Senior Finance Analyst, Operations Finance & Analytics
NapoleonNapoleon leads the way with innovative engineering, advanced manufacturing techniques, unsurpassed customer service and remarkable product quality. Our award-winning products offer a best-in-class experience for all customers’ home comfort needs. While we are proudly Canadian, Napoleon is also fortunate to operate on a world-wide scale. The warmth and experience that Napoleon product brings to the homes of our customers transcends borders, language, and cultures to elevate everyday experiences, so you love being home. Throughout North America, Europe, South America and Asia, Napoleon creates memorable moments through our stunning designs and innovative technologies. This posting is for an existing permanent vacancy and is actively being recruited for. Job Title: Senior Finance Analyst - Operations Finance & Analytics Reporting to: Manager of Finance, Operations Location: 24 Napoleon Road, Barrie (hybrid) Job Purpose: Provides decision-support analysis, management reporting, and tax-related coordination for Napoleon’s manufacturing divisions and corporate functions. Partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, HR, IT, and Finance to explain business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and support informed operating and investment decisions. Owns assigned KPI, forecasts, divisional reporting, and tax deliverables, translating validated financial and operational data into clear recommendations and commentary. Key Competencies: Strong Communication Cross-Functional Collaboration, Adaptability & Agility Key Job Functions: 1. Prepare and deliver monthly management reporting and KPI packages, including consolidation, validation, trend analysis, variance commentary, and recommendations for SMT and functional leaders 2. Analyze divisional and operational financial performance, including sales, margin, labour, headcount, production, expenses, and key operational drivers versus budget, forecast, and prior periods. 3. Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for Operations, including headcount, build plans, labour, operating costs, volume, capacity, and other key assumptions. 4. Provide financial analysis and decision support for business initiatives, including business cases, scenario analysis, cost-reduction initiatives, continuous improvement, sustainability/innovation projects, and special projects. 5. Coordinate and perform assigned month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, prepaids, fixed assets, inventory-related analysis, and P&L/balance-sheet support. 6. Coordinate assigned tax reporting and compliance activities, including preparation of schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, filing requirements, and responses to tax inquiries/audits. 7. Perform fixed-asset and capital expenditure analysis, including asset additions/disposals, depreciation forecasting, CAPEX proposal reviews, budget reconciliation, and tracking of approved expenditures. 10% Wolf Steel Ltd., Napoleon Home Comfort 8. Develop and maintain recurring operational and management reporting, including Operations/IT dashboards, backlog, customer/Big Box, headcount, AR, and other assigned reporting requirements. 9. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to improve financial and operational reporting, including KPI definitions, data quality, accountability, and follow-up on material issues and actions. 10. Identify and implement reporting, process, and control improvements, including automation, standardization, documentation, and improvements to data integrity and reporting efficiency. 11. Support year-end audit requirements and other corporate finance activities, including working papers, information requests, presentations, Board/leadership materials, and ad hoc analysis. 12. Undertake ad hoc analysis and special projects as assigned Skills / Knowledge / Experience / Education Required: Minimum Education: University bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in Business Administration…