Sr. Financial Analyst, Supply Chain FP&A

High Liner Foods•Halifax, NS

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position will be the lead financial support for the Transportation and Warehousing teams. Financial duties include influencing business decisions that drive customer adoption, revenue, and profitability. The Senior Financial Analyst, Supply Chain FP&A will perform financial planning and analysis; automating and/or building complex financial models and analytical tools to measure overall financial performance, develop short and long range financial/operational forecasts, standardize and automate financial reports and work on ad hoc financial analysis and projects. The successful candidate will implement and drive the core financial processes for the business including annual operating plans/forecasts, P&Ls, monthly/quarterly business reviews, identifying and quantifying financial/operational risks and opportunities to the business, and driving ad-hoc business projects. Additional duties include Consolidation and Reporting.

Requirements

University degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field
3+ years in finance roles, ideally in CPG or Supply Chain/Manufacturing
Advanced knowledge of Excel
Strong financial modeling skills, including the application of modelling best practices
Advanced analytical skills
Familiarity with tools such as Power Query, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python VB
An ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload
Strong knowledge of accounting practices and regulations
An ability to drive company processes and controls throughout the organization
An ability to work independently and self-motivate in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations
Strong interpersonal skills — including written and oral communication skills
Strong leadership skills

Responsibilities

In depth monthly analysis/forecast to drive key financial metrics and foster an environment of continuous optimization
Work with FP&A team and independently across the company to provide analysis and insight to key stakeholders, including company leadership, in core processes as well as on a project basis including profit opportunities
Support FP&A Senior Manager/Director in future and post analysis in business decision making for business partners
Provide analytical support to the procurement & purchasing teams including rate / volume analysis, financial impacts of decisions and recommendations on areas of improvement
Closely tied to Costing and Supply Chain Finance, determining impact of COGS changes on future pricing to attain optimal pricing
Support Sales in pricing for customer bids
Drive internal process improvements and controls; continually identify opportunities for automation to allow the team to perform world-class analytics
Responsible for driving and supporting financial close activities, ensuring that all margin and expense items are booked correctly to the GL and that risk has been assessed, presented and mitigated
Create models, analysis and presentations that condense complex topics into actionable information
Work with inventory control management and logistics team with financial analysis and finance support
Analyze business results on a monthly and quarterly basis to better understand present and future financial performance in order to achieve or exceed profit targets
Prepare reports and analysis in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, month-end reports, pricing, product line profitability, new product, SG&A, and inventory.
Assist the Senior Manager, Supply Chain FP&A with budget planning, forecasting and other corporate financial requirements