Job Description

Get to know Sleeman Breweries
At Sleeman Breweries, our people make us exceptional. We're a company founded by entrepreneurs, and that spirit is alive and thriving today. If you want to make your mark, this is the place for you - and we want to work with you!
While we're Canada's third-largest brewer, we're also a place where you can get to know everyone's name and they'll get to know yours. People here care about what they do and the people they work with.
Our commitment to our people and our values are clear. In 2023, we were named one of Canada's Best Employers (Forbes Magazine) and one of Canada's Greenest Employers.
What you'll get
To attract top-tier talent, we offer top-tier benefits:Compensation that's a step ahead RRSP matching program to help you save for retirement A commitment to work-life balance and flexible work arrangements when appropriate for the role Benefits coverage for partners and kids Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers Employee beer credit Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees Employee and family assistance program Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites

What you'll do - The opportunity
Position:
Senior Financial Analyst
Location:
Guelph, Ontario
Level:
Individual Contributor
Hiring Range:
77000
to
96200
Description:
As a key member of the Financial Planning & Analysis team, the Senior Financial Analyst - Regional serves as a strategic business partner to regional and national leadership. This role leads financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support across operations, supply chain, and commercial functions. The successful candidate will drive profitability, operational efficiency, and long-term growth through data-driven insights and cross-functional collaboration. This role reports directly to the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis and has high visibility across senior leadership, influencing decisions that shape regional and national performance. This is a hybrid position requiring two in-office days per week at our Guelph location.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial AnalysisLead core FP&A activities including full financial statement analysis, revenue/COGS/expense trends, and gross margin optimization. Build advanced financial models and conduct profitability analysis to identify business drivers and strategic opportunities. Deliver executive-level insights through scenario planning and strategic forecasting. Support regional departments with actionable financial insights to improve performance. Analyze brewery and logistics performance to uncover inefficiencies and recommend cost-effective solutions. Evaluate standard costs at manufacturing facilities and perform monthly variance analysis. Lead margin analysis by customer and SKU; support pricing and new SKU decisions with data-backed recommendations. Monitor industry trends and collaborate with leadership to adapt to market changes. Act as the primary regional contact for regulatory bodies, preparing financial analysis and responses. Collaborate with other Senior Financial Analysts and the National FP&A Manager to align on trends and results. Deliver ad-hoc reporting, analysis, and modeling for senior management. Recommend changes to internal processes and business strategies to improve financial outcomes.

BudgetingOwn the annual regional budgeting process, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and strategic priorities. Oversee the annual standard costing process for the region. Consolidate departmental budgets and deliver regional and consolidated analysis to senior stakeholders. Continuously improve the annual budget and strategic planning processes through simplification and automation.

ForecastingLead preparation and analysis of monthly regional forecasts; present insights to the National Management Team (NMT). Analyze and interpret actual national consolidated performance vs. budget, prior year, and forecast expectations. Drive continuous improvement of the forecasting process by enhancing tools, reporting, and methodologies. Monitor brand and SKU-level performance, identifying risks, opportunities, and cost-saving initiatives.

Projects and StrategySupport mid-term and long-term strategic planning, including assumption validation and financial modeling. Lead regional implementation of new business analytical tools (e.g., Power BI, ERP enhancements). Support national and regional projects focused on performance improvement, cost control, and financial digitization. Monitor long-term trends and competitive data to inform strategic pivots and market adaptation. Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives for forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning processes.

LeadershipPresent monthly financial results and strategic insights to senior business leaders and the National Management Team. Develop strong working relationships with senior and regional management, acting as a trusted financial advisor. Partner with Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable teams to ensure process alignment. Lead cross-functional initiatives and change management efforts to implement corporate finance strategies. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning across finance and business teams.

Requirements:Post-secondary education in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field. Professional accounting designation (CMA or CA) required Experience: Minimum 5-7 years in progressive finance roles, preferably in manufacturing or consumer goods. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact cross-functionally and with all levels of management. Well organized, be a self-starter and demonstrate strong discipline to meet regular reporting deadlines Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes. Effective team member with ability to work independently and as part of a team Comprehensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) including internal control and audit requirements as well as Federal and provincial legislation, regulations, practices and guidelines Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint), ERP systems, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).

Working Conditions:Occasional travel may be required

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En tant que membre cle de l'equipe de planification et analyse financiere, l'analyste financier.ere senior - regional agit comme partenaire strategique aupres des dirigeants regionaux et nationaux. Ce role dirige la planification financiere, l'analyse de la performance et le soutien a la decision dans les operations, la chaine d'approvisionnement et les fonctions commerciales. Le candidat retenu stimulera la rentabilite, l'efficacite operationnelle et la croissance a long terme grace a des analyses basees sur les donnees et une collaboration interfonctionnelle. Ce role releve directement du Directeur de la planification et de l'analyse financiere et jouit d'une grande visibilite aupres de la haute direction, influencant les decisions qui faconnent la performance regionale et nationale. Il s'agit d'un poste hybride necessitant deux jours de travail par semaine dans notre etablissement de Guelph.
Responsabilites:
Analyse financiereDirigez les activites principales de FP&A, incluant l'analyse complete des etats financiers, les tendances du chiffre d'affaires/COGS/depenses, et l'optimisation de la marge brute. Construisez des modeles financiers avances et realisez des analyses de rentabilite pour identifier les moteurs commerciaux et les opportunites strategiques. Fournir des analyses de niveau executif grace a la planification de scenarios et a la prevision strategique. Soutenez les departements regionaux avec des informations financieres exploitables pour ameliorer les performances. Analysez les performances de la brasserie et de la logistique pour detecter des inefficacites et recommander des solutions rentables. Evaluer les couts standards dans les installations de fabrication et effectuer une analyse mensuelle des variances. Analyse de la marge prospective par client et SKU ; soutenir les prix et les decisions des nouveaux SKU avec des recommandations fondees sur les donnees. Surveillez les tendances du secteur et collaborez avec la direction pour vous adapter aux evolutions du marche. Agir en tant que principal contact regional pour les organismes de regulation, preparant des analyses financieres et des reponses. Collaborer avec d'autres analystes financiers seniors et le responsable national FP&A afin de s'aligner sur les tendances et les resultats. Fournir des rapports, analyses et modelisations ad hoc pour la direction. Recommandez des modifications des processus internes et des strategies commerciales pour ameliorer les resultats financiers.

