Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Federated Co-operatives Limited; Saskatoon; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Comprehensive benefits package

Employer-contributed pension plan

Job summary

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is hiring a Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), on a permanent full-time basis within our Finance team. This hybrid role is based in Saskatoon, SK.

You will lead FP&A, capital allocation, and decision support across FCL and the CRS, driving strategic financial decisions and partnering with senior leaders to strengthen financial performance. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and capital projects, while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible and relevant finance experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or business.
• Holds a Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) designation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee FP&A activities including operating and capital budgets, forecasting, long‑range planning, variance analysis, and working capital optimization.
• Provide leadership and oversight for the capital allocation strategy, including financial analysis, modelling, prioritization and ongoing monitoring of major investments and capital projects.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Decision support

Capital allocation

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in commerce or business

CPA designation

Job description

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is hiring a Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, on a permanent full-time basis within our Finance team. This position is a hybrid opportunity and is based in Saskatoon, SK.

Are you a strategic finance leader who excels at turning complex financial information into meaningful business decisions? Join our Finance team and lead Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), capital allocation, and decision support across FCL. We’re looking for someone who can bring together strong financial insight, business partnership, and people leadership to strengthen financial performance and support FCL and the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) in achieving their long‑term priorities. If you enjoy leading high‑performing teams and influencing strategic decisions, we’d love to hear from you!

What You’ll Do

• Oversee FCL’s financial planning and analysis activities, including operating and capital budgets, forecasting, long‑range planning, variance analysis, and working capital optimization.
• Provide leadership and oversight for FCL’s capital allocation strategy, including financial analysis, modelling, prioritization and ongoing monitoring of major investments and capital projects including lookbacks.
• Drive decision support for significant business initiatives, providing financial modelling and analysis that considers impacts to earnings, cash flow, patronage, and the balance sheet.
• Guide Finance Business Partners who provide strategic financial advice, insights, and support to business leaders across FCL and local Co‑ops.
• Partner with Treasury and other Finance teams to support capital structure planning, financing requirements, patronage decisions, and the financial needs of major strategic initiatives.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Finance professionals while fostering accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and strong financial stewardship.

Who You’ll Work With

The Team:

You will lead a team of Finance leaders and professionals across Financial Planning & Analysis, Decision Support, and Finance Business Partnering. Reporting to the AVP, Corporate Finance, you’ll collaborate closely with senior leaders, business units, Treasury, Tax, local Co‑ops, and other partners across FCL and the CRS to provide financial insight and support strategic decision‑making.

Why It Matters

We help local Co‑ops grow and thrive by offering a range of professional services, including marketing, market research, information technology, human resources, accounting, risk management and business development.

Who You Are

You are looking for a career in Finance and:

• Have 10+ years of progressively responsible and relevant finance experience, including significant experience in financial planning and analysis, decision support, capital allocation, or related areas.
• Have a bachelor’s degree in commerce or business.
• Hold a Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) designation.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries, short‑term incentives, a comprehensive benefits package, and an employer‑contributed pension plan.
• Encouragement to take advantage of learning opportunities to grow and develop as a Team Member.
• As a co‑operative, we do business differently. We believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and what we offer, visit www.fcl.crs.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to ensure an enjoyable candidate experience. All information received will be kept confidential.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted.

As this position is considered a position of trust, you may be required to complete a criminal record and credit check in accordance with FCL policies.

FCL embraces diversity and inclusion. We’re working to create a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve and an environment where every team member brings their whole self to work. We believe all candidates should feel at home with us and be given the opportunity to fully participate during the recruitment process.