Senior Operations FP&A Analyst

Jobtailor; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Mississauga is seeking a senior FP&A professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and financial modeling for manufacturing and operations. You will partner with site leadership to drive cost transparency, KPI development, and data-driven decision-making across cost, efficiency, throughput, and quality.

Responsibilities include building dynamic models, dashboards (Power BI/Tableau), and presenting actionable insights to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years FP&A or operations finance experience (manufacturing strongly preferred).
• Strong foundation in cost accounting (standard costing, inventory, variance analysis).
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
• ERP experience (SAP or Oracle preferred).
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau for data visualization.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual operating and capital budgeting processes.
• Own forecasting cycles, delivering accurate projections and variance analysis.
• Build dynamic financial models for scenario planning and decision-making.
• Analyze manufacturing performance, including COGS, overhead absorption, and inventory impacts.
• Provide visibility into cost drivers and identify optimization opportunities.
• Partner with operations to improve cost transparency and financial discipline.
• Develop and track KPIs across cost, efficiency, throughput, and quality.
• Build and maintain Power BI / Tableau dashboards.
• Present data-driven recommendations to senior leadership.
• Enhance forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency.
• Streamline financial processes and strengthen governance across operations.

Skills

Financial modeling

Cost accounting

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Power BI

ERP SAP/Oracle

Scenario planning

Variance analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Tableau

SAP/Oracle ERP

Job description

• Lead annual operating and capital budgeting processes
• Own forecasting cycles, delivering accurate projections and variance analysis
• Build dynamic financial models for scenario planning and decision-making
• Analyze manufacturing performance, including COGS, overhead absorption, and inventory impacts
• Provide visibility into cost drivers and identify optimization opportunities
• Partner with operations to improve cost transparency and financial discipline
• Develop and track KPIs across cost, efficiency, throughput, and quality
• Build and maintain Power BI / Tableau dashboards
• Identify risks and opportunities and articulate financial impact
• Serve as primary finance partner to manufacturing and supply chain leaders
• Develop ROI, payback, and NPV models for capital investments and process improvements
• Present data-driven recommendations to senior leadership
• Enhance forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency
• Streamline financial processes and strengthen governance across operations
• Drive data-informed decision-making

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of FP&A or operations finance experience (manufacturing strongly preferred)
• Strong foundation in cost accounting (standard costing, inventory, variance analysis)
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities
• ERP experience (SAP or Oracle preferred)
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau for data visualization
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive outcomes

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis, with a strong focus on cost accounting, financial modeling, and data visualization. Proven ability to partner with operations to enhance financial discipline and drive data-informed decision-making.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)
• Cost Accounting
• Financial Modeling
• Power BI
• Stakeholder Management

Hard Skills

• Budgeting
• Variance Analysis
• KPI Development
• ROI Modeling
• NPV Modeling
• Advanced Excel
• Scenario Planning
• Data Analysis
• Cost Optimization
• Manufacturing Performance Analysis

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Influencing
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Manufacturing Finance
• Cost Transparency
• Financial Governance
• Data-Driven Decision-Making

Tools & Technologies

• ERP (SAP or Oracle)
• Tableau