Senior Financial Analyst

Nature & Scope

• As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will join the Finance team and serve as a key
• business partner across Resource Label Group Canada's operations and commercial
• functions. The role supports both the Scarborough and Montreal operations and
• requires close collaboration with leaders across Finance, Operations, Sales,
• Customer Service, and other functions to ensure consistent financial performance
• management and decision support across the organization.
• The Senior Financial Analyst plays a critical role in supporting strategic and
• operational decision-making through insightful financial analysis, forecasting,
• business modeling, and performance reporting. You will work closely with leaders
• across Finance, Operations, Sales, and other functions to provide meaningful
• analysis and recommendations that drive profitability, improve efficiency,
• optimize working capital, and support business growth.
• In this role, you will gather and analyze financial and operational data, assess
• data quality, identify trends and outliers, and develop actionable insights
• related to costs, profitability, inventory management, revenue opportunities,
• and overall business performance. Projects may range from monthly
• budget-to-actual analysis and capital expenditure ROI evaluations to headcount
• planning, cost reduction initiatives, customer profitability analysis, and
• dashboard development.
• The ideal candidate is naturally curious, highly analytical, and comfortable
• working with large datasets. They possess strong communication skills and can
• effectively present complex financial information in a concise and
• understandable manner to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Major Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Prepare and analyze monthly financial results, comparing actual performance

against budgets, forecasts, and prior-year results.

• Identify key business drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities and provide

actionable recommendations to management.

• Support the monthly forecasting process and annual budget cycle.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support business planning, headcount

forecasting, capital investments, and strategic initiatives.

• Partner with department leaders to develop budgets and provide variance

analysis and performance reporting.

• Track and report cost savings initiatives against approved business plans.
• Continuously improve planning processes, reporting accuracy, and forecasting

effectiveness.

• Lead and support ad hoc financial analyses and special projects as required.

Costing & Operational Finance

• Develop and maintain models that analyze production metrics, schedules, and

operating costs versus actual performance.

• Participate in daily production meetings, reviewing key operating metrics,

highlighting variances, and providing financial insights.

• Identify, quantify, and monitor cost reduction and operational improvement

opportunities across both facilities.

• Analyze spending patterns, cost structures, and operational efficiencies to

support sustainable cost optimization initiatives.

• Partner with Operations to drive performance improvements and support

data-driven decision-making.

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reporting quality, financial

performance, and business outcomes.

Commercial Finance & Business Partnering

• Analyze customer transactions, pricing, and profitability trends to identify

revenue leakage and margin improvement opportunities.

• Maintain and enhance Customer Job Margin and Profitability reporting to

support commercial decision-making.

• Prepare sales reporting by product category, customer, and currency (CAD/USD).
• Prepare and maintain order backlog and pending sales reports to support

monthly revenue forecasting.

• Partner with commercial leaders to evaluate business performance and support

strategic growth initiatives.

Business Intelligence & Reporting

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytical tools using Power BI

and other business intelligence platforms.

• Create and enhance KPIs and performance metrics that provide meaningful

insights to business stakeholders.

• Develop centralized reporting solutions that improve visibility into business

performance and support informed decision-making.

• Ensure financial information is communicated clearly and effectively to

audiences with varying levels of financial expertise.

• Promote data-driven decision-making through analysis, reporting, and

stakeholder education.

Other Duties

• Support cross-functional initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Assist with audit requests and financial data analysis as required.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics,

or a related field.

• CPA designation or progress toward designation is considered an asset.
• MBA is considered an asset.

Experience

• 5-7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Manufacturing Finance, Cost

Accounting, Commercial Finance, Business Analytics, or related finance roles.

• Experience supporting both commercial and manufacturing/operations functions

is strongly preferred.

• Experience in a manufacturing environment is considered an asset.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean

Manufacturing is considered an asset.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Strong Power BI or equivalent business intelligence and data visualization

experience.

• Experience working with ERP systems and large datasets.
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL is considered an asset.
• Strong reporting, dashboard development, and analytical capabilities.

Competencies

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, troubleshoot, and improve data quality.
• Natural curiosity and a desire to understand the story behind the numbers.
• Ability to manage large datasets and develop complex analytical models.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate financial concepts effectively to both financial and

non-financial audiences.

• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple

priorities and deadlines.

• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented with a continuous improvement

mindset.

• Bilingualism (English and French) is considered a strong asset.