Senior Financial Analyst

About the Company

Our client is a manufacturing company. They are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A who will be responsible for supporting financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and strategic decision-making across the organization.

The successful candidate will combine strong financial accounting knowledge with hands-on FP&A experience, analytical capabilities, and commercial awareness to deliver accurate financial information, identify business opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations.

Why Work Here

• Exposure to senior Finance and operational leadership.
• The opportunity to influence financial performance across a complex North American business.
• Broad involvement in financial planning, operational analysis, strategic initiatives, and business transformation.
• A collaborative environment that values curiosity, independent thinking, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities for professional growth, increased responsibility, and future career progression

About the Opportunity

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

· Manage assigned components of the annual budgeting process, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.

· Develop, maintain, and enhance integrated financial models covering revenue, gross margins, operating expenses, headcount, capital expenditures, and other key business drivers.

· Collaborate with business stakeholders to establish realistic, data-driven financial assumptions aligned with operational and commercial expectations.

· Analyze actual financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and historical results, identifying key variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.

· Conduct scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to support business decisions.

· Continuously evaluate and improve forecasting methodologies, financial models, and planning processes to enhance accuracy, reliability, and efficiency.

Financial Reporting, Accounting & Analysis

· Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results, identify key performance drivers and variances, and communicate meaningful insights and recommendations to leadership.

· Apply strong financial accounting knowledge to interpret financial results, investigate discrepancies, and understand their impact on financial performance and forecasts.

· Partner closely with the Accounting team to validate financial results and investigate discrepancies.

· Analyze profitability, operating costs, and key business drivers across business units and projects.

· Translate complex financial data into clear, meaningful insights and recommendations for management and senior leadership.

Operational & Commercial Business Partnership

· Partner with Operations and other cross-functional departments to challenge business assumptions, evaluate financial implications, and provide actionable recommendations that support informed decision-making.

· Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business activities, operational challenges, and their financial implications.

· Analyze project and operational performance, including revenue, backlog, profitability, material costs, labor, overhead, productivity, and resource utilization.

· Support the development and monitoring of financial and operational KPIs to assess performance against business objectives.

· Identify opportunities for cost optimization, operational efficiencies, margin improvement, and effective resource allocation.

· Support business cases, capital investment analysis, and strategic initiatives.

Financial Modeling, Systems & Continuous Improvement

· Develop and maintain robust, dynamic, and scalable financial models that support financial planning, reporting, and business analysis.

· Collaborate with Finance, IT, and other business functions to improve financial systems, reporting structures, and data integration.

· Establish and maintain clear standard operating procedures, financial model documentation, and effective controls.

· Enhance reporting, forecasting, and analytical processes through Excel, Power BI, ERP systems, and other tools.

· Support automation, reporting improvements, and data quality initiatives.

· Document processes and contribute to continuous improvement efforts across Finance.

· Take initiative in cross-functional projects, knowledge sharing, and process improvements while demonstrating potential for broader leadership responsibilities.

· Demonstrate accountability for assigned deliverables, independently managing priorities, deadlines, and quality of work.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• CPA designation required.
• 5+ years of progressive finance experience, including substantial hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance analysis.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with experience building and maintaining complex, dynamic financial models.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to independently investigate financial issues and develop practical recommendations

Salary Range

$100,000 - $120,000/year

How to Apply

When referencing this job, quote #309066

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.