The Senior Financial Planning Analyst assists in the timeliness & integrity of Financial & Management reporting, analysing variances and investigating root causes, providing an action plan to mitigate risks. The Senior FP&A Analyst will play a pivotal role in Annual Business Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting, collecting, analyzing, and reviewing the forecasts and drive process improvements to improve forecast accuracy. The position requires a strong analytical mindset, financial modelling skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across departments and de-centralized business units. Responsibilities Planning, Forecasting and Reporting Development and maintenance of comprehensive financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning. (Sales Volume, Pricing, Costs, P&L). Support the forecast update process cycle and annual budgeting process: coordination across all businesses finance teams on requirements, preparation of informational memos and maintenance of the overall planning calendar. Proactively participate in all planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities of local teams to ensure timely submission of the quarterly forecasting process. Preparation of forecast review presentations for local management teams Continually improving reporting & forecasting processes and scale reporting to reflect evolving needs of the company Analysis/Quarter / Month End Close Provide comprehensive financial & business analysis and reporting support to local finance teams during the Quarter End Reporting. Develop and maintain management reporting, dashboards and KPIs to support analysis of the business, including variances to budget, forecast, and prior periods. Identify variances between Actual and budget, forecast and prior year periods, providing meaningful insights to support decision-making; enable business partners to manage their budgets and recommend corrective actions as necessary. Perform volume/price/mix sales analysis. Assist with financial / strategic reviews with the Sales & Operations team and Develop monthly new business reporting for Sales team. Other Responsibilities Recommend & drive continuous process improvements and automation initiatives within the FP&A function to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls. Undertake ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as needed, providing decision support to various business initiatives. Support in Exploration and implementation of financial & operations systems / ERPs. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business or Accounting CPA designated or near the final stages of the program 5+ years of relevant experience in FP&A Prior experience working in manufacturing is required Experience with manufacturing concepts such as shrinkage, traceability and trade spend an asset Exposure to ERP systems Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and advanced Excel functionality (Power Pivot, Power Query, Data Modelling experience will be considered an asset) Strong budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and financial modeling experience Able to drive process improvements and efficiency in a fast-paced environment Meticulous attention to detail & very strong organizational skills Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities, with a proven track record of driving action and execution across cross-functional (decentralized) teams. Flexibility to adjust workload and hours, when necessary, especially during Quarter end This is a permanent hybrid role with an annual salary of $100,000.00-$110,000.00 plus bonus and benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr