Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A) POST NUMBER: 307422

About the Company

Our client is a leading, global CPG company. They are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst who will be responsible for driving financial performance, strategic planning, and commercial decision-making across Canada.

Acting as a trusted business partner to Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Marketing stakeholders, the role delivers actionable insights through performance analysis, profitability assessments, revenue management, and business case development. The position supports senior leadership by providing recommendations that drive profitable growth, enhance decision-making, and strengthen financial discipline across the organization.

Why Work Here

• Great culture with strong retention and low turnover
• Flexible work arrangement
• Opportunity for growth through global mobilization program

About the Opportunity

Planning, Reporting & Governance

• Coordinate and support the governance of the full financial planning and reporting cycle, including Rolling Forecasts (RoFo), Business Performance Reviews (BPR), Annual Plans (AP), and Strategic Plans (SP).
• Drive alignment across functions to ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality financial planning submissions and performance reporting.
• Develop and maintain financial models, forecasts, and planning assumptions to support business decision-making.
• Prepare financial outlooks and strategic planning analyses to support business objectives.
• Act as a key contributor in the development of P&L forecasts, identifying risks, opportunities, and mitigation actions.

Business Performance & Business Insights

• Perform analysis of financial results, including Volume, Price, Mix (VPM) analysis, to identify key drivers of performance and emerging business trends.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to the Strategic Business Controller, Finance Director, and senior leadership team.
• Analyze market, competitor, and commercial dynamics to support strategic decision-making.
• Support decision-making through ad hoc financial analysis and insights as required.
• Own reporting, analytics, and data management capabilities, including the development and maintenance of Power BI reporting solutions and dashboards.
• Lead the identification, tracking, governance, and reporting of cost-saving initiatives across the Canadian OpCo.

Business Partnership & Decision Support

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to Commercial, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance stakeholders, supporting strategic projects and cross-functional initiatives aimed at driving business growth and profitability.
• Provides financial support for major technical and commercial (innovation) projects and for other strategic and organizational change projects.
• Develop business cases for investments, commercial initiatives, and strategic projects, including financial forecasting, scenario analysis, and risk assessment.
• Partner with Marketing and MCBC stakeholders to provide financial support, budget stewardship, investment analysis, and performance tracking, ensuring alignment with business objectives and spending discipline.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with MCBC and key business partners, serving as one of the primary finance contacts for strategic initiatives and ongoing business management.

Control, Compliance and Risk Management

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, driving simplification, automation, standardization, and increased effectiveness across finance processes.
• Provide support to Strategic Business Controller and the Process and Control Improvement team to drive control improvement and to develop key control framework in support of the compliance agenda.
• Owner of master data governance processes for the Canadian OpCo, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across systems.

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Proactive mindset with ability to drive alignment and continuous improvement.
• Excellent challenging and influencing skills and approach.
• Excellent ability to communicate at all levels (written and verbal).

Functional Competencies

• Financial planning, forecasting and performance management.
• Advanced financial modelling and business case development.
• Experience or understanding of Manufacturing/FMCG.
• Revenue management, profitability analysis and commercial finance.
• Master data governance and business intelligence reporting.

About You

• CPA designation 
• 3 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Controllership, Commercial Finance or Business Control.
• Experience supporting planning, reporting, forecasting and business performance review processes.
• Strong analytical capabilities and experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders.

Salary Range

$90,000 - $100,000/year 

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats.  

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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.