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About the Role

This Financial Analyst role focuses on driving digitalization, improving reporting efficiency, and supporting plant and operational finance in a manufacturing environment. You will partner closely with operations and finance teams, own key financial results, and provide insight into product costing, plant inefficiencies, and variance drivers. The position offers strong growth potential for someone with an analytical and growth mindset who is eager to move into a larger role.

Responsibilities

Streamline and improve financial reporting efficiency using digitalization tools.
Support month-end close processes, including preparing and processing journal entries.
Perform product and project costing, including analyzing production and manufacturing costs.
Partner with operations and finance teams, including regular presence on the shop floor, to act as a connector between operations and finance.
Manage business analytics, waste reporting, month-end closing activities, and financial projections.
Process journal entries and analyze cost allocations to ensure accuracy and proper alignment with financial statements.
Calculate plant inefficiency and analyze production data to identify cost drivers and improvement opportunities.
Own financial results, interpret performance, and clearly communicate the story behind the numbers to stakeholders.
Leverage advanced Excel and ERP systems to build reports, perform variance analysis, and support P&L analysis.
Contribute to forecasting, data analysis, and variance analysis to support decision-making.
Participate in digitalization initiatives, including scripting, automation, and AI-driven solutions, to enhance operational and reporting efficiencies.
Build or support the development of dashboards and reports, including the use of Power BI where applicable.

Requirements

2–3 years of experience in a Financial Analyst position.
Experience performing journal entries and supporting month-end close processes.
Experience with product costing, project costing, and manufacturing or plant-related cost analysis.
Hands-on experience with a large ERP system (SAP or another comparable ERP).
Advanced Excel skills, including SUMIFS, complex IF statements, and VLOOKUP functions.
Strong analytical mindset and professional financial acumen.
Experience with financial analysis, including P&L analysis, forecasting, data analysis, and variance analysis.
Ability to understand and analyze waste reporting, plant inefficiencies, and overtime variances.
Digitalization mindset with the ability to use technology to drive operational efficiencies.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (or a closely related field).
Manufacturing finance experience, particularly in a plant or consumer packaged goods (CPG) environment (preferred).
Prior experience with SAP specifically, in addition to other large ERP systems (preferred).
Experience building dashboards and using Power BI for reporting and analytics (preferred).
Exposure to scripting, programming, or automation tools to support digitalization and reporting efficiency.
Interest or experience in AI-driven digitalization initiatives.
Professional accounting designation such as CPA, or progress toward such a designation (preferred).
Strong time management skills and the ability to meet strict deadlines, especially during month-end and busy seasons.
Demonstrated growth mindset with a strong desire to advance into larger roles.
Ability to communicate effectively with both finance and operations stakeholders and to translate data into clear business insights.

Skills

Financial Analysis
Product Costing
Project Costing
Manufacturing Cost Analysis
Plant Cost Analysis
ERP Systems (SAP)
Advanced Excel
SUMIFS
Complex IF Statements
VLOOKUP
P&L Analysis
Forecasting
Data Analysis
Variance Analysis
Waste Reporting
Digitalization
Power BI
Scripting
Automation
AI-driven Solutions
Time Management
Communication

Location

Toronto, ON

Work Type

On-site
Permanent

Experience Level

2-3 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Salary/Compensations

$75000.00 - $85000.00/yr

Benefits

Performance-based bonus structure

About the Company

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 U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

Equal Opportunity

Aston Carter 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.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.