One of our government clients is looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (Accounting Designation and CPM Planning)
Length: 5 months contract with the possibility of extension
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid) – 3 days/week onsite
Hours: Monday -Friday 8.30am- 5:00 pm
LOB: Finance

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION:
The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis works closely with the senior leadership team to increase the business’ efficiency and profitability by managing the formulation of medium and long-term financial plans. The Senior Manager, FP&A leads financial processes, such as Budgeting & Forecasting and Management Reporting, and drives predictability, accountability, and analysis throughout the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES % Working Time (100%)

1. Budgeting & Forecasting
• Work closely with the senior Finance leaders and business leaders across the organization to develop strategic plans, annual and long-term budgets, and monthly forecasts.
• Identify, quantify, and address risks and opportunities to business results
• Manage and implement monthly rolling cash flow forecasts for use by the senior leadership team
30%

2. Management Reporting
• Develop and enhance internal and external reporting processes, to enable leadership to gain more visibility into company and industry performance.
• Produce standard weekly, monthly reporting for management including revenue and cost analysis, perform budget reviews (actual vs. budget) forecasting, and business analytics
• Support the transition of FP&A planning, reporting and analytics to the FP&A tool as well as identify ongoing needs for the ongoing development of the platform.
25%

3. Business Partnering to Support Strategic Decision Making
• Provide analytical perspectives and executive financial summaries to support strategic decisions, including changes in strategy and capital/operational.
investments
• Foster and develop strategic business partnerships with functional and departmental leaders, with ability to communicate financials and operational impacts into language relevant for business leaders.
• Recommend, develop, and implement policies and processes that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability.
20%

4. People Leadership
• In conjunction with HR; Hire, develop and inspire a highly qualified team of professionals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, transparency, and accountability within the department and throughout the company.
• Ensure that the team has the competence and skills to execute business-critical projects by partnering with L&D to create learning plans.
• Continuing to develop and enhance other team members by overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both your team & other business partners.
• Oversee the department including other staff members to ensure that initiatives are being delivered in a timely manner and are being continuously improved.
15%

5. Ad Hoc
• Streamline processes by leveraging technology to provide timelier financial information
• Identify and execute against ad hoc analytical projects that deepen business insight and drive value
10%

As a corporate mandate, all employees are responsible for ensuring duties are performed in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and corporate safety policies by:
• Identifying and reporting to management any safety hazards, infractions of the OH&S Act
• Using or wearing the equipment and/or protective devices provided by the employer
Job responsibilities that constitute less than 5% of working time are encompassed as other responsibilities as assigned.


QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
Minimum Required: Completion of post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance
or related field
Preferred: MBA or Masters’ degree in related field.

Experience Minimum Required:
Minimum of 7 years’ progressive experience in financial planning and analysis with 4+ years managing a team of finance professionals.
Preferred: Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics and/or dedicated CPM planning tool (E.g., Oracle, Cognos, OneStream)
Minimum Required: A recognized accounting accreditation [CA/CMA/CGA/CPA].

Additional Certifications or Designations Preferred:
Superior Microsoft Office skills [Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.]
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills to develop superior working relationships, confidence and acceptance with all management and staff throughout the company.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize duties.
Solid interest and aptitude for and experience with critical, complicated analytical work, creative thinking and problem [1]solving to provide professional analysis and recommendations.

Minimum credentials identified must be bona fide requirements of the job.

• Fast paced office environment.
• Priorities are always changing.
• Handling multiple