Financial Analyst, FP&A

About this role

Summary
The
FP&A Financial Analyst
will be a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team, assisting in the preparation and analysis of business results on periodic basis. You will be working as a business partner with Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement and SAP teams by performing FP&A for the business. In addition, this role will support the preparation of daily and monthly management reports and analysis using AI tools, including a detail Variance, Root Cause and KPI analysis for the Profit & Loss (P & L) Statement.


What FGF Offers

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• Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible medical / Health spending account
• RRSP matching program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare sales margin variance analysis, comparing actuals against Budget, Standards, and Forecast at a customer and item level.
• Calculate and analyze key spending areas (PPV, Freight, Handling & Storage, Rebate, Promo, etc.) and perform root cause analysis on key variances (Actuals vs. Budget, Standards, or Forecast).
• Analyze overhead expenditures at a GL and cost center level against budgets, providing feedback to management on key variances.
• Build analytic models to perform ad-hoc analysis, providing a broad perspective on financial impact and recommendations to management.
• Identify and lead process improvement opportunities within FP&A workflows, reducing manual effort in reporting and reconciliation.
• Automate recurring reports and variance analysis using Power Query, Power BI, or Python/VBA to replace manual, repetitive Excel processes.
• Leverage AI tools (e.g., Chat GPT, Claude, Copilot, or similar) to accelerate root cause analysis and surface trends in large datasets.
• Partner with IT and SAP teams to st...