Intermediate Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Under the authority of the Manager FP&A, and working in collaboration with the Senior Analyst, the FP&A Intermediate Analyst is responsible for providing financial information to senior management by supporting the Forecasting process, management financial reporting, annual planning process (Budget) and long-term business plan for many business units.

Understanding the current trends impacting business units is part of the critical role of the financial planning department.

Responsibilities : Budget process :

Budget process :

• Responsible for coordinating and guiding divisions through the budget preparation process, reconciliation and analysis of the consolidated annual budget, analysis and presentation of profits and losses of the consolidated budget.
• Preparation of the overall budget presentation for the Board of Directors.

Quarterly estimates update (monthly if required) :

• Guide the process of the various divisions and ensure that they use them as the basis for their divisional Forecast files.
• Ensure that the Divisional Forecast is completed within the deadlines stipulated in the schedule. Be the key person responsible for analyzing divisional performance.
• Ensure that the Forecast process is communicated and followed by divisions; analyze the company's forecast results.
• Support the development of the Consolidated Forecast and its presentation to the CFO / CEO.

Reporting of management financial information :

Consolidation of financial information and presentation of key performance elements compared with the Budget / forecast (for senior management and the Board of Directors).

Long-term business plan :

• Collaborate with the Corporate Accounting department and divisions to prepare detailed multi-year statements of consolidated profits and losses.
• Support the development of the consolidated Long-Term business plan and its presentation to the CFO.

Involved in ad hoc corporate projects such as :

• Preparation of financial communications for the organization ("town hall meeting" etc.)
• Assistance to the CFO in corporate projects and analysis.

Become a key user of the financial planning tool.

Collaborate effectively with the financial planning tool administrator to improve reporting capabilities and resolve user issues.

Proactively communicate with all financial business partners to ensure consistency in the reporting and meeting of all timelines.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities :

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Competent and interested in project management
• Good analytical skills
• Motivated and ambitious
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Very strong in PowerPoint
• Bilingual (English and French)
• Knowledge of SAP and OneStream
• Ability to build clear and effective presentations for senior management & board of directors
• Interested in data visualization tools such as Tableau
• 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience with SAP, BPC and OneStream (or similar planning software such as Hyperion planning)
• Experience in a Corporate FP&A group
• Bachelor's degree with a specialization in Finance, Accounting or Commerce
• CPA, an asset
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