Finance Business Partner

Job summary

The Finance Business Partner will manage operations cost budgeting, forecasting, and capital spend analysis for 45 locations. They are responsible for identifying continuous improvement initiatives, preparing month-end journal entries, and providing financial performance analysis to senior management.

Job details

Adecco is hiring a full-time Operations Finance Business Analyst for Industrial gas supplier company to support their finance team in Mississauga. Pay Rate: $45-$47 /hour depending on experience Location: Mississauga, ON (Onsite) Schedule: Monday–Friday | Between 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Job Type: 4 months contract with a possibility of extension Here’s why you should apply: Paid weekly accurate and on time Strong health and safety programs Medical and dental benefits once qualified Free training programs New and quicker onboarding process Duties and Responsibilities: Develop and maintain an understanding of how actual costs are coded and flow through the system. Identify continuous improvement initiatives within existing processes to drive efficiencies and establish new processes. Participate in cross-functional business projects and ad-hoc analysis as needed. Courage to serve as business partner to 22 Plant Managers with different skill sets and financial understanding (managing with influence). Budgeting and Forecasting: Responsible for all Operations Cost and Budgeting procedural requirements. Is responsible for creation of both Fixed ($28MM) and Capital Budgets ($25MM-$30MM). Manage the annual budget and monthly forecasting process for Operations, and work with management to drive decisions. Works directly and provides direction for all Annual Budgeting and Monthly Spending to entire M&O Operations organization which includes 45 locations, 22 Plant Managers and 5 Regional Managers. Understand key drivers of budget ($48MM-$52MM) and forecast and what may drive variances. Forecasting and consolidation of Operations capital spend – including validation and review of capital requests, and project prioritization. Performance Management and Execution: Improve financial and operation status by analyzing results across systems, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to management. Responsible for Day to Day Operations Project approvals and justifications both from a business and financial perspective. Questions Plants on Spend or Forecasts with a strong sense of Technical Understanding. Work with Capital Accounting to identify asset acquisitions and retirements. Ensure properly capital transfers costs as Labour and assets to Capital investments projects approved. Reporting and Analysis: Preparation of month-end journal entries for Operations and Customer Service. Prepare monthly financial results package, ensuring proper analysis and interpretation of performance are provided to senior management, drives cost management. Analyzes and evaluates financial and operating implications of all Operations financial data. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing and costing experience. Strong analytical skills. Must be proficient in Excel and in Digital Tools Creating dashboards for rapid identification of cost opportunities (Visibility) Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong collaboration skills across multiple disciplines and must be a team player. Oracle BI, Tableau and/or JD Edwards experience an asset. Experience in creating trends for analysis using Digital tools and creating automate processes. Are you interested in this position? Apply now! Our dynamic team of recruiters will reach out if you qualify for this role.

What you’ll do

The Finance Business Partner will manage operations cost budgeting, forecasting, and capital spend analysis for 45 locations. They are responsible for identifying continuous improvement initiatives, preparing month-end journal entries, and providing financial performance analysis to senior management.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting and possess at least 5 years of experience in manufacturing and costing. Proficiency in Excel and digital tools is required, with experience in Oracle BI, Tableau, or JD Edwards considered an asset.

Benefits

• Paid weekly • Health and safety programs • Medical benefits • Dental benefits • Free training programs

Listed skills

• Tableau · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Finance
• Accounting
• Manufacturing
• Costing
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Financial analysis
• Excel
• Digital tools
• Dashboard creation
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Collaboration
• Oracle BI
• Tableau
• JD Edwards

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Data & Analytics