Financial Analyst - Operations

Company: FGF LLC
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: November 18, 2022

Job Description:

FGF is a leading North American bakery company with facilities across Canada and USA with a specialized focus across all key bakery categories, including breads and rolls, donuts, pies, cakes, alternative breads, and others.Our culture is unique!! Working at FGF, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial mindset that encourages all our Team Members to use their own creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.*What we offer** Accelerated career growth with leadership training. Unleashing Your Potential* FGF believes in Home Grown Talent 40% of our positions get filled internally* Competitive compensation and health benefits* 401K Retirement Plan* Tuition reimbursement*Financial Analyst, Operations**Summary*As the Financial Analyst, you will work as a business partner to the operations (Manufacturing) Team, in providing overall financial support in making informed strategic decisions & Financial / Business Analysis. In addition, this role will support the preparation of daily and monthly management reports and analysis, including Variance, Root Cause and KPI analysis. This role is focused towards Operations Finance (which is daily, weekly and monthly reporting), with majority of the time spent working with plant operations data.*Principle Duties and Job Responsibilities** The role works across the management spectrum to help understand the business and support in business decisions* Support in daily Operations variance analysis, identifying the key drivers for variances for each plant location* Ensure timely collection & integrity of Manufacturing data to develop actionable analysis & reconcile data between systems to determine inconsistencies and recommend/initiate process changes to improve performance* Working closely with various leaders to identify cost savings opportunities, through cost analysis* Create periodic reports and analyze variances against the standard for corrective action* Build analytical models to perform ad-hoc financial analysis to provide a broad perspective on financial impact and make recommendations to Management* Provide general business analytical support* Assist in period end closing reconciliation and review process*Minimum Qualifications** Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Finance. CPA and/or CMA designation or progress towards designation preferred. CFA considered a plus.* Manufacturing industry or public accounting experience strongly preferred* Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to work with multiple cross functional business partners* Strong financial acumen and analytical skills* Advocate for continuous process improvement and process optimization* Ability to work under tight deadlines with an ability manage multiple competing priorities and be flexible and resilient* Strong work ethic and ensures high quality outcomes are achievedJob Type: Full-timeBenefits:* 401(k)* Dental insurance* Health insurance* Paid time off* Vision insurancePhysical setting:* OfficeSchedule:* 8 hour shift* Day shift* Monday to FridaySupplemental pay types:* Bonus payEducation:* Bachelor's (Required)Work Location: One location

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