Senior Financial / Cost Analyst (Temp-to-Perm)

Mississauga, ON
On-site
Posted Nov 4, 2026
1 position

$40–$45 / hour

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Apply on LinkedIn (LinkedIn sign-in required)

Job summary

Partner with plant and production teams to resolve operational issues, deliver monthly manufacturing scorecards, and analyze plant performance and cost variances. Own site-level costing and innovation analysis, recommend productivity and operational improvements, maintain costing policies and documentation, and support ad hoc reporting and year-end audits.

Job details

Primary Responsibilities: Partner with plant managers and the production team to ensure the smooth running of our manufacturing facilities, investigating and resolving day-to-day issues that arise. Lead the preparation and delivery of a comprehensive monthly manufacturing scorecard with operation and financial KPI’s that gives a driver-based understanding of variances and provides full visibility to overall plant performance to the organization. Ownership of innovation and site level costing. Review and analyze costing elements for each production line, validate product costing for innovation or formula changes with brand, supply chain and R&D teams, and conduct ad hoc costing analytics. Provide recommendations on opportunities for productivity initiatives and areas of opportunity across our manufacturing footprint, including Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) decisions, inventory management, controls, quality, safety or other key areas. Drive compliance with our costing policies, processes and procedures, and provide recommendations for improvement and efficiency. Maintain documentation on our costing processes and methodologies. Prepare ad-hoc reports and analysis with variance explanations and recommendations as required by Plant Managers, the Finance team and the Senior Leadership Team. Support the year-end audit by providing working papers, costing analytics and responses to audit queries in a timely fashion. Key Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree (business, finance or accounting specialization preferred). Accounting designation (CPA or equivalent) or working towards completion. 3-5 years of progressive experience in finance or accounting in a manufacturing environment. CPG experience is an asset. Familiarity with costing methodologies, and 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 are required.

What you’ll do

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting is preferred, along with a CPA or equivalent designation or progress toward completion. Candidates should have 3–5 years of progressive finance or accounting experience in manufacturing, familiarity with costing methods and SAP or other ERP systems, strong analytical and financial modeling skills, and advanced Excel skills; CPG experience is an asset.