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Senior Financial Planning Analyst

London,, ON
onsite
Permanent
90000 - 120000 CAD / Yearly
Our client is a growing, technology-enabled organization with an international footprint and a strong track record of innovation, acquisition-driven growth, and operational excellence. The organization is seeking a Senior FP&A Specialist to partner directly with the CFO and help build out the organization's financial planning and analysis capabilities. This is a newly created role designed to increase the finance team's business partnering capacity and elevate the organization's financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic decision-making processes. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across multiple business functions, support senior leadership, and drive projects that have a direct impact on company performance and growth. Key Responsibilities:Financial Planning & Analysis<ul><li>Lead the annual budgeting process across multiple departments</li><li>Develop and maintain rolling forecasts, financial plans, and cash flow projections</li><li>Perform monthly and quarterly variance analysis and provide actionable insights</li><li>Build financial models to support business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives</li><li>Develop reporting and KPI dashboards to enhance decision-making</li><li>Partner with departmental leaders to review financial performance and budgets</li></ul>Strategic Initiatives<ul><li>Support business growth initiatives, acquisitions, integrations, and special projects</li><li>Conduct ROI analysis, scenario planning, and investment evaluations</li><li>Assist leadership with strategic planning and long-term decision-making</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational performance</li><li>Provide financial insights that support organizational objectives</li></ul>Systems & Process Improvement<ul><li>Act as a key finance systems resource and power user</li><li>Drive process automation and workflow improvements</li><li>Improve reporting efficiency and reduce manual processes</li><li>Leverage technology, AI tools, and advanced analytics to modernize finance operations</li><li>Support ERP optimization and reporting enhancements</li></ul>Business Partnering<ul><li>Build relationships with leaders across the organization</li><li>Present financial results, forecasts, and recommendations to non-finance stakeholders</li><li>Provide thoughtful challenge and guidance on spending, investments, and resource allocation</li><li>Help develop a stronger financial management culture throughout the business</li></ul>
2026-09-25T00:00:00Z

Sr. Financial Analyst

Guelph, ON
onsite
Permanent
85000 - 97500 CAD / Yearly
Our client is seeking a highly analytical and business-minded Senior Financial Analyst to join their finance team. Reporting into finance leadership, this role will serve as a key business partner responsible for financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting, financial modelling, and strategic decision support. Working closely with operational and commercial leaders, the successful candidate will provide meaningful insights that drive profitability, support business growth, and enhance decision-making across the organization. Key Responsibilities: Financial Analysis & Reporting• Prepare and deliver monthly financial reporting, analysis, and commentary on business performance, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profitability.• Analyze financial and operational results, identify key trends and business drivers, and provide actionable recommendations to improve performance.• Develop financial models, business cases, and profitability analyses to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.• Conduct customer, product, and business-unit profitability analysis to identify growth opportunities and areas for improvement.• Perform cost and variance analysis, including the evaluation of standard costs and key operational metrics.• Support senior leadership with ad hoc reporting, financial modelling, and business analysis. Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning• Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting activities.• Partner with department leaders to develop, maintain, and refine financial plans and performance targets.• Analyze forecast-to-actual variances and communicate risks, opportunities, and recommendations.• Support long-range planning initiatives and provide insight into future business performance.• Present forecasts, financial results, and key findings to leadership teams. Business Partnership & Continuous Improvement• Act as a trusted finance partner to operational and commercial leaders across the organization.• Provide financial analysis and decision support to improve profitability, efficiency, and overall business performance.• Participate in cross-functional initiatives focused on process improvements, reporting enhancements, and business transformation projects.• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting effectiveness, and financial processes.• Assist with the implementation and optimization of financial systems, reporting tools, and business intelligence solutions.• Collaborate closely with Accounting and other corporate functions to ensure alignment of financial objectives and reporting requirements.
2026-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sr. Financial Analyst

