Senior Financial Analyst

The Role Support the Canadian business in achieving financial targets and strategic objectives through high-quality financial analysis and insights

Provide accurate, timely, and actionable financial information to support planning, forecasting, and decision-making

Partner with Sales, Product, and Operations teams to improve financial and operational performance

Contribute to the development of financial models, reporting, and analytics that enhance business visibility and outcomes

Key contributor within the finance team supporting budgeting, forecasting, pricing, inventory, and commercial analysis

Acts as a business partner to functional teams, providing financial insights to support decision-making

Supports the development and improvement of financial processes, reporting, and analytical tools

Focuses on analysis, execution, and continuous improvement rather than team leadership

You Will Integrated Business Planning Support the monthly business planning cycle with Sales and Product teams

Analyze demand assumptions and assess financial implications of commercial initiatives

Translate demand plans into financial forecasts, incorporating pricing, cost, and investment drivers

Budgets & Forecasts Support the preparation of 5-year plans, annual budgets and quarterly forecasts

Maintain and enhance forecasting models, including input templates and assumptions

Analyze forecast vs. actual performance and provide variance insights

Develop reporting (e.g., Power BI) to improve visibility into performance and gaps to target

Challenge assumptions and highlight risks and opportunities

Challenge the quality of the process, the business assumptions, and the output to ensure a rigorous outcome that is led by investment drivers and aligned to strategy.

Commercial Insights – Product and Market Partner with functional teams to interpret financial and operational performance

Deliver monthly performance analysis and insights to business stakeholders

Support product lifecycle analysis (new product introductions, end-of-life decisions)
Contribute to value chain analysis and performance tracking

Assist in the development of BI tools and reporting capabilities

Support Local and Global Product Line Leaders as required

Product Margin analysis

Analyze key drivers of gross margin including pricing, cost, freight, and mix Provide insights into product and customer profitability

Support Sales and Product teams with data-driven recommendations to improve performance

Identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting future performance

Initiative Lead to drive Operational benefits

The purpose is to support the business with insights and reporting as it needs to lift performance and drive towards Leading Goals.

Partnering with the business to assess how learning from past results can be used to drive Initiatives for improved future performance.

Support the financial valuation of initiative benefits and the ongoing tracking of performance. Contribute to solutions for emerging threats and gaps to target.

Resolve events and drive process improvement initiatives to drive efficiency

Continually seek to improve visibility and reporting of key data to lift business performance.

You Have:

Appropriate tertiary qualifications and CA qualified

Commercial accounting experience

Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial data Strong understanding of strategic forecasting and budget processes

Ability to implement cost control NPD and pricing strategies to improve profit performance

Strong financial understanding and analytical skills

Strong commercial acumen and experience in translating financial results into commercial and operational performance

Strong analytical skills, especially make meaning of diverse data to identify trends and insights

Advanced user of MS Office and analytics applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI)
Systems skills and knowledge of large ERP systems (JDE, Salesforce)
The expected base salary/pay range for this role is $ 84,000.00 - $ $. Final compensation will be determined based on the successful candidates experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

Fisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
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