Manager FP&A

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We're looking for a Manager FP&A to join our Finance team. You will be reporting to the Senior Director of FP&A. You will be responsible for leading an FP&A business partner relationship while driving strategic finance initiatives. This candidate will broaden established working relationships and methodologies with key stakeholders in both vertical and functional levels, executing on various planning cycles (Budget/Forecast/LRP), understanding revenue, headcount planning, cost of goods, operating expenses and compiling information into financial plans.

What you'll be doing:

• Work with business leaders to provide financial support and develop sound fiscal insights that help achieve strategic plans
• Build financial models, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and monthly outlooks to support decision-making across the organisation, providing guidance to business partners and ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial plans
• Be responsible for reporting projects that gather and integrate large volumes of data, perform in depth analysis, interpret results and develop actionable insights and recommendations for use across the business units
• Partner with the business to provide insights and recommendations to drive revenue growth and optimise profitability
• Manage the P&L for the business by analysing the financial and operating results, identifying areas for improvement and driving cost optimization efforts
• Develop and improve the reporting of business key performance indicators (KPI's) and dashboards to monitor the business specifically with regards to efficiency, profitability, as well as time and resource management
• Develop and implement financial policies and procedures to help drive more accurate forecasting and planning.
• Support other FP&A leaders to develop long term strategies
• Support and/or develop a network of other cross functional contacts within the business to anticipate and plan for changes to revenue generation strategies
• Actively participate in the conception and implementation of financial planning IT tools

• Assist in preparation of various presentations for internal and external stakeholdersWork on ad hoc projects as assigned; such as assessment of new business activities or change of process
• Assist with special requests from the executive team
• Contributing as part of the wider team to achieve organisational objectives even if this means doing things that aren't strictly within the scope of your role

What you need to bring:

We're looking for a Senior candidate who has experience with the following:

• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance
• 7 years in progressive financial analysis experience
• Expert knowledge in Excel is a must
• Experience with developing, maintaining and reporting results of a P&L
• Experience as a finance business partner supporting senior leadership
• Strong and effective verbal and written communication in English to interact with all levels of management. As a global company with employees and clients outside of Quebec, fluency in English as a working language is required for this position.

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You'll enjoy:

• A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work (3 days a week in office)
• A culture that celebrates performance
• The chance to make an impact in a team that's big enough for career growth, but lean enough to make your voice heard
• Career-defining opportunities

Plus benefits designed to keep you happy, healthy and fulfilled.

• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies
• Equity options, because this is your company too
• Contributions to your pension plan. Your future matters
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Health and wellness credit so you feel your best
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community
• Interest groups, employee led networks, social committees to sponsored sports teams
• Computer purchase program to get your personal Macbook
• Enhanced parental leave to support growing families
• Etc…

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