Brampton, ON
onsite
Temporary
40 - 50 CAD / Hourly
Senior Financial AnalystBrampton, ON Working Arrangement: OnsiteDuration: 6-9 months Our client in Brampton is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support a growing finance and accounting function within a midsize organization. This role will oversee 3 direct-report analysts and partner closely with management to clean up existing processes, establish best practices, strengthen controls, and recommend SOP improvements across the department. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in accounting and internal controls, with the ability to assess current workflows, implement checks and balances, and drive process improvement. An internal audit background is highly valued for this role.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3 financial analysts</li><li>Partner with the manager to evaluate current finance and accounting processes and identify opportunities for improvement</li><li>Establish and implement best practices, standardized workflows, and stronger process documentation</li><li>Review, modify, and recommend enhancements to standard operating procedures (SOPs)</li><li>Strengthen internal controls and ensure appropriate checks and balances are in place</li><li>Support accounting operations with a strong focus on technical accounting and controls</li><li>Assist with cash flow and treasury-related activities as a secondary area of responsibility</li><li>Work cross-functionally with stakeholders, including intercompany processes</li><li>Support ongoing and future ERP-related initiatives, including workflow enhancements and planned system migration projects</li><li>Analyze financial data and create reporting tools using Excel, including VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and related functions</li><li>Help drive continuous improvement in AP workflow and broader finance systems processes</li></ul>
2026-10-13T00:00:00Z

Lead CRM Analyst

Mississauga, ON
onsite
Permanent
85000 - 95000 CAD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Lead CRM Analyst to support and enhance enterprise application solutions in Mississauga. This role is suited to a detail-oriented individual who can bridge business needs and technical capabilities, improve CRM and ERP processes, and provide informed guidance on system functionality. The successful candidate will contribute to solution delivery, troubleshoot application issues, and help strengthen reporting, integrations, and user experience across connected platforms. Responsibilities:• Lead the functional analysis, configuration, and ongoing support of Microsoft Dynamics CRM within a broader enterprise applications environment.• Work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate operational needs into system solutions, and recommend practical improvements.• Investigate incidents and application issues, perform root-cause analysis, and develop both immediate fixes and longer-term corrective actions.• Contribute to CRM and ERP implementation initiatives, including process mapping, testing, documentation, and user readiness activities.• Support integration points between multiple business systems to help maintain reliable data flow and consistent application performance.• Develop and refine reports, dashboards, and system insights that support business decision-making and operational visibility.• Provide functional leadership on enhancement requests, system changes, and release activities while ensuring alignment with business priorities.• Collaborate with technical teams, vendors, and internal users to resolve system limitations and improve overall application effectiveness.
2026-09-28T00:00:00Z

Senior Accountant

Kitchener, ON
onsite
Permanent
85000 - 95000 CAD / Yearly
Our client is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their Finance team, assisting in maintaining the integrity of accounting information and systems, in accordance with the standard and rules under GAAP, as well as other regulatory bodies. You'll have these opportunities to reconcile, analyze and synthesize financial data from business operations. They play active role in preparation of public financial statements and other regulatory reports. Responsibilities:• Manage monthly, quarterly and year-end financial closes including assigned journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations and accruals• Perform monthly review of financials to assess accuracy/completeness and variance analysis• Focused on revenue recognition, cut-off, contract maintenance, contract amortization/deferred revenue• Prepare audit schedules and quarterly consolidated financial statements to facilitate engagements with external auditors to ensure timely close• Assist in the development annual budgets and prepare variance analysis for management team• Ensure adherence to accounting principles and company policies• Responsible for timely and accurate ad-hoc reports as needed
2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

