Finance Analyst, Manufacturing Performance

Key Responsibilities

Plant Costing & Overhead Allocation / Indirect Cost Recovery

• Support monthly plant costing and variance routines by compiling inputs, validating data, and preparing summary reporting.

• Assist with overhead allocation and indirect cost recovery analysis by gathering data, highlighting exceptions, and documenting drivers.
• Learn key manufacturing cost drivers (material, labor, overhead) and support follow-ups with plant stakeholders.

Inventory Performance & Control

• Support inventory performance reporting (accuracy, adjustments, aging, excess/obsolete, shortages) and maintain recurring dashboards.

• Assist with investigation of inventory exceptions and help document root causes and corrective actions with Inventory Control and plant teams.
• Support physical inventory preparation and reconciliation activities, including tracking and reporting of issues.

Plant Performance & Advisory Support

• Maintain and update plant KPI reporting (throughput, efficiency, utilization, quality, service), ensuring consistent definitions and timely delivery.
• Support plant issue investigations by collecting data and helping quantify financial impacts.

Procurement & Inventory Planning Support

• Support procurement and planning analytics (supplier trends, lead times, inventory parameters) through reporting and basic insights.
• Assist in standardizing templates, data sources, and reporting routines to improve consistency and adoption.

Margin Performance (Customer, Product Install & Freight)

• Support recurring margin reviews by maintaining dashboards, compiling inputs, and assisting with variance follow-up.
• Partner with stakeholders to document drivers of margin movement and track actions tied to improvement opportunities.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Support improvement of reporting processes through automation, template enhancements, and documentation of routines.
• Ensure data accuracy through validation, reconciliation, and clear audit trails for recurring deliverables.

Required Competencies

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; comfortable working with large datasets.
• Solid foundation in financial concepts (variance analysis, costing basics, inventory fundamentals).
• Intermediate-to-advanced Excel skills; exposure to BI tools (e.g., Power BI) is an asset.
• Clear communicator with the ability to summarize findings and ask the right questions.
• Organized and able to manage recurring deadlines with guidance and coaching.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related discipline (CPA preferred).
• 2–5 years of experience in finance/analytics, manufacturing finance, supply chain analytics, or related roles (co-op/internship experience considered).
• ERP exposure and strong reporting capability (Excel; BI tools an asset).
• Manufacturing/operations environment exposure considered an asset.