Senior Financial Planning Analyst

About this role

Manager Financial planning and analyst

100% onsite Scarborough

Costing Experience

Manufacturing industry

CPA designated

The Senior FP&A Analyst will play a critical role in driving financial insight, supporting strategic

decision‑making, and enhancing reporting and forecasting capabilities across the organization.

This position requires a highly analytical problem‑solver who can go beyond surface-level

symptoms to identify root causes, develop sustainable solutions, and communicate insights in a

clear, business‑friendly manner.

The ideal candidate is exceptionally strong in financial modeling, data analysis, and accounting

fundamentals, with the ability to step in as a back‑up to plant or corporate Controllers when

needed.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Modeling

• Build, enhance, and maintain sophisticated financial models in Excel that support
• forecasting, annual budgets, long‑range planning, and scenario analysis.
• Ensure models are dynamic, assumption‑driven, and easily updated as business
• conditions change.
• Partner with business leaders to translate operational drivers into financial outcomes.

Data Analysis & Business Insights

• Extract, transform, and analyze financial and operational data using SQL, Power BI, or
• related tools.
• Build dashboards, KPI reports, and analytics that help leadership identify trends, risks,
• opportunities, and performance gaps across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Support continuous improvement of reporting processes, system integrations, and data governance.

Problem Solving & Operational Support

• Act as a first‑line problem solver—digging into data and processes to identify root causes, not just symptoms.
• Lead or support investigations into variance drivers, cost changes, margin compression, productivity issues, or other anomalies.
• Propose data‑driven corrective actions and track implementation progress.

Accounting & Controls Support

• Provide strong accou...