Senior Financial Planning Analyst

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Business: Belmont Food Group

Job Title: Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Location: GTA, Ontario

Reports To: Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Summary: The Senior Financial Planning Analyst, you will report to the Manager of FP&A, assisting in the timeliness &integrity of Financial & Management reporting, analysing variances and investigating root causes, providing an action plan to mitigate risks.

The Senior FP&A Analyst will play a pivotal role in Annual Business Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting, collecting, analyzing, and reviewing the forecasts and drive process improvements to improve forecast accuracy.

The position requires a strong analytical mindset, financial modelling skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across departments and de-centralized business units.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning, Forecasting and Reporting

· Development and maintenance of comprehensive financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning. (Sales Volume, Pricing, Costs, P&L).

· Support the forecast update process cycle and annual budgeting process: coordination across all businesses finance teams on requirements, preparation of informational memos and maintenance of the overall planning calendar.

· Preparation of forecast review presentations for local management teams and PB

· Proactively participate in all planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities of local teams to ensure timely submission of the quarterly forecasting process.

· Monitor variances and provide proactive analysis to identify opportunities or challenges.

· Continually improving reporting & forecasting processes and scale reporting to reflect evolving needs of the company

Analysis/Quarter / Month end close

· Provide comprehensive financial & business analysis and reporting support to local finance teams during the Quarter End Reporting.

· Develop and maintain management reporting, dashboards and KPIs to support analysis of the business, including variances to budget, forecast, and prior periods.

· Assist in the development and evaluation of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the financial health and operational efficiency of the business.

· Identify variances between Actual and Last Year (LY) / Latest Estimates (LE) providing meaningful insights to support decision-making; enable business partners to manage their budgets and recommend corrective actions as necessary.

· Perform volume/price/mix analysis.

· Assist with financial / strategic reviews with the Sales & Operations team and Develop monthly new business reporting for Sales team.

Other Responsibilities:

• Recommend & drive continuous process improvements and automation initiatives within the FP&A function to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.
• Undertake ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as needed, providing decision support to various business initiatives.

· Support in Exploration and implementation of financial & operations systems / ERPs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business or Accounting
• 5+ years of experience in Finance or FP&A
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products including advanced Excel functionality (Power Pivot, Data Modelling experience will be considered an asset)
• Driven, proven track record of reporting process improvements and ability to work in high pressure environments.
• Meticulous attention to detail & very strong organizational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Flexibility to adjust workload and hours, when necessary, especially during Quarter end
• CPA or working towards a CPA is considered an asset.

Compensation:

• Competitive salary and benefits package