Business Planning and Performance Advisor

At Imperial, we work every day to responsibly develop Canada’s energy resources – applying technology and innovation to supply affordable, accessible and reliable energy while reducing emissions. Imperial recognizes the important role we can play by advancing climate solutions within our operations and by providing lower life-cycle emission products to our customers. This effort is powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by a pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our upstream, downstream and chemical, and corporate divisions is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

Imperial honours diverse backgrounds so we can be a place where people can bring their full selves to work, no matter their identity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or ability.

At Imperial, we want you to come for the position and stay for the career. As an integrated company, we are uniquely positioned to offer you a wide range of career prospects and growth opportunities through the course of your career with us. We invite you to bring your ideas and help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.

What Role You Will Play on Our Team

As a key member of the Planning and Stewardship team, the Business Planning and Performance Advisor is responsible for business planning, stewardship and analysis supporting various business initiatives and projects. Through these activities you will be involved in business strategy, planning and process improvement while working closely with both financial and business line management. This role offers exposure to senior management, providing insights that directly influence business performance and strategic decision-making.

What You Will Do

• Supports annual business plan development, aligning financial objectives with performance expectations
• Utilize financial models, scenario analysis, and business cases to support strategic initiatives and decision making
• Independently analyze specific business and financial results for insights to understand key business events
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership by providing data-driven decision support
• Support Inventor Relations team with performance analysis and financial outlooks
• Analyzes monthly financial results, identifying key drivers of performance
• Monitor key business and financial metrics; challenge assumptions providing recommendations
• Contribute to process improvement and continuous enhancement to improve visibility into business performance
• Partner in special projects, strategic analysis, and ad hoc requests from senior leadership

About You

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability to synthesize financial data into business insights
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship building skills
• Capability to manage multiple monthly priorities and deadlines
• Knowledge of Microsoft office applications such as Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
• Strategic planning, portfolio management, and business analysis experience are an asset
• Comfortable working independently and continuous improvement mindset
• Experience with analytic tools such as Power BI or other intelligence tools
• Previous experience within the oil & gas industry is preferred

Your Benefits

An Imperial career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. Imperial Oil has been recognized as one of Canada’s and Alberta’s top employers (2024) as recognized by Mediacorp Canada Inc.’s 24th annual competition.

We offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Training and mentorship
• Relocation assistance as required
• Employee resource groups (ERG’s) – opportunity to participate in volunteer groups that support furthering the company’s inclusion objectives

Please note benefits may be changed, suspended or terminated from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

Imperial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Imperial is committed to providing equitable treatment and equal opportunity to all individuals and encourages all eligible applicants to apply.

Imperial conducts business in a manner that respects the land, environment, rights and cultures of Indigenous communities. In the areas where we explore, develop and operate, Imperial engages Indigenous communities in open and forthright consultation and strives to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Please see here for more information on Imperial’s Indigenous Relations Guiding Principles and Guidelines.

Imperial is committed to supporting persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. We will work with qualified applicants to provide reasonable accommodation upon request at Recruit.Services.CA@exxonmobil.com.

Eligibility to work in Canada: All applicants who receive an offer of employment must be eligible to work in Canada on a regular full-time basis without restrictions on their start date. Proof of eligibility shall be in the form of a Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate, Canadian certificate of permanent residence, Canadian open work permit or receipt from Immigration Canada of an application for a post-graduate work permit.

Proof of eligibility must be current and valid (not expired, cancelled or voided). Proof of eligibility will be required if an offer of employment is made. Failure to provide proof of eligibility at least six (6) weeks prior to the start date may result in the offer of employment being rescinded.

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