Financial Analyst

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Job Description

This Financial Analyst role supports core financial planning, forecasting, performance reporting, and analysis activities within a large international manufacturing environment. You will assist with financial modeling, data collection, and data accuracy checks while maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring compliance with internal policies. The position offers hands-on training, mentorship, and the opportunity to convert to a permanent role, while contributing to a collaborative, high-performing finance team.

Responsibilities

• Support financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting activities for the business.
• Assist with financial modeling, including data collection, validation, and accuracy checks.
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Complete ad hoc financial analyses and special projects as assigned by Sr. finance leadership.
• Support initiatives to improve efficiency and ways of working, demonstrating a continuous improvement mindset.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing finance team and support ongoing development for yourself and colleagues.
• Understand and support business analytics, waste reporting, month-end closing activities, and financial projections.
• Process journal entries and analyze cost allocations to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Calculate plant inefficiency and analyze production data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Own financial results for assigned areas and clearly explain the story behind the numbers to stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with the Sr. Financial Analyst to align on priorities, deliverables, and reporting requirements.
• Leverage digital tools and technology to drive operational efficiencies and improve reporting processes.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports, ideally using tools such as Power BI, to support data-driven decision-making.

Essential Skills

• 1–3 years of experience in a Financial Analyst position, with a focus on reporting and analysis.
• CPG (consumer packaged goods) finance experience.
• Experience working with SAP or another large ERP system.
• Advanced Excel skills, including SUMIFS, complex IF statements, VLOOKUPS, and pivot tables.
• Strong financial analysis and financial reporting skills.
• Strong analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Digitalization mindset, with the ability to leverage technology for operational efficiencies.
• Relevant Canadian work experience in a financial analyst capacity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, or Economics.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to build dashboards and reports using Power BI (preferred).
• Experience in a large manufacturing or production environment.
• Comfort working with large data sets and complex ERP data structures.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial results and insights clearly.
• Collaborative working style, with the ability to partner effectively with Sr. finance leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive approach to process improvement and continuous improvement initiatives.

Work Environment

This role sits within the finance team of a large international manufacturing organization and offers exposure to plant operations and production data. The position follows a standard full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, typically from 9:00 . to 5:00 ., with overtime not generally expected. The work model is flexible, with the ability to work remotely while being available to attend in-office meetings with leadership as needed. The environment is collaborative and development-focused, with hands-on training and mentorship available and the potential to convert from contract to a permanent role. You will work extensively with SAP or another large ERP system, advanced Excel tools, and may use Power BI for dashboarding and reporting. The dress code is business casual.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Toronto, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $34.00 - $34.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Toronto,ON.

À propos d'Aston Carter:

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l’acquisition de talents, la chaîne d’approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d’un grand nombre d’entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.

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About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the ., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.