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MANAGER, FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Salary Range: $120,000 to $135,000

WHO WE ARE
Milton Hydro is on the threshold of an exciting transformation. The energy sector is experiencing dynamic change and opening doors for exciting new career opportunities.

Milton Hydro’s Vision is progressive and forward-looking – creating new customer and community possibilities for a smart, sustainable and electrified future. Our focus is on being customer-centric, where all employees work towards enhancing the customer experience.

WHY YOU WANT TO WORK HERE
We care about our employees, our community and growing our businesses. You are not just a number as we get to know the person behind the name and appreciate each individual’s unique contribution that support our successes.

Our focus is on delivering a sustainable, electrified future for our customers and community, through collaborative leadership and innovative solutions. Our belief system is based on respect, teamwork, communication and excellence in everything we do.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is a key member of the Finance leadership team responsible for leading Milton Hydro’s enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting processes across the regulated utility and its unregulated businesses.

Reporting directly to the Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer, the Manager provides financial leadership and business partnership across the organization, ensuring business leaders have timely, meaningful and actionable financial information to support effective decision-making and accountability.

The role has primary responsibility for consolidated and business-unit budgeting and forecasting across the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, with particular emphasis on operating, maintenance and administration (OM&A) expenditures. The Manager works closely with business leaders to develop budgets and forecasts, monitor actual results, understand financial and operational drivers, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and support disciplined management of expenditures.

The Manager also supports strategic initiatives, financial modelling, business cases, and transactions involving Milton Hydro's regulated and unregulated businesses.

KEY DUTIES

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budget and periodic forecasting processes for Milton Hydro and its subsidiaries, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, operating plans and financial targets.
• Develop and maintain integrated forecasts covering the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Coordinate assumptions, timelines and deliverables across Finance and operational business units.
• Lead financial consolidation of business-unit and subsidiary budgets and forecasts.
• Support longer-term financial planning, scenario analysis and sensitivity modelling to assess financial outlook, risks and opportunities.
• Identify emerging financial trends and provide timely updates and recommendations to the CFO and business leaders.

Business Partnership & Financial Management

• Act as a trusted financial partner to business-unit leaders, helping them understand financial performance and effectively manage budgets and expenditures.
• Provide regular financial updates to business units and business lines, including the regulated utility and unregulated businesses.
• Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods, translating results into clear business drivers and management actions.
• Maintain a strong focus on OM&A expenditure management, working with business leaders to monitor actual and committed spending, forecast year-end results and identify potential pressures or savings.
• Establish clear financial accountability and provide business leaders with meaningful information to support expenditure and resource decisions.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations for operational initiatives, business cases and investment decisions.

Management Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Develop and maintain concise, decision-useful management reporting for the CFO, executive leadership and business-unit leaders.
• Establish and monitor financial and operational Key Performance Indicators that provide early visibility into performance, risks and opportunities.
• Improve the quality and consistency of financial reporting across business units, including reporting for regulated and unregulated operations.
• Support CFO and executive-level reporting and analysis, including financial outlooks and explanations of significant variances.

Regulatory & Accounting Support

• Incorporate applicable Ontario energy regulatory and policy requirements and accounting and tax considerations into budgets, forecasts and financial analysis.
• Support Finance and Regulatory functions with financial information and modelling required for regulatory planning, applications and other OEB-related activities.
• Apply knowledge of the OEB Accounting Procedures Handbook (APH) and Modified International Financial Reporting Standards (MIFRS), where applicable.
• Work collaboratively with Accounting and the Controllership to ensure appropriate alignment between financial planning, management reporting and reported financial results.

Unregulated Businesses, Transactions & Strategic Initiatives

• Provide FP&A support for Milton Hydro's unregulated businesses, including financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis and management reporting.
• Support business combinations, acquisitions, investments, divestitures and other transactions, including financial modelling, valuation support, due diligence and assessment of financial impacts.
• Support integration and post-transaction financial planning and performance monitoring, as required.
• Develop financial models and business cases for new initiatives and investment opportunities.
• Provide financial analysis in support of corporate strategy and other priorities led by the CFO.

Team Leadership & Process Improvement

• Lead, coach and develop a small team of financial professionals/specialists.
• Establish clear priorities, responsibilities and service expectations for the FP&A function.
• Build strong working relationships across Finance, Regulatory and operational departments.
• Continuously improve budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analytical processes, with an emphasis on accuracy, efficiency, automation and actionable insight.
• Strengthen financial acumen across the organization by helping business leaders understand key financial drivers and their impact on corporate performance.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, development and improvement, demonstrating a commitment to personal growth while actively supporting the development, capability and progression of team members.

Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the CFO, in support of the Finance function and broader organizational priorities.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Well-developed financial and business acumen, with the ability to connect financial results to underlying operational and business drivers.
• Advanced financial modelling, analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate complex information into clear insights, risks and recommendations.
• Effective business partnering skills, with the ability to build credibility with leaders, constructively challenge assumptions and provide practical financial guidance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership and people-management capabilities, including the ability to coach, develop and motivate a high-performing, service-oriented finance team.
• Effective planning, organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional processes and manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• High degree of ownership, initiative and accountability, with a proactive approach to identifying issues and driving them through to resolution.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with an ability to identify opportunities to enhance financial processes, reporting, controls and use of technology.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, complemented by experience with financial planning, ERP and business intelligence/reporting tools.

KNOWLEDGE

• Comprehensive knowledge of financial planning and analysis principles, including budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis and expenditure management.
• Sound understanding of integrated financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement, and the interrelationships between them.
• Knowledge of financial modelling, business case development, scenario analysis and financial performance measurement.
• Working knowledge of the Ontario electricity/energy sector and OEB regulatory environment is considered a significant asset.
• Knowledge of the OEB Accounting Procedures Handbook (APH) and Modified International Financial Reporting Standards (MIFRS) is considered an asset.
• Understanding of regulated and unregulated business environments and the financial considerations associated with each is considered an asset.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or a related discipline.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Approximately 5+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience in financial planning and analysis.
• 3–5 years of experience leading cross-functional financial planning, budgeting and/or forecasting processes.
• 3–5 years of leadership experience, including experience leading, coaching and developing finance professionals.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing integrated income statement, balance sheet and cash flow budgets and forecasts.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with operational and business leaders and providing financial advice, analysis and decision support to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with management reporting, variance analysis, budget and expenditure management, and business case development.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, business combinations, investments, divestitures or other corporate transactions is considered an asset.

APPLY TODAY!

The Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis role is an existing role within Milton Hydro. Candidates interested in this position are invited to apply in confidence, by completing their application through the Career Center by end of business day, Friday November 6th, 2026. Please attach your resume and cover letter in .docx or .pdf format.

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Milton Hydro is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a recruitment process that respects the dignity and independence of all candidates. Should you require accommodation at any stage in the recruitment, assessment or selection process please email hr@miltonhydro.com. We thank all applicants for their interest in Milton Hydro Distribution Inc., however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.