Linde Canada Inc.
Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst (full time) Mississauga, ON, Canada | req31375
The FP&A Analyst will be involved in supporting the month-end process to ensure accurate financial results, forecasting, budgeting and ad hoc analysis for special projects. The position reports to the Financial Controller, PKG and will be a key part of the Financial Planning and Analysis team. Strong organizational, analytical and communication skills are invaluable. This role will be responsible for completing varied activities within tight deadlines and will interact with other finance and accounting personnel.
What you will enjoy doing* - This role is a great mix of finance and business partnering-you'd be supporting the monthly close process, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
- You'd work closely with the Merchant Sales leadership team, helping them understand sales trends, customer performance, pricing, product mix, and overall profitability.
- A big part of the role is turning financial data into meaningful insights that help the business make better decisions and drive growth.
- You'd be responsible for preparing monthly reporting packages and explaining key performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and overall business results.
- The role is heavily involved in budgeting and forecasting, partnering with stakeholders to develop accurate revenue, volume, margin, and cost projections.
- You'd monitor key financial and operational metrics, investigate variances, identify trends, and recommend actions to improve performance and cash flow.
- There's a strong focus on continuous improvement, including streamlining reporting and forecasting processes through automation and better tools.
- Overall, it's a highly visible role where you'll partner with both finance and commercial teams, providing insights that directly influence business performance and strategy.
What makes you great* - We're ideally looking for someone with a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field, and a CPA designation (or someone working toward it) would be a strong asset.
- The role is best suited for someone with about 5-8 years of experience in FP&A, accounting, or finance, ideally within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- A big part of the position is analyzing sales performance, profitability, pricing, and business trends to help support strategic decision-making.
- You'll need to be comfortable working with large amounts of data and translating it into actionable business insights.
- Strong Excel skills are important, as you'll be involved in financial modeling, forecasting, reporting, and analysis.
- This is a highly collaborative role, so strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships across different teams are key.
- We're looking for someone who can confidently partner with stakeholders and influence decisions through data-driven recommendations.
- A continuous improvement mindset is important, along with experience using ERP and reporting tools such as Oracle BI, Hyperion, JD Edwards, or similar systems.
This is an existing position with an annual salary range of $80,000 - $87,500
Have we inspired you? Let's talk about it We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.
*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.
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