About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Join the Magic</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Our Mission</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">We are more than 11.000 employees in over 100 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3.4 billion euros (in 2024). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">As Puratos in Canada continues its growth journey across the country, we are in search of hiring the following position for our Richmond (BC)/Mississauga (ON) Location:</span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A Finance Operations</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">(Can be located in British Columbia or Ontario)</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#984806"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Your Mission</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Puratos Canada is expanding its Finance Operations team to deepen costing rigor and analytical support across our three manufacturing plants — Mississauga (ON), Fraser Valley (BC), and Richmond (BC). The Senior Financial Analyst is the operational and costing backbone of the team, owning daily and month-end costing, standard-versus-actual analysis, and plant-level reporting, while partnering closely with the Finance Operations Manager and plant teams to turn raw operational data into decisions. This is a hands-on, SAP-intensive role for someone who wants to own the numbers behind a food manufacturing business and grow into a broader business-partnering mandate. Candidate can reside in either Ontario (based out of th Mississauga Office), or in British Columbia (based out of the Richmond or Chilliwack BC Office)</span></p> <p style="margin:6.0pt 0.0cm 0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">What you will do</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">OPEX deep-dives: </span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">review operating expenses (freight, storage, utilities, repairs & maintenance, travel/OOE), investigate climbing costs, and flag root causes.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Monthly forecasting</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: support detailed forecasting that draws the right KPIs from projected volume rather than high-level estimates.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Annual budget</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: support the build of a realistic, plant-specific budget, including plant P&Ls to assess true profitability.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Cost forecasting</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: support production and distribution cost forecasting at a detailed, plant-specific level.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Variance analysis</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: build forward-looking variance analysis tying cost movements to volume, mix, and operational drivers.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Cost savings</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: support cost-saving initiatives and hold departments accountable to their budgets.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Daily costing</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: own daily costing requirements, including standard cost setup and review for new item creations.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Standard vs. actual</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: review monthly, flag items materially exceeding standard, and raise with operations, procurement and pricing teams.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Routing reviews</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: assess and adjust routings for top products so true costs are accurately reflected.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">SAP data</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: pull and segregate SAP data by plant, since consolidated tools will not break results out by site.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">P&Ls in Power BI</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: build and maintain Plant and Customer P&Ls with correct cost allocation to assess true profitability.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Biweekly reporting</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: produce a biweekly production-expense report so operations can course-correct within the month.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Working capital</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">: support AR, AP, and inventory analysis and inventory days / level target-setting.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">What we expect from you</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA (or in progress) preferred.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">2+ years in cost accounting or financial analysis, ideally in manufacturing (food / CPG a strong asset).</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Detail-oriented, self-directed, and comfortable owning month-end/review deliverables.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Advanced Excel / financial modeling skills. Power BI proficiency preferred.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Strong communicator able to business-partner with plant operations and non-finance stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Hands-on SAP experience required.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">What you can expect from Puratos</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Competitive salary, bonus and benefits (Salary Range $80,000 - $95,000 per yr based on experience)</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Rewarding career and growth potential worldwide</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Challenges in an excellent international company</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Fast pace and dynamic working environment</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Continuous training in management and business principles</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Be an integral part of a successful global company</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Hybrid working environment requiring 3 days in office</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">We are a warm family company with a historical growth track record and a clear long-term vision for the future. We promote a caring, trustful and respecting work environment by putting people first. For additional company information, candidates are encouraged to visit our company website </span><a href="http://www.puratos.com"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">www.puratos.com</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace, that fully embraces diversity and equal</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities as required. </span></em></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"><br><em>Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. </em></span></p>