<p>We are looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our finance client's team in Cambridge, Ontario. In this role, you will contribute to key financial processes, including planning, analysis, and reporting, to support data-driven decision-making. This position offers an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic environment while driving continuous improvement in financial operations.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Conduct budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to support organizational goals.</p><p>• Build and maintain detailed financial models to aid strategic decision-making.</p><p>• Analyze operational and financial performance, providing actionable recommendations to leadership.</p><p>• Prepare comprehensive financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.</p><p>• Ensure data accuracy and assist with system integrations to strengthen financial processes.</p><p>• Collaborate with various teams to assess cost structures and profitability.</p><p>• Contribute to capital planning efforts, investment evaluations, and risk assessments.</p><p>• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and implement automation solutions.</p><p>• Stay updated on accounting principles and apply them effectively in financial analysis.</p>
<p>Reporting to the Director of Operations Finance, this position will work closely with site leadership to provide financial analysis and analytical support, in tandem with deploying results. The role actively collaborates to drive growth, efficiency, and improve profitability. Responsible for performing weekly, monthly, and yearly deliverables, supporting cross-functional departments in data driven decision-making. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>· Prepare weekly reports for facility management, understand financial impacts deriving from operational activities.</p><p>· Responsible for accurate month-end closing activities, financial statement reporting, forecasting and monthly analysis of results to budget, forecast, and prior year. Evaluate variances to understand driving factors, support and making recommendations for actions and improvements.</p><p>· Aid efficiency enhancements through comprehensive analysis of business performance (operational and financial), identifying risks and opportunities, alongside highlighting tendencies.</p><p>· Understand both raw material and product movements throughout, while performing raw material mass balances and yield reporting, aligning to financials. </p><p>· Engage in annual budgeting process with site leadership and provide additional analysis on operational impacts to other facilities and areas of the business.</p><p>· Ensure ERP entries are compliant and consistent, actively review production orders, understand inventory movements, lead product costing, and advise on best practices for various cost accounting tasks. </p><p>· Contribute to implementation of new reporting at the facility and educate applicable department(s) on methodologies.</p><p>· Various ad-hoc reporting and analysis, as required.</p>
