Financial Analyst, Commercial Finance

Job Description

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Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director, Commercial Finance, the Commercial Financial Analyst will drive data-driven insights and automation to accelerate customer development. The ideal candidate will deliver costing and pricing analyses and partner on digitization initiatives that enhance product and customer profitability.

What FGF Offers

• FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training.  Unleashing Your Potential 
• Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible medical / Health spending account
• RRSP matching program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct customer, product, and category margin analyses, delivering actionable pricing and profitability recommendations to support profitable growth.
• Automate recurring reporting, pricing, variance, and reconciliation workflows using Power Query, Power BI, Python/VBA, or advanced Excel — reducing manual effort and improving accuracy, consistency, and turnaround time.
• Validate model outputs and analyses against baselines and source data before release, maintaining accuracy and audit-ready controls.
• Apply AI tools (Claude, Copilot, or similar) to read and transform large data files, draft and audit analytical logic, document models, and accelerate analysis — leading process-improvement initiatives across Commercial Finance workflows.
• Translate specialized pricing and costing business logic into auditable, automated tools, and partner with the SAP and digitization initiatives to help transition that logic toward enterprise systems as they mature — including maintaining the accuracy and integrity of underlying master data (customer pricing, promotional accruals, custom setups).
• Document model logic, assumptions, and methodologies to support continuity, knowledge transfer, and audit readiness.
• Partner with Finance, Sales, and Operations throughout the project lifecycle to understand business needs, challenge assumptions, and propose scalable solutions, including other ad-hoc analysis and business transformation projects as required. 

Required Experience

• 2-3 years of relevant commercial experience in a financial analytical capacity is required (food manufacturing preferred).
• University Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field.
• Advanced excel skills and financial/scenario modeling analysis.
• Experience with Power Query, Power BI, VBA, Python, or other automation and data visualization tools considered an asset.  
• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems, with interest in digital/AI integrations.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and automation mindset.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Self-driven and adaptable in a fast-paced, digital environment.
• Ability to reliably commute to the office in North York, ON for work.

What is the recipe for a great career at FGF?

Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current, existing vacancy within our organization.

Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills.  Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.