Senior Accountant

Burlington, ON
onsite
Permanent
90000 - 105000 CAD / Yearly
Our client is a well-established and growing manufacturing organization seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join their Finance team. This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on job costing, project margin analysis, month-end reporting, and financial process improvement. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Operations, Project Management, Engineering, and other key stakeholders to provide accurate financial information and support business decision-making. Key ResponsibilitiesOperations & Job Costing<ul><li>Maintain accurate job costing and provide timely analysis of project margins, efficiency, and variances.</li><li>Support project reviews and identify opportunities to improve project profitability and margins.</li><li>Assist with quoting and pricing decisions by providing financial analysis and insight.</li><li>Manage annual SR&ED and other government grant applications, acting as the primary point of contact throughout the process.</li><li>Develop and enhance financial and operational KPIs in partnership with the Controller.</li><li>Provide financial insight and analysis to support operational and project-related decision-making.</li></ul>Finance & Accounting<ul><li>Manage the month-end close process and prepare accurate financial reporting, with a target close of approximately five business days.</li><li>Perform day-to-day transactional accounting activities and ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records.</li><li>Manage job routing and job costing activities to ensure projects are accurately captured and reported.</li><li>Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, government, and customer-mandated requirements.</li><li>Provide oversight of the day-to-day activities of the Finance team.</li><li>Maintain and strengthen internal controls and accounting processes.</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting, and overall efficiency.</li><li>Support the Controller with financial analysis, reporting, and ad hoc projects as required.</li></ul> Qualifications & Experience<ul><li>5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a project-based manufacturing environment.</li><li>Strong understanding of job costing, project accounting, margin analysis, and month-end close.</li><li>Experience with financial reporting, reconciliations, variance analysis, and general accounting.</li><li>Strong Excel skills and experience working with ERP/accounting systems.</li><li>Post-secondary education in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related discipline preferred.</li><li>Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time-management skills.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>Comfortable working independently while also contributing to a collaborative team environment.</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across Finance, Operations, Engineering, and Project Management.</li><li>A proactive mindset with a demonstrated ability to identify issues, improve processes, and take ownership.</li></ul>
2026-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sr. Financial Analyst - fp&a

Oakville, ON
onsite
Temporary
90000 - 100000 CAD / Yearly
Interim Senior Financial Analyst, FP&ALocation: Oakville, ONWork Model: Primarily onsite (4–5 days/week)Term: 24 - month contractCompensation: $90-$100K (per annum) Position OverviewOur client is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A for a 2-year contract opportunity. This role will support enterprise planning, forecasting, management reporting, and financial analysis across a diverse group of business units.This is an individual contributor role suited to a finance professional with strong modeling capability, experience working in a multi-entity environment, and the ability to turn large volumes of financial and operational data into clear, actionable insight. Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Support budgeting, forecasting, and longer-range planning activities across multiple business units</li><li>Build, update, and maintain financial models covering income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and capital spending assumptions</li><li>Analyze monthly and quarterly performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods, highlighting key drivers, trends, risks, and areas of opportunity</li><li>Prepare recurring management reporting, dashboards, KPI packages, and presentation materials for leadership stakeholders</li><li>Deliver ad hoc analysis related to operations, pricing, margins, productivity, and business case development</li><li>Partner with finance, accounting, and operational leaders to validate assumptions, interpret performance, and support business decisions</li><li>Maintain and improve reporting tools, planning templates, and model structures to support consistency and efficiency</li><li>Assist with process improvements, automation initiatives, and standardization efforts across FP&A activities</li><li>Work with large and varied data sets, including extraction, validation, reconciliation, and documentation of reporting logic</li></ul>
2026-09-26T00:00:00Z

Financial Analyst

Mississauga, ON
onsite
Permanent
90000 - 100000 CAD / Yearly
Job Title: Financial AnalystLocation: Mississauga, Ontario / On-siteJob Type: Full-time, Permanent Job Summary:Robert Half Canada is seeking a detail-oriented Financial Analyst on behalf of our client in the manufacturing and automotive industry. This role is responsible for supporting financial planning, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis activities that help guide business decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capabilities, sound financial acumen, and the ability to collaborate effectively across departments in a dynamic operating environment. Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Prepare and analyze financial reports, budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses</li><li>Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning and reporting processes</li><li>Monitor financial performance and provide insights on trends, risks, and opportunities</li><li>Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities</li><li>Analyze operating results and key business drivers to support decision-making</li><li>Partner with finance and cross-functional teams to gather data and support business initiatives</li><li>Prepare financial models and ad hoc analysis to support strategic and operational priorities</li><li>Assist with month-end close activities, accruals, and financial reconciliations as needed</li><li>Support process improvement initiatives to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency</li><li>Ensure financial information is accurate, timely, and aligned with internal policies and procedures</li></ul>
2026-10-11T00:00:00Z

