forecasting, annual budgets, long‑range planning, and scenario analysis.
• Ensure models are dynamic, assumption‑driven, and easily updated as business conditions change.
• Partner with business leaders to translate operational drivers into financial outcomes.
• Extract, transform, and analyze financial and operational data using SQL, Power BI, or related tools.
• Build dashboards, KPI reports, and analytics that help leadership identify trends, risks, opportunities, and performance gaps across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Support continuous improvement of reporting processes, system integrations, and data governance.
• Act as a first‑line problem solver, digging into data and processes to identify root causes.
• Propose data‑driven corrective actions and track implementation progress.
• Provide strong accounting expertise to support Controller teams, including month‑end close activities, reconciliations, journal entry review, and cost accounting fundamentals.
• Serve as a reliable back‑up to site or corporate Controllers as needed.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and audit requirements.
• Translate complex financial outputs into clear, concise insights tailored for non‑financial audiences.
• Prepare executive‑ready presentations, summaries, and recommendations, going beyond sending spreadsheets to deliver the underlying narrative.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Corporate Finance.

Experience, Qualifications & Attributes

• Professional accounting designation (CPA) or financial certification (CFA) required
• 5–10 years progressive FP&A, accounting, or financial analysis experience within a multi‑site, multi-currency manufacturing environment
• Experience in oil & gas, industrial gases, chemical processing, or complex batch manufacturing industries is strongly preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Excel financial modeling (index/match, Power Query, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, etc.)
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and/or Power BI for data retrieval, modeling, and visualization
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems and identify true underlying issues
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to distill information clearly and succinctly
• Experience supporting both corporate and plant‑level finance teams
• Exposure to ERP systems common in manufacturing (e.g., SAP, JD Edwards, Dynamics, Oracle)
• Experience in cost accounting and operational performance analytics
• Analytical thinking & root‑cause problem solving
• Financial modeling mastery
• Manufacturing operations finance
• Strong accounting foundation
• Clear and concise communication
• Collaboration & business partnership
• Proactive, self‑driven, and highly organized

We thank all interested parties but only those selected will be contacted to move forward.