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Job title:
Senior Finance Analyst (CPA)

Salary:
$105,000 (CPA Enrolled)- $120,000 (CPA) + Bonus + Benefits

Role status:
Current opening

Our client:
A growing distribution organization with operations across Canada and the United States. The company has an excellent reputation within its industry, a strong leadership team, and a collaborative culture. This is a recession-resistant and COVID-resilient business that continues to invest in its people, operations, and long-term growth.

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Our client is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst (CPA) to join their finance team in a highly visible role reporting directly to the Director of Finance. This position is focused on business partnering, financial analysis, forecasting, profitability improvement, and supporting operational and strategic decision-making across the organization.

Principal tasks and responsibilities include:

• Partner with sales, operations, and leadership teams to identify opportunities to improve revenue, gross margins, profitability, and overall business performance.
• Analyze sales performance, customer profitability, product margins, pricing strategies, and business trends to provide actionable recommendations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual management reporting packages including variance analysis, profitability reporting, and KPI dashboards.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities while working closely with operational leaders.
• Develop financial models, scenario analysis, and business cases to support strategic initiatives, capital investments, pricing decisions, and growth opportunities.
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators including revenue growth, gross margin, operating efficiency, inventory performance, and working capital metrics.
• Perform product costing, labour analysis, pricing analysis, and inventory analysis to support business decision-making.
• Translate financial and operational data into meaningful insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, business processes, systems, and financial visibility across the organization.
• Support strategic projects focused on growth, process improvement, operational efficiency, and profitability enhancement.
• Assist with month-end reporting, reconciliations, and accounting activities as required.
• Build strong working relationships across Canadian and U.S. operations and serve as a trusted business partner to key stakeholders.
  
  Qualifications and pre-requisites:
• CPA designation required or nearing completion.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial analysis, business analysis, management reporting, or commercial finance.
• Strong experience supporting operational and commercial decision-making through financial analysis and business insights.
• Advanced Excel skills including financial modeling, forecasting, scenario analysis, and data analysis.
• Experience using Power BI and large ERP systems.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, KPI reporting, and business performance measurement.
• Experience presenting financial information and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Experience within distribution, manufacturing, wholesale, consumer products, or other product-based environments is highly preferred.
• Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering skills.
• Ability to operate independently within an entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment.
  
  Additional information or perks:
• Annual bonus program.
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits.
• On-site role with direct exposure to senior leadership and operations.
• Highly visible position with significant influence on business decisions.
• Growing organization with strong long-term career growth opportunities.
• Entrepreneurial environment with autonomy and ownership.
• Recession-resistant and COVID-resilient industry.
• Excellent company culture with strong employee retention and tenure.
  
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