Senior Financial Analyst

An Opportunity to Grow into a Controller Role

Location: Guelph
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Work Arrangement: Primarily Office-Based with Some Work-from-Home Flexibility

Are you an accountant who enjoys understanding the financial and operational side of a business? Are you ready to expand your responsibilities, gain broader financial exposure and take the next step in your career?

This is an exciting chance to join a specialized manufacturing company where you can build on your cost accounting experience, work closely with management and develop a broader understanding of the business. For the right individual, this role offers the potential to grow into a Controller position within approximately three years.

The Company

Our client is a wholly owned subsidiary of a large multinational organization based in Guelph. The company manufactures specialized equipment and provides maintenance and service parts to support its customers.

With a focus on continued growth and diversification, the organization offers an interesting and dynamic manufacturing environment. This is an opportunity to become part of a business where finance plays an important role in supporting operations, improving performance and guiding business decisions.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the finance team, the Senior Financial Analyst will play a key role in analyzing manufacturing costs, managing inventory-related accounting and providing insight into the company's financial performance.

Beyond the core cost accounting responsibilities, this position offers the opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business and expand into other areas of financial management. You will work closely with finance, operations and management, gaining valuable exposure to the broader financial and operational activities of the organization.

Over the next approximately three years, there is the potential for the successful candidate to assume increasing responsibility and develop into a Controller role.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys the technical aspects of accounting but is equally interested in understanding how a business operates, contributing to decision-making and building toward a future leadership position.

Key Responsibilities

- Analyze manufacturing costs,



including materials, direct labour and overhead, to provide insight into production costs and profitability.
- Review product costing and investigate variances between standard, budgeted and actual costs.
- Support inventory accounting, including valuations, reconciliations and analysis.
- Prepare financial reports and management analyses to highlight costs, margins, trends and overall business performance.
- Participate in month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting processes.
- Partner with operations and other departments to understand production activities, evaluate cost drivers and identify opportunities for improved efficiency and cost control.
- Help maintain effective internal controls, accounting procedures and accurate financial records.
- Utilize the company's ERP system to access, analyze and interpret financial and operational information.
- Gradually assume broader accounting and financial management responsibilities as your knowledge of the business develops.

What You Bring

- Experience in cost accounting, general accounting or financial analysis within a manufacturing environment.
- A solid understanding of manufacturing costs, product costing and inventory accounting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to interpret financial information and communicate findings in a clear, practical manner.
- Experience working with an ERP system and strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- The ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues across finance, operations and management.
- A proactive, hands-on approach and an interest in understanding the business beyond the accounting function.
- The ambition and potential to take on broader financial responsibilities and grow into a leadership role.
- A CPA designation or progress toward obtaining one would be an asset.





Why Consider This Opportunity?

- Career Growth: An opportunity to broaden your experience and potentially progress into a Controller role within approximately three years.
- Broader Business Exposure: Gain valuable insight into the financial and operational aspects of a specialized manufacturing business.
- Management Interaction: Work closely with the finance team, operations and business leadership.
- Established Organization: Join a growing company supported by a large, well-established multinational organization.
- Professional Development: Expand your accounting and financial management capabilities while taking on increasing responsibility.
- Flexibility: Enjoy an office-based work environment with some flexibility to work from home.

If you are looking for more than a traditional Cost Accountant position and are interested in building toward a future leadership role, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

Interested in learning more?

Please submit your résumé in MS Word format to Trovo Resources at [email protected] for confidential consideration. All inquiries will be treated confidentially.

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Pay: $80,000.00-$100,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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