Senior FP&A Analyst

Senior FP&A Analyst

Company:

COLAS CANADA INC.

Job Location:

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CAN

Type of Contract:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

5/8/26

Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities. Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure. Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for performing financial analyses for the construction and manufacturing sectors in order to identify loss drivers, explain performance variances, and support proactive, data-driven discussions with senior leadership. The role requires strong knowledge of accounting principles and activity-based management to optimize and standardize financial performance review processes within increasingly tight reporting timelines.

Main Responsbilities

Governance, Compliance & Standardization (Process / Policy) Review and analyze financial statements by activity for subsidiaries, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards as well as internal policies and procedures. Identify and leverage opportunities to optimize and standardize the presentation of financial information by activity to facilitate review, consolidation, and consistent understanding. Draft new standardized procedures and management policies to ensure consistency in accounting operations by activity across all operating units. Lead the implementation of new procedures, policies, or business rules across all subsidiaries and operating units.

Reporting, KPIs & Technologies (BI / Automation) Develop, implement, and monitor key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to identify performance issues requiring leadership attention. Leverage information technologies to streamline the collection and analysis of consolidated or activity-based results using tools such as Power BI or equivalent technologies.

Financial Analysis & Performance Management Analyze results from various operating units and activities, identify key trends, and explain major budget variances. Prepare and maintain explanations for significant performance variances and budget deviations.

What you bring

Qualifications & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field. 5 to 7 years of experience in accounting or in a role involving financial analysis and reporting.

Skills & Competencies: Proficiency with ERP systems and automation / analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI). Ability to clearly communicate and simplify accounting and financial information, and to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Strong orientation toward continuous improvement and process optimization. Critical thinking skills, initiative, and a high degree of autonomy and rigor. Excellent problem-solving skills. Ability to lead standardization or continuous improvement initiatives. Strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills. Functional proficiency in written and spoken English; required to interact with English-speaking colleagues in sister subsidiaries and within the Colas Canada group, which primarily operates in English.

Additional Information on the position

Our Company may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with sourcing potential candidates. All screening, assessment, and hiring decisions are made exclusively by qualified personnel. Every application is reviewed and verified by our recruitment team to ensure a fair, transparent, and human‑driven hiring process. You want to know more about our industry? Visit this page: COLAS - YouTube

DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.