Senior Commercial Financial Analyst

Job Summary

The Senior Commercial Financial Analyst is accountable to the Commercial Finance Manager for North America or designate, this individual is a major contributor to the Revenue and P&L budgeting, forecasting and planning process for the North America region relating to the Pharma and Dental markets, including financial & variance analysis, non-standard reporting and strategic business initiatives.

This individual will also play a lead role in designing and implementing the budgeting and planning processes within the Pharma and Dental groups, including the implementation of any systems and tools required to ensure an efficient planning process. This person develops and reviews analysis to provide insightful suggestions for the businesses and will support and work with the Pharma President and any applicable VP, General Manager, Director included in Pharma and Dental activities.

This individual will also work with the Accounting team to align the financial information provided for budgeting, forecasting and analytical reporting needs. Duties include working with multiple currencies, companies and operating locations.
The individual will foster and deploy a strong performance culture in the Pharma and Dental groups, with emphasis on value creation (profitability and cash generation) as well as financial discipline. As part of the Company’s FP&A organization, the individual will display a One Finance mindset and ensure complete adherence to corporate procedures and methods

Responsibilities

• Accountable for financial reports and analysis for the Pharma and Dental operations, including trend analysis, financial statements, departmental reporting, forecasting, and other financial performance reporting as required.
• Responsible for ensuring the appropriate methodology for revenue recognition on a monthly basis with sufficient evidence to support the revenue recorded in accordance with IFRS.
• Responsible for the financial oversight of customer contracts, credit analysis and the credit insurance program within the Pharma business.
• In conjunction with the Company’s functional departments, continue to drive the development and monitoring of appropriate performance metrics to monitor progress towards achieving the company objectives.
• Partner with the Accounting Group regarding the financial transactions, including capital spending to ensure an awareness of the details surrounding the respective Pharma business.
• Checks, reconciles and analyzes financial information, posts journal entries and assists in the timely preparation of monthly financial statements and corresponding monthly reporting ensuring financial standards and policies are being followed and financial records comply with IFRS and various regulatory requirements.
• Analyzes and completes validations of the financial statements in BI and CPM for the respective region.
• Completes annual corporate working paper reconciliations for external auditors, including providing assistance in a timely and accurate manner with the external and government auditors.
• Prepare and analyze reports from large volumes of financial data for economic improvements, cost analysis, cost control, profit determination, and business development to be reviewed and presented to Management. This will involve handling multiple requests and priorities, working within tight deadlines and interacting with and working with various levels within the organization.
• Conducts or assists in financial and economic analysis projects assigned by the Commercial Finance Manager or Director of FP&A. Analysis may involve but are not limited to researching data, development of statistical models, updating accounting policies to procedures to comply with the latest IFRS standards and/or writing memos to illustrate compliance with IFRS standards
  Collects, compiles, verifies financial information to complete the multi-year budgeting and quarterly forecasting process, including trending & expense analysis, updating the financial planning files and assisting in the preparation of the final executive reporting package for various entities.
• Assists Executives, Directors, or Department Manager with financial analysis to support business decisions.
• Works as a Financial Business Partner to assigned leaders
  Provide leadership, coaching and technical advice, recommendations for continuous improvements, and ensuring consistent application and compliance on the processes, systems and reporting.

Qualifications

Education

• University degree preferably in areas such as Accounting, Business Administration and Finance
• A recognized Accounting Designation is preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of significant work experience in accounting/finance, including involvement with senior management.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to coordinate and meet project timelines.
• Proven analytical skills with the ability to evaluate, to troubleshoot, work independently, problem solve and recommend resolutions.
• Places a high priority on organization, timeliness, accuracy, meeting financial deadlines and compliance with the ability to coordinate and meet project timelines.
• Strong attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy, meeting financial deadlines and compliance.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively work with staff, management, external resources and auditors.
• Advanced level MS Office Suite skills, with an emphasis on advanced level Excel.
• Experience with business ERP Systems required; SAP or Microsoft AX an asset.
• Proficient understanding of the A/R, A/P, Inventory and Product Costing processes and related reporting.
• Experience with project reporting, including percentage of completion accounting is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Ability to work in a demanding environment with proven multi-tasking skills.
• A background in a pharmaceutical or food manufacturing environment would be an asset.

Starting at approximately [$105,000 CAD]. The final compensation is determined based on qualifications and experience. Total rewards include comprehensive benefits, bonus eligibility, and professional development support.

What we offer:

• Excellent compensation/benefits package.
• Bonus and reward programs
• Discounted gym memberships
• Programs supporting work life balance
• Employee recognition program
• Professional and personal development programs
• social events and spirit days

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and thank all applicants in advance; however, we will be corresponding only with those selected for an interview.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, we are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free recruitment and selection process.

Recruitment Fraud – please be aware of recruitment fraud. Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada Inc. will never ask for banking information, money

or any personal information up front. We will only respond to official applications submitted through our careers site. In addition, we will only use official corporate e-mail addresses (septodont.com or novocolpharma.com) to communicate with applicants. Should you be contacted without submitting an application, please delete the message and advise your e-mail provider.

Internal Job Posting Grade 11. The due date for internal applicants to apply for this role is December 3, 2025.

Contract type

Permanent

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of experience required

2-5 years

Position location