Financial Planning & Analysis Leader (Sr. Manager or Director level)

Position : Financial Planning & Analysis Leader (position title will be dependent on level of experience of candidate)

Location : Toronto, ON

Status : Full-time, hybrid

Black & McDonald’s Accounting & Finance team is growing! If you are committed and collaborative professional looking to contribute to a hard-working, innovative team, this opportunity is for you.

FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS LEADER

The FP&A Lead is a key member of the Corporate Office Finance team.

The responsibilities for this role can be broadly grouped into four main areas :

1)Performance measurement and analysis of business and functional results. The successful candidate will be responsible for measuring the company’s financial and operational results and synthesizing the analysis into actionable steps to improve performance or mitigate risks to future performance.

2)Treasury and cash management. The corporate treasury function reports into this role and the Leaderis responsible for helping manage the company’s working capital and helping manage banking relationships.

3)Commercial transaction support. The Leader will provide commercial transaction support as it relates to business case development and analysis, evaluation of potential M&A deals, acquisitions of equipment and real estate and contract negotiations.

4)Knowledge development and ideation on value generating initiatives. The role is responsible for keeping abreast of technical, sector and peer group developments and generating insights and initiatives that add value to the organization.

5)Provide thought leadership and lend support in the development of business-intelligence dashboards and develop planning and analytical tools and templates to increase the utility of planning activities within the organization.

6)Managing the work of a small FP&A team and providing coaching and mentoring to develop and enhance skills and capabilities.

• Leads projects in the planning system planning and financial reporting systems and business process improvement opportunities.
• Support the company’s ERM and Strategic Planning exercises, both of which are led by other functional leads but which require some input and assistance by the Leader of FP&A.

Key Skills, Experience and Abilities :

• CPA preferred but not required if the candidate has comparable work experience and designations.
• 10+ year of work experience
• Knowledge of ASPE or IFRS
• Prior work experience working with an ERP solution
• Aptitude for advanced quantitative analysis and detailed modeling skills.
• Ability to multi-task
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills (writing, presentations and verbal)
• Construction experience a plus but not required

Black & McDonald welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

Empowered people with ambitious goals

Team events and outings year-round

Collaborative and supportive work culture

Competitive compensation and benefits packages

Interesting and challenging work

Long-term stability