About the Company
Our client is a leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. They are looking for a Senior Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis to join their team!
Why Work Here
- Canadian headquartered global CPG company
- Excellent boss who will be an excellent mentor
- Super interesting broad role which will have end to end visibility across FP&A and be on a team that is at the front end of the growth at High Liner.
- Highly visible role
- Fantastic culture. Family company that is well run and people are well taken care of.
- Great growth opportunities within the business
About the Opportunity
- Develop a structured process for evaluating product feasibility, enabling quick go/no-go decisions.
- Partner with the innovation team to design financial sprints, allowing the organization to move fast where possible.
- Build tools that enable teams to self-assess viability at early stages without FP&A bottlenecks.
- Own end-to-end financial modeling for new products, including revenue projections, cost structures, and expected margins.
- Forecast the financial impact of innovation initiatives, ensuring alignment with broader P&L and budget processes.
- Develop a proforma P&L framework that clarifies cost timing vs. revenue realization for better financial planning.
- Work closely with Procurement & Product Development to understand cost drivers and pricing structures.
- Provide scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to optimize pricing decisions and maximize profitability.
- Deliver clear ROI models to help leadership understand necessary tradeoffs and financial impact of strategic choices.
- Act as the financial liaison between Procurement, R&D, Marketing, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment on innovation strategy.
- Present findings to business partners and senior leadership with a focus on key insights, risks, and opportunities.
- Provide clear direction on whether initiatives are on or off track and what corrective actions may be needed.
- Faster speed-to-market for new products through better financial visibility.
- Improved decision-making via robust business cases and scenario modeling.
- Self-sufficient innovation team with financial tools enabling quicker assessments.
- Clearer understanding of when costs are incurred vs. when revenue/profit is realized.
About You
- University degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field
- 5 years in FP&A, ideally in CPG or food manufacturing with exposure to pricing, costing, and forecasting.
- Strong financial modeling skills, with experience in building P&Ls, ROI models, and scenario analysis.
- Ability to present financial insights in a concise, actionable way to business partners and leadership.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working cross-functionally across finance and commercial teams
Salary Range
$130,000 to $140,000/year
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