Financial Analyst/Senior Accountant (Planning and Forecasting)
About the role
The Financial Analyst / Senior Accountant, Planning and Forecasting strengthens organizational decision‑making by delivering accurate financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical insights that will support key business initiatives and operational priorities. This position is ideal for a hands-on accounting / financial professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about driving accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement. The role also involves handling the accounting for smaller business entities in the Group and their related payments, sales tax filing and other ad-hoc reporting as required.
Duties and Responsibilities: Contributes to period-end, monthly, quarterly, and annual planning and reporting cycles Supports with budgeting cycles, coordinate input from business units, and ensure alignment with corporate strategy Collaborates with multiple stakeholders to prepare and distribute the company’s financial/KPI reporting/dashboards, financial results, budgets/forecasts, and variance analyses Proposes and develops forecasts using historical data, market trends, and scenario analysis Assists with data analytics utilizing various tools to analyze trends, identify risks/opportunities, and support operational improvements Collaborates with leadership on budgeting, forecasting financial analysis and other accounting activities Provides insights into business cases, pricing decisions, and support senior leadership with long‑term planning Ensures compliance with financial processes, follows Canadian GAAP/IFRS and other regulatory requirements. Assists internal stakeholders by providing accurate financial analysis, reporting, and variance explanations and other key data to support with informed decision Helps the team understand financial results and provides clear, data-supported insights Contributes to finance process improvements, reporting enhancements, and analytical process Prepares ad hoc financial analysis, business case support, and other reporting models as required Assesses financial data and preparing documents for income tax purposes in compliance with relevant regulations Supports month-end close processes, including journal entries, financial schedules, and reporting Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without restrictions Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, statistics, or a related field Professional accounting designation (CPA/CFA or working towards) will be considered a strong asset Experience working with financial and operating systems such as NetSuite (Oracle), Microsoft Office Products (e.g. Excel, Access), SQL, Power BI, Tableau 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial modelling Solid understanding of Canadian GAAP/IFRS and Ontario business regulations Excellent oral and writing communication skills for presenting insights to senior leadership or to explain financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders Experience analyzing large volumes of data Progressive experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or accounting within a manufacturing environment or grocery industry is not a must but will be considered an asset
About the Company: Founded in 1990, InStore has been a leader in designing and manufacturing unique products and systems for the evolving global retail & grocery industries in Canada and the United States. Our solutions represent forward-thinking innovation focused on helping retailers and consumers shop for the items they want in the most efficient, environmental and convenient ways.
Recruitment Disclaimer: We thank you all for all applications, however only selected candidates will be contacted This job opening is for an existing vacancy During the recruitment process, partial AI supported tools may be used, but applications; will be reviewed by the hiring team.
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Financial Analyst/Senior Accountant (Planning and Forecasting)
About the role
The Financial Analyst / Senior Accountant, Planning and Forecasting strengthens organizational decision‑making by delivering accurate financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical insights that will support key business initiatives and operational priorities. This position is ideal for a hands-on accounting / financial professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about driving accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement. The role also involves handling the accounting for smaller business entities in the Group and their related payments, sales tax filing and other ad-hoc reporting as required.
Duties and Responsibilities: Contributes to period-end, monthly, quarterly, and annual planning and reporting cycles Supports with budgeting cycles, coordinate input from business units, and ensure alignment with corporate strategy Collaborates with multiple stakeholders to prepare and distribute the company’s financial/KPI reporting/dashboards, financial results, budgets/forecasts, and variance analyses Proposes and develops forecasts using historical data, market trends, and scenario analysis Assists with data analytics utilizing various tools to analyze trends, identify risks/opportunities, and support operational improvements Collaborates with leadership on budgeting, forecasting financial analysis and other accounting activities Provides insights into business cases, pricing decisions, and support senior leadership with long‑term planning Ensures compliance with financial processes, follows Canadian GAAP/IFRS and other regulatory requirements. Assists internal stakeholders by providing accurate financial analysis, reporting, and variance explanations and other key data to support with informed decision Helps the team understand financial results and provides clear, data-supported insights Contributes to finance process improvements, reporting enhancements, and analytical process Prepares ad hoc financial analysis, business case support, and other reporting models as required Assesses financial data and preparing documents for income tax purposes in compliance with relevant regulations Supports month-end close processes, including journal entries, financial schedules, and reporting Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without restrictions Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, statistics, or a related field Professional accounting designation (CPA/CFA or working towards) will be considered a strong asset Experience working with financial and operating systems such as NetSuite (Oracle), Microsoft Office Products (e.g. Excel, Access), SQL, Power BI, Tableau 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial modelling Solid understanding of Canadian GAAP/IFRS and Ontario business regulations Excellent oral and writing communication skills for presenting insights to senior leadership or to explain financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders Experience analyzing large volumes of data Progressive experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or accounting within a manufacturing environment or grocery industry is not a must but will be considered an asset
About the Company: Founded in 1990, InStore has been a leader in designing and manufacturing unique products and systems for the evolving global retail & grocery industries in Canada and the United States. Our solutions represent forward-thinking innovation focused on helping retailers and consumers shop for the items they want in the most efficient, environmental and convenient ways.
Recruitment Disclaimer: We thank you all for all applications, however only selected candidates will be contacted This job opening is for an existing vacancy During the recruitment process, partial AI supported tools may be used, but applications; will be reviewed by the hiring team.