Senior Financial Analyst

Ocean Spray Cranberries • Ontario, Canada, ON

13d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial Finance will partner with cross-functional teams to provide financial analysis, reporting, and insights that support informed business decision-making. This role supports end-to-end P&L management by driving forecasting, planning, and performance management processes, while helping identify risks and opportunities. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and able to translate data into actionable insights to commercial and finance leadership.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of work experience in relevant fields (e.g. FP&A, Finance Decision Support, Corporate Finance, Data Analytics)
• Consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry experience and strong understanding of business, brand, & customer strategy
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial statements, validate accruals, and ensure adherence to accounting principles
• Robust analytical skills, with focus on problem-solving and continuous process improvement
• Strong emphasis on business partnership, with ability to effectively communicate and work cross-functionally
• Results oriented, with ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced work environment
• Highly proficient use of Excel, PowerPoint & other Microsoft products
• Experience leveraging ERP systems (e.g., S4, SAC) to support financial operations, including data analysis, reporting, and preparation/posting of journal entries

Nice To Haves

• Experience with TPM systems (e.g. Blacksmith) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close, consolidating and analyzing monthly variances across the business.
• Assume ownership for management reporting package and tracking of various key performance metrics.
• Support forecasting and budgeting routines (monthly forecasts, annual plans, and multi-year strategic outlook) by partnering with cross functional teams to incorporate key assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Continuously improve forecast accuracy by identifying trends, gaps, and process enhancements.
• Own the preparation and delivery of management reporting by providing specific, actionable, and forward-looking commentary on the changes and guidance on potential risk and opportunities.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the business drivers across the full P&L (volume/sales, trade, COGS, marketing, SG&A) and price/volume/mix analysis.
• Support sales finance activities as needed, including promotion effectiveness, pricing, and trade investment analysis in partnership with Trade Planning and RGM teams.
• Build financial models and scenario analyses to support key decision making, leveraging advanced data processing and automation functionalities (e.g. Power Query, Power Pivot).
• Develop partnership with the business teams for new product innovation, work cross-functionally to build P&Ls and assess financial viability of projects.
• Champion an analytical mindset and discipline to provide data-driven financial advisory across cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed