About Us
At Open Farm we are transforming the way people feed their pets, with a focus on producing premium, healthy food and treats, all ethically sourced from farm-to-bowl. Headquartered in Toronto and with team members across the US, Open Farm is one of the fastest growing CPG companies in North America. We believe that the best foods are made with consciously sourced, top-quality ingredients from farmers and fisheries who believe in doing good for all animals and the environment.
Position Summary:
The Senior Financial Analyst (SFA), Strategic Finance, will play a key role in driving financial performance and supporting strategic decision-making across the organization. This position will be responsible for providing high-quality financial analysis, insights, and decision support to the Strategic Finance team and key business partners. The ideal candidate is high analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive, with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. This role is well-suited for someone who enjoys deep analysis, asking the “why”, and influencing outcomes through well-structured financial insights.
In this role, you will contribute to:
Strategic Planning & Analysis
- Support Strategic Finance Managers in the development and execution of the company's long-term strategic plan through financial modeling, market analysis, and performance assessment across revenue and cost drivers.
- Conduct analytical deep dives to Sales and Marketing initiatives. Run scenario and sensitivity analysis that makes the risk in a plan visible before we commit to it.
- Support with building, maintaining, and enhancing financial models to evaluate business initiatives, assess risks and returns, and support decision-making.
- Assist in identifying trends, risks, and opportunities across revenue growth, gross margin, and operating expenses to inform strategic decision-making.
Financial Planning, Forecasting and Reporting
- Support the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts by preparing detailed analyses and assumptions in partnership with the Strategic Finance team and cross-functional teams.
- Track, analyze, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor business performance.
- Turn variance analysis into a narrative leadership can act on: what changed, why, what it means for the full year, and what we should do about it
- Build recurring and ad hoc analysis for management and the Board that leads with the conclusion, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities.
Business Partnering:
- Serve as the analytical partner to the Strategic Finance Manager and Sr. Director, and build direct credibility with commercial and operational stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with the Accounting team during month end-end and quarter-end close processes, including reviewing financial results, creating accruals, and ensuring accuracy and consistency between actuals, forecasts, and budget.
- Support management reporting by helping translate accounting results into meaningful business insights and explaining key drivers of performance.
- Support cross-functional initiatives by evaluating financial impacts, challenging assumptions, and enabling data-driven decision-making.
- Prepare materials, analyses, and talking points that enable Strategic Finance Managers to confidently communicate insights and recommendations to leadership.
Process Improvement:
- Improve how we model, forecast and report — better assumptions, cleaner data, faster cycles.
- Automate and standardize recurring analysis so the team spends its time on thinking rather than assembly.
- Document methodology and assumptions so the work is reviewable, repeatable and trusted.
- Provide informal guidance and analytical support to junior team members as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or a related field
- 3–4 years in Strategic Finance, FP&A, consulting, or a comparable analytical role — ideally in CPG or another fast-moving, growth-stage environment.
- Working knowledge of financial statements and accrual accounting, and experience partnering with Accounting through close. CPA or MBA considered an asset (completed or in progress). CPA or MBA considered an asset (completed or in progress).
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems. SQL or BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) an asset.
- Strong financial modeling skills: you can build a model from a blank sheet, structure it so someone else can follow it, and explain what drives the answer.
- Clear communicator who can compress a complex analysis into a recommendation a non-finance leader can act on.
- A track record of hypothesis-driven analysis — you start with a question, not a data pull.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and incomplete data, and confident enough to disagree with a stakeholder when the numbers warrant it.
- Highly detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.
Compensation:
The hiring range for this role is $85,000–$95,000 CAD annually, with final compensation thoughtfully aligned to your experience, skills, and the value you bring. At Open Farm, we know great people don’t always fit a mold, so role scope and compensation may evolve to reflect your unique strengths. This position may also include additional rewards such as performance-based bonuses and other incentives. We believe in growing together through a pay-for-performance approach that recognizes impact over time. Beyond compensation, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive benefits and perks package designed to support your well-being and help you feel connected, supported, and inspired at work.
AI Statement:
Open Farm may use AI tools to help organize and review applications efficiently. While technology supports our process, every hiring decision is made by our team, with care and intention. We also prioritize meaningful human connection, which is why our interview process includes in-person conversations—because technology can support the process, but can’t replace the impact of human connection.
Hybrid Work
At Open Farm, we believe in the power of collaboration, meaningful connections, and enjoying our work together—furry friends included! That’s why we’ve adopted a structured hybrid approach that allows you the benefit of a reduced commute while still building strong workplace relationships. Currently, all employees are expected to be in the office two days per week at minimum, with Tuesday and Thursday as our anchor days. In addition to this, each month our Leadership team dedicates three consecutive days onsite to continue to foster alignment and connection across the team. During this time we expect everyone to join us in person to do the same. Please note: our hybrid approach may evolve over time as we adapt to the needs of our team and business.
Vacancy Type: New Position
Our Values
We Raise the Bar | We Open the Barn Doors | We Graze Lightly | We Are Customer Obsessed | We Are One Team | Win-Win Partnerships
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Open Farm values diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Applicants requiring a disability-related accommodation at any stage of Open Farm's recruitment process should contact hr@openfarmpet.com. As required by legislation, Open Farm will consult with applications requesting such an accommodation to ensure that Open Farm's recruitment process takes into account their accessibility needs.
