Senior Financial Analyst-Manufacturing

As the Senior Financial Analyst-Manufacturing, you will provide financial leadership and strategic partnership to plant operations, procurement, and cross-functional teams by delivering actionable financial insights that drive operational performance and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include leading monthly production variance reporting, conducting product cost analysis, supporting financial forecasting, and coordinating plant specific year-end audit activities. As the primary finance partner to plant leadership, you will influence decision-making, promote accountability, and help drive cost optimization and operational excellence through strong analytical skills, collaboration, and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

Partner with plant managers and the production team to ensure the smooth running of manufacturing facilities, investigating and resolving day-to-day issues; Lead the preparation and delivery of a comprehensive monthly manufacturing scorecard with operation and financial KPIs; Ownership of innovation and site level costing, review and analyze costing elements for each production line, validate product costing for innovation or formula changes, and conduct ad hoc costing analytics; Provide recommendations on opportunities for productivity initiatives and areas of opportunity across the manufacturing footprint, including CAPEX decisions, inventory management, controls, quality, safety; Drive compliance with costing policies, processes and procedures, provide recommendations for improvement and efficiency, and maintain documentation on costing processes and methodologies; Prepare ad-hoc reports and analysis with variance explanations and recommendations as required; Support the year-end audit by providing working papers, costing analytics and responses to audit queries

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree; Accounting designation (CPA or equivalent) or working towards completion; 3-5 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting in a manufacturing environment; Familiarity with costing methodologies; Experience with SAP or other ERP systems; Strong record of performance management, financial analysis and planning accountability; Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills with strong attention to detail; Strong Excel skills; Experience uncovering key insights and leveraging them to make fact-based decisions; Experience collaborating with and influencing cross-functional partners with a solutions-oriented approach; Proactive and ambitious mindset willing to challenge the status quo; Strong communication skills and comfort working with senior leaders

Nice to have

CPG experience; business, finance or accounting specialization

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program with costs covered by Riverside; RRSP matching or 401k matching; Profit Sharing Plan eligibility; Employee-Led Resource Groups (ERGs); Riverside University program; Tuition Reimbursement Program; Open concept work environment