Job Title: Financial Analyst & Cost Accountant
Job Description
The Financial Analyst & Cost Accountant drives financial performance monitoring and manufacturing cost optimization across a network of 22 production plants in the North American residential and commercial roofing sector. This individual contributor role combines hands-on cost accounting with corporate financial planning and analysis to standardize financial tracking, identify production variances, and support strategic multi-plant decisions. The role leverages JDE ERP to manage intercompany transfer pricing, ensure accurate product costing, and streamline financial workflows across all facilities.
Responsibilities

• Maintain and update product standard costs across all 22 manufacturing facilities to ensure accurate and consistent costing.
• Analyze monthly variances in material, labor, and overhead utilization against budgets and standards, and provide clear explanations and recommendations.
• Oversee standard inventory valuation, including the calculation and monitoring of obsolescence reserves and support for annual physical inventory counts.
• Audit Bills of Materials (BOM) and routing configurations to ensure accurate product costing and proper reflection of manufacturing processes.
• Manage and maintain work center rates and inventory costing to support reliable standard cost calculations.
• Update, maintain, and audit intercompany transfer pricing across the multi-plant network within the JDE ERP environment.
• Ensure alignment of transfer prices between shipping and receiving plants and resolve discrepancies within ERP systems.
• Document transfer pricing methodologies to support corporate tax requirements and internal compliance rules.
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards to benchmark, rank, and compare plant efficiency and profitability across all facilities.
• Assist senior financial analysts with the development of annual operational budgets for the plants and the preparation of monthly rolling forecasts.
• Analyze product line and plant-specific margins to provide insights that guide corporate pricing and profitability strategies.
• Own and safeguard costing integrity across the multi-plant manufacturing environment by continuously reviewing and improving costing processes.
• Support month-end close activities related to cost accounting, inventory, and variance analysis, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Collaborate with plant operations, finance, and corporate teams to interpret financial results and recommend cost optimization opportunities.
• Use advanced Excel and business intelligence tools to perform detailed cost analysis and present findings in a clear, actionable format.

Essential Skills

• Minimum 3-5 years of cost accounting or financial analysis experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience with cost accounting in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with standard costing, including cost rolls and maintenance of standard costs.
• Strong background in variance analysis for materials, labor, and overhead.
• Experience with work center rates and inventory costing processes.
• Practical involvement in budgeting processes and monthly forecasting cycles.
• Financial analysis experience within manufacturing; experience in building materials or roofing is an asset.
• Hands-on experience working within a JDE ERP platform.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis, modeling, and reporting.
• Solid understanding of inventory management, including valuation and obsolescence reserves.
• Ability to build and interpret KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to own and maintain costing integrity across multiple plants and stakeholders.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business field.
• Professional designation such as CMA, CPA, or CFA is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Power BI or Tableau as a data visualization and reporting tool is an asset.
• Experience in the building materials or roofing industry is considered a plus.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with plant operations and corporate finance teams.
• Ability to work independently as an individual contributor while supporting a larger finance team.
• Interest in ongoing professional development, with support available for CPA and other education dues.

Work Environment
This role is based on-site in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, within a corporate finance team of approximately 34 people. The standard work schedule runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., five days per week in the office. The environment offers exposure to plant and operations finance across facilities in Canada and the United States, providing broad visibility into multi-plant manufacturing performance. The role relies heavily on JDE ERP, Microsoft Excel, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau. The dress code is business casual, reflecting a professional yet approachable workplace culture in a growing organization headquartered in Ontario.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Mississauga, ON.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $95000.00/yr.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Mississauga,ON.