Financial Analyst

Cenovus Energy; Lima (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement savings plan matching

Generous vacation

Job summary

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Toledo refinery team. You will monitor operating expenses, utilities, and capex while performing variance analyses to identify drivers and support annual budgeting and strategic planning.

You will develop dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting tools to enhance business insights and decision-making. Key deliverables include Financial Planning & Performance Management, Business Partnership & Cost Management, and Accounting &

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline.
• 4+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, FP&A, or finance business partnering.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, reporting and problem-solving skills with ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate results.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Support refinery-wide financial management activities including budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting, cost management, accounting support, expenditure governance, and business planning.
• Partner with multiple functional areas to improve financial visibility, strengthen decision-making, and drive business performance.
• Develop, maintain and analyze operating budgets, forecasts and long-range plans.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts.
• Internal stakeholders include Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Commercial, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Shared Services and Refinery Leadership Team.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Excel proficiency

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

About this opportunity:

Cenovus is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the team at our Toledo refinery. In this role, you will monitor operating expenses, utility costs, and capital expenditures while performing variance analyses to identify key performance drivers. You will support annual budgeting and strategic planning processes and develop dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting tools to enhance business insights and decision-making. Key deliverables include Financial Planning & Performance Management, Business Partnership & Cost Management, and Accounting & Financial Reporting.

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 08/18/2026

About this opportunity:

Cenovus is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the team at our Toledo refinery. In this role, you will monitor operating expenses, utility costs, and capital expenditures while performing variance analyses to identify key performance drivers. You will support annual budgeting and strategic planning processes and develop dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting tools to enhance business insights and decision-making. Key deliverables include Financial Planning & Performance Management, Business Partnership & Cost Management, and Accounting & Financial Reporting.

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What you’ll do:

• Support refinery-wide financial management activities including budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting, cost management, accounting support, expenditure governance, and business planning.
• Partner with multiple functional areas to improve financial visibility, strengthen decision-making, and drive business performance.
• Develop, maintain and analyze operating budgets, forecasts and long-range plans.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts.
• Internal stakeholders include Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Commercial, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Shared Services and Refinery Leadership Team.

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US.
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 4+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, FP&A, or finance business partnering.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, reporting, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate results effectively.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT AUGUST 17TH, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email [e-mail].

Who we are:

Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner.

We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia.

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The Cenovus Experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Generous paid vacation
• Annual bonus
• Retirement savings plan matching
• Long-term incentives*
• Medical & dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Virtual healthcare coverage
• Generous leave of absence programs
• Fitness membership reimbursement
• Eligibility for Total Rewards varies by position. This role may not be eligible for all Total Rewards offerings.

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
• Our values:
  • Protect what matters
  • Do it right
  • Make it better
  • Do it together
• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.
• Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
• Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
• Receive donation matching up to $10,000 annually.
• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.