Company Overview
The Butcher Shoppe stands as one of Canada’s largest independent meat purveyors, proudly supplying exceptional products to some of Ontario’s most recognized restaurants, chefs, hotels, hospitality groups, and foodservice businesses. For more than 40 years, we’ve built our reputation on quality, craftsmanship, service, and strong relationships. Our team combines the expertise of traditional butchery with a modern, fast-moving approach to foodservice, sourcing premium products and offering extensive custom cutting and portioning capabilities. What sets The Butcher Shoppe apart is our ability to work closely with our customers. Whether helping a chef source a unique product, developing a new menu item, creating a custom specification, or finding the right solution as markets change, we aim to be more than a supplier - we want to be a trusted partner to the businesses we serve. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for ambitious people who are excited about food, hospitality and leveraging data to solve real world problems.
Position Overview
Reporting to the FP&A Manager, the FP&A Analyst supports company-wide planning, forecasting and performance reporting. The business is in the middle of implementing SAP S/4HANA to replace its legacy ERP. The analyst will help define the planning and management reporting requirements for the new system and transition reporting during the cutover. This role suits a recent graduate with strong analytical and problem-solving skills who is eager to build a broad understanding of how the business operates end to end. This role is 5 days a week in office.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare the period results package, including variance commentary versus plan and prior year, and present it to the leadership team on the period review cycle
- Build and maintain the annual plan and the quarterly reforecast - revenue, margin, operating expenses, headcount, capital and cash - coordinating inputs from sales, operations and accounting
- Maintain the five-year strategic plan and the capital expenditure model, including scenario analysis for growth, capacity and investment decisions
- Design and maintain the company KPI pack and the FP&A calendar, working with the Controller to align the reporting rhythm with the accounting close
- Help stand up the Commercial Finance team by developing robust Excel models supported by Power Query
- Support the SAP S/4HANA implementation: define planning and management reporting requirements, participate in design workshops and user acceptance testing, and reconcile legacy and SAP results at cutover
- Produce ad hoc analysis and business cases for the FP&A Manager, Controller and CFO
Qualifications/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related quantitative field; progress toward a CPA or CFA designation is an asset
- 1–2 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, accounting or a related analytical role, including relevant co-op or internship experience
- Strong financial modelling skills and advanced Excel, including Power Query and Power Pivot; experience with Power BI, DAX or SQL is an asset
- Demonstrated proficiency in using AI tools to help accelerate analysis, modelling and documentation
- Solid grasp of the three financial statements, cash flow and how operating drivers flow into results; experience in food, manufacturing or distribution is an asset
- Exposure to ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or similar) is an asset but not required; curiosity about how systems and data fit together is required
- Excellent analytical skills, supported by attention to detail and driven towards insights and clear recommendations
- Problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity, with a bias towards solution development
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines inside a close and planning cycle