BudgetisationPrendre en charge le processus budgetaire regional annuel, en veillant a l'alignement avec les objectifs et priorites strategiques de l'entreprise. Superviser le processus annuel de calcul des couts standards pour la region. Consolider les budgets departementaux et fournir des analyses regionales et consolidees aux parties prenantes seniors. Ameliorer continuellement le budget annuel et les processus de planification strategique grace a des simplifications et a l'automatisation.

PrevisionPreparation et analyse des previsions regionales mensuelles ; presenter des analyses a l'Equipe nationale de gestion (NMT). Analyser et interpreter la performance nationale consolidee reelle par rapport au budget, a l'annee precedente et aux attentes de prevision. Favoriser l'amelioration continue du processus de prevision en ameliorant les outils, les rapports et les methodologies. Surveillez la performance au niveau de la marque et des SKU, en identifiant les risques, les opportunites et les initiatives d'economie.

Projets et strategieSoutenir la planification strategique a moyen et long terme, y compris la validation des hypotheses et la modelisation financiere. Dirigez la mise en oeuvre regionale de nouveaux outils analytiques metier (par exemple, Power BI, ameliorations ERP). Soutenir des projets nationaux et regionaux axes sur l'amelioration des performances, le controle des couts et la numerisation financiere. Surveillez les tendances a long terme et les donnees concurrentielles afin d'eclairer les pivots strategiques et l'adaptation au marche. Developper et mettre en oeuvre des initiatives d'amelioration continue pour les processus de prevision, de budgetisation et de planification strategique.

LeadershipPresenter les resultats financiers mensuels et les analyses strategiques aux dirigeants dirigeants et a l'equipe nationale de direction. Developpez des relations de travail solides avec la direction et la direction regionale, en agissant en tant que conseiller financier de confiance. Collaborez avec les equipes de Comptabilite Financiere, Comptes Fournisseurs et Comptes Clients pour garantir l'alignement des processus. Dirigez des initiatives interfonctionnelles et des efforts de gestion du changement pour mettre en oeuvre des strategies de finance d'entreprise. Favoriser une culture de collaboration, de responsabilite et d'apprentissage continu au sein des equipes financieres et commerciales.

Exigences:Formation postsecondaire en finance, comptabilite, economie, administration des affaires ou domaines connexes. Une designation professionnelle en comptabilite (CMA ou CA) requise Experience : Minimum 5 a 7 ans dans des postes dans la finance progressiste, de preference dans la fabrication ou les biens de consommation. Capacite demontree a gerer plusieurs projets et priorites simultanement Solides competences interpersonnelles et de communication, avec la capacite d'interagir de maniere interfonctionnelle et avec tous les niveaux de gestion. Bien organise, etre autonome et faire preuve d'une grande discipline pour respecter les delais reguliers de reporting Capacite averee a influencer les parties prenantes seniors et a generer des resultats strategiques. Membre efficace de l'equipe, capable de travailler de maniere autonome et au sein d'une equipe Connaissance approfondie des principes comptables generalement acceptes (GAAP), y compris les exigences de controle interne et d'audit ainsi que des legislations, reglements, pratiques et directives federaux et provinciaux Maitrise avancee de Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint), des systemes ERP et des outils de visualisation de donnees (par exemple, Power BI).

Condition de travail:Des deplacements occasionnels peuvent etre necessaires

Think you have what we need, but your credentials don't perfectly line up? You should apply! We know that folks in some equity-deserving groups miss opportunities if they think their qualifications don't fit. We would love to chat about your skills and experience and see how we might work together.
What matters here
We like you just the way you are. We believe in creating safe and inclusive spaces for everyone and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee helps us live up to that commitment.
You're welcome here no matter your sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion/creed, language, national or ethnic background, Indigenous identity, race, colour, neurodivergence, or disability status. We're an equal-pay employer and believe in opportunity for everyone.
Need an accommodation during the application process? Let us know!
What we make
Our consumers know we create some of the best beers in Canada from our breweries across the country: Sleeman, Okanagan Spring, Unibroue, and Wild Rose. And we're growing into new and innovative spaces with our ready-to-drink SoCIAL LITE line.
Get an inside look at what it's like working at Sleeman Breweries by following @lifeatsleeman on Instagram. We think you'll like working here!
We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected to proceed will be contacted.