IT Business Analyst – Finance

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Montréal, QC, CAN
In-Office
Senior level
Agriculture • Renewable Energy
The Role
Serves as a strategic liaison between Finance and IT, leading requirements discovery, process analysis, solution definition, documentation, stakeholder alignment, and user acceptance testing. The role supports financial systems, ERP and transformation initiatives, coordinates vendors and project stakeholders, and improves processes involving general ledger, payables, receivables, financial close, budgeting, and reporting.
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Your professional transformation starts here

Are you full of great ideas? Do you dream of building a greener future as part of a company that values your skills and opinions? Are you looking for a flexible employer that will give you the opportunity to grow within the company?

This job is for you!


Reporting to the Manager of Business Analysis, you will act as a strategic partner to the Finance teams and serve as a key liaison between business users and IT teams. Your expertise will support decision-making, optimize financial processes, and ensure that technology solutions meet the organization's performance, compliance, and financial visibility requirements.


Why Join Sanimax?

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • Comprehensive group insurance program (dental, medical, life insurance, disability insurance, etc.)
  • Hybrid work model with flexible scheduling
  • Telemedicine and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Pension plan with employer contributions
  • Gym membership and physical activity reimbursement
  • Professional development and career advancement opportunities within the organization

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate closely with Finance, Operations, Logistics, and Transportation teams to identify improvement opportunities and optimize end-to-end financial processes.
  • Lead requirements discovery activities and facilitate workshops with stakeholders to understand, analyze, challenge, and prioritize business needs, while driving stakeholder alignment and decision-making in environments where business processes, ownership, requirements, or governance structures may not be fully defined.
  • Analyze and map business processes, workflows, data, system integrations, and ERP capabilities to recommend solutions that optimize future-state processes and ensure the integrity of financial information.
  • Develop and maintain business requirements, process documentation, user stories, and other analysis artifacts to support project delivery and solution validation.
  • Lead business and technology initiatives from intake through implementation, demonstrating leadership in problem-solving, engaging the appropriate resources, and coordinating stakeholders, project managers, vendors, testing, risks, decisions, and deployment activities to ensure successful delivery and business outcomes.
  • Plan and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), support users throughout the testing process, and ensure delivered solutions meet business requirements.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of Business Analyst experience, with significant experience supporting finance, ERP, and business transformation initiatives.
  • Proven ability to lead requirements discovery, stakeholder alignment, and solution definition in fast-paced environments with evolving or inconsistently applied business processes, competing priorities, and varying levels of organizational maturity. 
  • Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and drive clarity, alignment, and decision-making with minimal supervision.
  • Experience working in vendor-led implementation environments and collaborating with external solution providers.
  • Experience supporting business transformation initiatives within manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or supply chain environments is considered an asset.
  • Proven experience supporting financial systems implementation and improvement initiatives, combined with a strong understanding of core financial processes including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Close, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting.
  • Experience working with ERP systems (Infor M3 is a strong asset) and with tools such as SQL, Anaplan, or other financial planning, analytics, and reporting solutions.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build consensus across business and technology teams and communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to structure complex problems, produce clear and rigorous deliverables, and effectively manage priorities and deadlines.
  • Demonstrated expertise in business analysis and problem-solving, combined with curiosity, autonomy, and proactivity to challenge assumptions, understand business needs, and identify effective solutions.
  • Business Analysis certification (asset).
  • Fluency in both English (required) and French (preferred).

Fluency in English is required to ensure adequate support with English-speaking colleagues and partners within the scope of the position’s responsibilities.

Give meaning to your career and help us make a difference: become a transformation champion!

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Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are being considered.

At Sanimax, we see strength in diversity, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
  • At least 5 years of Business Analyst experience
  • Significant experience supporting finance, ERP, and business transformation initiatives
  • Experience leading requirements discovery, stakeholder alignment, and solution definition
  • Ability to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and drive decision-making with minimal supervision
  • Experience working in vendor-led implementation environments and with external solution providers
  • Experience supporting financial systems implementation and improvement initiatives
  • Strong understanding of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Close, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting
  • Experience working with ERP systems
  • Experience with SQL, Anaplan, or other financial planning, analytics, and reporting solutions
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage complex problems, deliverables, priorities, and deadlines
  • Expertise in business analysis and problem-solving, with curiosity, autonomy, and proactivity
  • Fluency in English
  • Experience in manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or supply chain business transformation
  • Experience with Infor M3
  • Business Analysis certification
  • Fluency in French
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The Company
HQ: Montréal
879 Employees
Year Founded: 1939

What We Do

The agri-food industry generates huge quantity of unconsumed by-products on a global scale. Every day, for more than 80 years, our teams have collected and transformed these organic materials into high-quality ingredients to be used in various industries. Our mission is simple: reclaim, renew and return for a greener future.

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