Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst | Mississauga | 5-Month Contract

Location: Mississauga, ON - Hybrid, 4 days in office, Monday to Thursday

Duration: 5-month contract, with the possibility of extension

About the Opportunity:

Our client in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector is seeking a Financial Analyst to help turn commercial performance data into insights that drive business decisions. Partnering with Finance, Sales and Marketing, you will analyze gross profit, investigate performance variances and explain what is driving results across brands and customers.

This role is ideal for an analytical finance professional who enjoys working closely with the business and translating numbers into meaningful insights. Established reporting templates, documented processes and support from a Senior Financial Analyst will allow you to focus on interpreting results and communicating findings to commercial leaders and senior executives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze weekly gross profit at the SKU level, investigating variances against budgets and forecasts.

• Break down volume and rate impacts to explain the drivers of profitability changes.

• Extract, organize and analyze financial data in Excel using established reporting templates.

• Prepare clear weekly performance reports for Sales and Marketing teams.

• Support financial consolidation and develop commentary explaining results by brand and customer.

• Identify emerging trends, unusual movements and data discrepancies requiring further review.

• Partner with Finance, Sales and Marketing to communicate findings and support commercial decision-making.

Qualifications:

• Experience in corporate finance, FP&A or commercial financial reporting.

• Demonstrated experience analyzing results against budgets and forecasts and explaining key variances.

• Strong Excel proficiency, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables and data manipulation.

• Strong analytical judgment, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and connect financial results to business performance.

• Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and a collaborative approach.

• Availability to work on-site in Mississauga Monday through Thursday.

If you are qualified and interested in this opportunity, please send your resume in Word format to Rabia Azeem at rabia.azeem@randstad.ca