Sr Financial Analyst

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A Day in the Life

We are seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to support the financial and operational rigor of our Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process. This role works closely with Supply Chain, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure that demand, supply, and financial plans are aligned. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capabilities, operational curiosity, modelling and data-mining skills, and the ability to translate data into meaningful insights that influence decision-making within the monthly IBP cycle.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

IBP Support & Operational Finance

• Support the monthly IBP cycle (Demand Review, Supply Review, Integrated Reconciliation, Management Business Review) by preparing financial analyses and performance insights.

• Maintain and improve financial planning templates used across the IBP process.

• Ensure data consistency across functional inputs (demand, supply, inventory, financials).
Analytics & Scenario Modeling

• Build and update models that evaluate operational and financial trade-offs (e.g., service levels, capacity, cost-to-serve, inventory positions).

• Run sensitivity and scenario analyses to support decision-making during IBP meetings.

• Perform variance analysis between actuals, forecast, and plan; identify root causes and surface risks/opportunities.
Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to understand capacity, constraints, and cost drivers.

• Work with Commercial teams to align financial expectations with demand plans.

• Prepare materials for IBP and leadership reviews, highlighting insights and actionable recommendations.
Performance Management & Reporting

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting that connect operational KPIs to financial outcomes.

• Track key performance indicators across the IBP cycle such as forecast accuracy, inventory turns, service levels, and cost trends.
Process Improvement & Financial Modelling

• Identify opportunities to automate recurring analysis and streamline data flows. Consolidate the total business view for the Canada organization.

• Recommend and implement improvements to IBP and Finance workflows, data structures, processes, and reporting.

• Support planning system enhancements (e.g., Anaplan, SAP IBP) by providing functional requirements and testing support.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor.
Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.
Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.

Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties .
Makes improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of the job area.
Analysis provided is in-depth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.

Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors.
Exchange information of facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective, and influence decision-making.

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