The Senior Financial Analyst partners with plant leadership to drive financial performance through budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost accounting, and month-end close activities. Responsibilities include managing labor spend, preparing management reports and performance review materials, costing new initiatives, identifying process improvements, automating reporting, and communicating financial results, risks, and opportunities to senior leaders. The role supports controls, compliance, operational decision-making, and continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.
Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
You will perform detailed finance work, transactions and data structuring under the guidance of the Finance Manager. You will collect data, be responsible for maintaining information integrity, monitor reconciliations and conduct basic checks and controls.
How you will contribute
You will:
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
More about this role
The Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) serves as a strategic financial partner to plant leadership, driving financial performance through rigorous analysis, forecasting, and cost management. This role is responsible for budgeting, variance analysis, month-end close activities, and costing of new initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical expertise with effective communication skills to influence operational decision-making and support the company's financial objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
This is an on-site role with remote work on Friday's.
Preferred
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.
Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.
Job Type
Regular
Finance Planning & Performance Management
Finance
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
You will perform detailed finance work, transactions and data structuring under the guidance of the Finance Manager. You will collect data, be responsible for maintaining information integrity, monitor reconciliations and conduct basic checks and controls.
How you will contribute
You will:
- Execute aspects of finance planning and performance management process and related financial decisions potentially including Annual Contract planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modeling and decision support for a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team. You will also execute data collection and data integrity checks
- Contribute to a strong controls and compliance environment in area of scope and ensure full compliance with our policies
- Execute ad hoc analyses and projects as requested by the Senior Finance Manager (or Director)
- Support projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and embrace a mindset of continuous improvement
- Contribute to a high-performing Finance team. You will also invest in personal development and the development of your Finance peers
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
- TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial analysis and data collection/structuring
- BUSINESS ACUMEN and a basic understanding of our business, consumer packaged goods industry, and local snacking market. Relevant experience in a regional (or sizeable local) business
- LEADERSHIP SKILLS including collaboration and communication skills within a larger Finance team. Team player with can do mentality to deliver results
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- INTEGRITY and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
More about this role
The Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) serves as a strategic financial partner to plant leadership, driving financial performance through rigorous analysis, forecasting, and cost management. This role is responsible for budgeting, variance analysis, month-end close activities, and costing of new initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical expertise with effective communication skills to influence operational decision-making and support the company's financial objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic advice and collaborate with plant leadership to ensure business and financial targets are met, aligning plant operations with the company's broader goals and financial health.
- Review and manage Direct Variable labor spend; provide strategic guidance on corrective actions through line variance reporting.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and manage the company's budgeting and forecasting processes, including creating financial models, analyzing variances, and providing insights on financial performance.
- Prepare management reports to analyze budget-to-actual variances and track department spending against actuals.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, including streamlining processes, enhancing financial analysis, and automating financial reports.
- Review financial performance weekly, identify risks and opportunities, and communicate results to the Plant Leadership team.
- Lead the month-end closing process, ensure accruals are accurate, and independently resolve complex journal entries.
- Perform costing for new initiatives, evaluating expenses related to launching new products, processes, or equipment, and identifying opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining quality.
- Prepare performance review decks for monthly operations review meetings.
- Partner with the plant operations team to ensure all costing assumptions are accurate and challenge the status quo.
- Review plant financial performance weekly and monthly; articulate results to the Finance Director, Plant Director, and senior leadership team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or a similar role, preferably in a manufacturing or plant environment.
- Strong proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP systems).
- Solid understanding of cost accounting principles and variance analysis.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey financial insights to non-financial stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
This is an on-site role with remote work on Friday's.
Preferred
- MBA or Master's degree in Finance or Accounting.
- CPA, CMA, or CFA certification.
- Experience with process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).
- Prior experience in a food manufacturing or bakery environment.
- Advanced Digitalization skillset
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.
Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.
Job Type
Regular
Finance Planning & Performance Management
Finance
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