Finance Planning & Analysis Manager

Pacific Smoke International Inc.

Pay range : CA$100,000.00 / yr - CA$120,000.00 / yr. This range is provided by Pacific Smoke International Inc. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience – talk with your recruiter to learn more.

About Us

Pacific Smoke International is Canada’s leading distributor of electronic vaporizers and the manufacturer of nationally recognized, best‑selling brands. Our mission is to empower people across Canada to quit smoking and transition to safer alternatives. As a rapidly growing organization located in Markham, we are seeking a driven and experienced FP&A Manager to join our dynamic PSI team. This role offers an opportunity to directly influence corporate decisions and shape the company’s financial direction in a booming industry.

Reporting to the Director of Finance & Legal, the FP&A Manager plays a key leadership role in financial planning, performance management, and strategic business partnering. This role oversees budgeting and forecasting cycles, enhances financial reporting, supports operational initiatives, and provides actionable insights to senior leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, business acumen, and the ability to lead cross‑functional decision‑making with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve financial reporting packages for senior leadership and the board, ensuring alignment between financial results, KPIs, and operational performance.
• Prepare executive‑level MD&A, providing strategic commentary on financial trends, risks, opportunities, and business drivers.
• Lead the annual budgeting process, including planning, consolidation, cross‑functional coordination, and final executive presentation.
• Own quarterly rolling forecasts and evaluate departmental budget submissions for accuracy, consistency, and strategic alignment.
• Review department and organization budget vs. actual performance, prepare variance analyses, and support performance reviews with senior leadership.
• Maintain cash flow visibility through forecasting, analysis, and communication of liquidity risks and working capital considerations.
• Evaluate capital allocation decisions, investment opportunities, vendor cost optimization, and key financial trade‑offs.
• Support S&OP processes by validating financial impacts of operational decisions and analyzing supply chain performance metrics, freight costs, and shipment trends.
• Conduct financial and KPI analysis across costing, pricing, ROI, and financial statements to support enterprise‑wide decision‑making.
• Lead the creation and governance of financial models, ensuring model accuracy, documentation, and version control.
• Introduce advanced analytics, including scenario planning and predictive modeling, to support proactive leadership decision‑making.
• Lead profitability analysis across customers, products, and channels; identify cost‑saving opportunities and performance improvement initiatives.
• Manage KPI frameworks and maintain finance data governance including metric definitions, data quality, and dashboard integrity.
• Work cross‑functionally with Sales, Operations, Marketing, HR, and Supply Chain to provide impactful financial insights that support strategic initiatives.
• Review month‑end close packages and internal management financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Provide strategic recommendations that enhance profitability, operational effectiveness, and long‑term business performance.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and day‑to‑day guidance to the Finance Analyst, ensuring high‑quality analysis, accurate reporting, and continuous professional development.
• Perform all reasonable work activities as assigned by manager.
• Ensure that financial and accounting policies and programs are followed in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Qualifications

Success Factors

To excel in this role, you must be a strategic thinker with the ability to see both the high‑level picture and the detailed financial drivers beneath it. Your success will come from your ability to interpret complex financial data, translate insights into business recommendations, and influence decisions across the organization. You will also play a key leadership role in developing the Finance Analyst, guiding their work and helping them grow into a stronger business partner. A strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and a continuous improvement mindset will set you apart, enabling you to drive impactful change and elevate the entire finance function.

Expectations

You are expected to bring exceptional analytical, planning, and organizational capabilities, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Clear, confident communication is essential, as you will regularly present financial insights to senior leadership and work cross‑functionally with multiple teams. You will be relied upon to build strong working relationships, uphold financial discipline, and ensure adherence to financial processes and best practices.

What do you get?

Hybrid work environment (1 day remote & 4 days onsite)

Rewards

Pacific Smoke International is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified candidates to apply. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), we are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities to support their participation in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

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