Senior Accountant - Firm

Oakville, ON
onsite
Temporary
50 - 58 CAD / Hourly
Senior Accountant - Firm (Contract)Role: Senior Accountant – Firm (13 Month - Contract)Duration: 13-month contractWork Model: OnsiteLocation: Oakville, ON Position OverviewOur client is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support their team. This role is ideal for someone with recent public practice experience who can confidently manage files independently and contribute across financial reporting, assurance, and tax engagements. The successful candidate will work with a diverse client base while partnering closely with firm leadership to ensure deliverables are completed accurately and on time.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Prepare year-end files, including working paper packages, account analysis, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.</li><li>Assist with assurance engagements through planning, testing, analysis, and completion of engagement files.</li><li>Prepare corporate, personal, trust, and other tax filings while ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.</li><li>Manage a portfolio of client engagements and maintain regular communication throughout the engagement cycle.</li><li>Investigate and resolve accounting-related matters, escalating complex issues when appropriate.</li><li>Support and review the work of junior team members, providing guidance and feedback as needed.</li><li>Monitor deadlines across multiple engagements and ensure timely completion of deliverables.</li><li>Research technical accounting and tax matters and apply findings to client situations.</li><li>Contribute to operational efficiency by identifying opportunities to improve processes and workflow.</li></ul>
2026-10-15T00:00:00Z

Sr. Accountant

Mississauga, ON
onsite
Permanent
100000 - 110000 CAD / Yearly
Senior Accountant📍 Mississauga, ON (100% Onsite) Our client is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their finance team and play a key role in financial reporting, fixed asset accounting, and business partnering. This is an excellent opportunity for a CPA or CPA-track professional looking to make an impact in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment. What You'll Do<ul><li>Own fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, reconciliations, and physical inventory reviews.</li><li>Manage lease accounting and ensure compliance with accounting standards.</li><li>Lead reporting, forecasting, and analysis for capital assets and CapEx.</li><li>Prepare month-end, quarter-end, and year-end journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reports.</li><li>Support audit, tax, and sales tax compliance activities for Canadian entities.</li><li>Partner with operational leaders to provide financial insights and support key business decisions.</li><li>Collaborate with Accounting, AP, AR, and FP&A teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.</li><li>Drive process improvements and support continuous improvement initiatives across finance.</li></ul>
2026-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sr. Accountant

Mississauga, ON
onsite
Temporary
35 - 37 CAD / Hourly
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant with hands-on experience working in a shared services environment to join a pharmaceutical organization in Mississauga, Ontario on a contract basis. In this role, you will take ownership of key accounting activities, support accurate and timely financial reporting, and contribute to a disciplined month-end close process. You will serve as a key liaison between corporate finance, shared services, and local business teams, coordinating the resolution of accounting issues, strengthening collaboration, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiency. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Serve as a key liaison between corporate finance, shared services, and local business teams to address accounting inquiries, resolve issues, and ensure alignment on deliverables and reporting expectations.</li><li>Investigate accounting discrepancies and processing issues, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions with the appropriate teams through to resolution.</li><li>Lead core month-end accounting activities, including preparing and reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting packages for corporate finance.</li><li>Manage the full close cycle for assigned entities, coordinating shared services inputs and ensuring deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate, and compliant with reporting requirements.</li><li>Review work and financial information provided by shared services, address gaps or errors, and follow up on outstanding items to support a timely and accurate close.</li><li>Assess intercompany billings to confirm correct coding, reasonableness, and allocation across business units and profit centres, working with corporate and shared services teams to resolve discrepancies.</li><li>Collaborate with FP&A to analyze differences between actual results and budget or forecast and provide meaningful explanations for cost centre variances.</li><li>Perform detailed account and cost analysis to support decision-making, highlight trends, and improve financial visibility.</li><li>Identify inefficiencies in accounting workflows, handoffs, and communication between teams, and help implement practical improvements that reduce errors, rework, and delays.</li><li>Maintain adherence to accounting standards, internal controls, and company policies while strengthening process documentation and clarifying responsibilities across teams.</li><li>Support internal and external audits by coordinating documentation, responding to inquiries, and assisting with tax-related financial requests.</li><li>Apply sound judgment to prioritize deliverables, take ownership of issue resolution, and escalate matters appropriately.</li></ul>
2026-10-14T00:00:00Z

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