Company

Finance

SeniorFinancialAnalyst

$84–84k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Financial Analyst. Skills: Financial analysis, Forecasting, Budgeting, Commercial insights. Support financial targets. Provide financial information”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve financial targets; Achieve strategic objectives; Improve financial performance; Improve operational performance; Enhance business visibility; Enhance business outcomes; Lift business performance

Industry & Context.

Finance
Problems you'll solve

Analyze complex data; Identify trends; Identify insights; Identify risks; Identify opportunities; Resolve events

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

CA qualified, Commercial accounting experience, 5+ years financial modeling, Understanding of strategic forecasting, Understanding of budget processes, Ability to implement cost control, Ability to implement NPD strategies, Ability to implement pricing strategies, Financial understanding, Analytical skills, Commercial acumen, Translate financial results, Analytical skills, Advanced MS Office user, Advanced analytics applications user, Systems skills, Knowledge of large ERP systems

Nice to Have

CFA charterholder preferred

What You'll Do.

Support financial targets

Provide financial information

Support decision-making

Partner with Operations

Improve financial performance

Improve operational performance

Contribute to financial models

Contribute to reporting

Contribute to analytics

Support commercial analysis

Act as business partner

Provide financial insights

Support financial processes

Support analytical tools

Support business planning cycle

Analyze demand assumptions

Assess financial implications

Translate demand plans

Incorporate pricing drivers

Incorporate cost drivers

Incorporate investment drivers

Support annual budgets

Support quarterly forecasts

Maintain forecasting models

Enhance forecasting models

Analyze forecast vs. actual performance

Provide variance insights

Improve visibility into performance

Improve visibility into gaps

Challenge assumptions

Highlight opportunities

Challenge process quality

Challenge business assumptions

Challenge output rigor

Interpret financial performance

Interpret operational performance

Deliver monthly performance analysis

Deliver insights to stakeholders

Support product lifecycle analysis

Contribute to value chain analysis

Support reporting capabilities

Analyze gross margin drivers

Analyze pricing drivers

Analyze freight drivers

Provide insights into product profitability

Provide insights into customer profitability

Support Product teams

Identify opportunities

Support business insights

Assess learning from past results

Drive initiatives for improved performance

Support financial valuation

Track initiative performance

Contribute to solutions

Drive process improvement initiatives

Improve visibility of key data

Improve reporting of key data

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Sales; Partner with Product; Partner with Operations; Partner with functional teams; Support Local Product Leaders; Support Global Product Leaders; Support business

Full Job Description

**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 bu

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