Sr. Financial Analyst, Marketing Finance

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Toronto, ON, CAN
In-Office
82K-109K Annually
Senior level
Food • Retail • Agriculture • Manufacturing
At McCain Foods we know the importance that food plays in people's lives.
The Role
Partners with Marketing, Revenue Management, and business leaders to deliver financial analysis, forecasting, reporting, budgeting, business cases, pricing models, and investment reviews. Analyzes marketing spending, promotional effectiveness, profitability, and ROI while developing Power BI dashboards and improving finance processes. Supports leadership reviews and provides strategic recommendations for profitable growth.
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Position Title: Sr. Financial Analyst, Marketing Finance
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 45013
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The Senior Financial Analyst, Marketing Finance partners closely with McCain's Marketing organization to drive profitable growth through financial analysis, forecasting, business case development, and strategic decision support. This role combines strong financial acumen with business partnership capabilities to provide actionable insights that influence both operational and long-term business decisions. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting financial performance, evaluating investments, enhancing reporting capabilities, and improving financial processes across the Marketing Finance function.
What you'll be doing.
  • Own and deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial analysis of business results, identifying drivers of performance and recommending actions to address risks and opportunities.
  • Lead forecasting activities and support commercial performance reviews by providing strategic and operational financial insights.
  • Develop, enhance, and automate reporting solutions using Power BI to support Finance's digital transformation journey.
  • Partner with Revenue Management and Marketing teams to evaluate pricing strategies, promotional activities, and brand investments.
  • Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, standardize reporting, and create organizational capacity.
  • Prepare financial analyses and materials for regional and global business reviews and leadership presentations.
  • Build and evaluate financial business cases for innovation initiatives and new product launches, ensuring profitability and challenging assumptions where appropriate.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop pricing models and margin expectations for new products and innovations.
  • Conduct post-launch and post-investment reviews to compare actual performance against business case expectations and identify key learnings.
  • Lead month-end, mid-month, and budget reporting processes for the North America marketing budget, providing recommendations to support decision-making.
  • Analyze marketing expenditures, promotional effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI) to improve future investment decisions.
  • Assess portfolio performance and identify opportunities for simplification, optimization, and improved profitability.

What you'll need to be successful.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline.
  • CPA, MBA, or other relevant professional designation considered an asset.
  • Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), commercial finance, or a related field.
  • Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Experience working with SAP or comparable ERP systems.
  • Experience developing reports and dashboards using Power BI.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across functions.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
  • Results-oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

About the team.
The Marketing Finance team partners closely with Marketing, Revenue Management, and cross-functional business leaders to support profitable growth across the organization. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will serve as a trusted business partner, providing financial expertise, analytical insights, and decision support that enable the team to make informed strategic and operational decisions.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We're big believers in the power of working together in person-it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package : $81,600.00 - $108,900.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know , and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Finance
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline
  • Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, commercial finance, or a related field
  • Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience working with SAP or comparable ERP systems
  • Experience developing reports and dashboards using Power BI
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to influence stakeholders across functions
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment
  • Results-oriented mindset with ownership and accountability
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • CPA, MBA, or other relevant professional designation

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McCain Foods Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is often characterized as affordable or good, with medical, dental, and vision options supported by mental-health resources and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Company materials also highlight wellbeing resources available to employees and families.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and other retirement options are presented as strong components of total rewards. Mentions of good matching and region-specific retirement support reinforce long-term financial benefits.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, sick time, paid holidays, and parental leave feature prominently across materials. Some locations note solid starting vacation and region-dependent leave programs.

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The Company
HQ: Florenceville-Bristol, NB
20,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1957

What We Do

The power it has to uplift and bring people, Guided by our purpose - Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food - we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change - today, tomorrow and for generations to come. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $10 billion. Through our investment and innovation, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers. We are passionate about supporting and developing our people-providing opportunities to grow and learn in their roles, as well as building careers for the long term.

Why Work With Us

We are working to bring digital tools and data into our processes to drive efficiency, automation and data-driven insights. From connecting our business, enabling our supply chain, supporting our customers, to reinventing agriculture. So if you are a tech expert looking to join a company transforming technology, think of McCain.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

In both our manufacturing plants and corporate offices, we believe connection brings out the best in our people. While in-office expectations will vary by role, flexibility is key. In our corporate offices, the hybrid standard is 3-days in office.

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