Director of Finance, FP&A

Kassen Recruitment; Burlington; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kassen Recruitment is seeking a Director of Finance, FP&A for a growing, project-driven organization to lead budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and business decision support. This hands-on leadership role reports to senior executives and requires turning complex numbers into actionable guidance.

The successful candidate will bring strong modelling capabilities, commercial judgment, and the ability to evolve planning and reporting processes as the business grows.

Qualifications

• Senior Manager or Director level finance experience with FP&A exposure.
• Proven budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning leadership.
• Strong modelling and analytical capabilities; ability to simplify complex data.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and ongoing financial planning activities.
• Own regular forecasting and reforecasting with clear leadership view.
• Develop forward-looking models to support planning and decisions.
• Analyze budget vs actual, communicate key drivers to leadership.
• Monitor trends, risks, opportunities, and KPIs.
• Prepare management reporting and presentations for senior leadership.
• Support cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and treasury activities.
• Engage with banks on financing needs and lender reporting.
• Assess project-level financial performance and profitability.
• Provide financial insights for operational and strategic decisions.
• Identify FP&A process improvements and reporting enhancements.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Treasury management

Variance analysis

Strategic decision support

Presentation to leadership

Hands-on leadership

Education

CPA designation

Tools

Excel

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)

Job description

A growing, project-driven organization is seeking a Director of Finance, FP&A to play a key role in financial planning, analysis, treasury, and business decision support. This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working closely with senior leadership while also getting into the details of the numbers and operations.

About the Role

This position will lead core FP&A activities while supporting cash management, financing, and project‑level financial analysis. The successful candidate will bring a commercial mindset, strong financial modelling capabilities, and the ability to turn complex financial information into practical recommendations.The role will also have an opportunity to strengthen and evolve the organization’s financial planning and reporting processes as the business continues to grow

What You'll Do

• Lead the annual budgeting process and coordinate ongoing financial planning activities
• Own regular forecasting and reforecasting, ensuring leadership has a clear view of expected financial performance
• Develop financial models and forward‑looking analysis to support business planning and decision‑making
• Analyze budget‑to‑actual results, identify meaningful variances, and communicate key drivers to leadership
• Monitor financial trends, risks, opportunities, and performance indicators
• Prepare management reporting, analysis, and presentations for senior leadership and ownership
• Support cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and day‑to‑day treasury activities
• Assist with banking relationships, financing requirements, and ongoing lender reporting
• Prepare financial analysis and supporting information for debt financing and banking partners
• Evaluate project‑level financial performance, including costs, profitability, cash requirements, and projected returns
• Support project accounting and finance activities as required
• Provide financial insights to inform operational, investment, and strategic decisions
• Identify opportunities to improve FP&A, reporting, forecasting, and financial planning processes

What You Bring

• Senior Manager or Director‑level experience in finance, FP&A, corporate finance, or a related discipline
• Significant experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities
• Experience with treasury, cash flow forecasting, and liquidity management
• Exposure to bank financing, debt facilities, and lender relationships
• Strong understanding of financial performance analysis and variance reporting
• Experience supporting project‑based, capital‑intensive, or operationally complex businesses is an asset
• Ability to confidently present financial information and recommendations to senior leadership
• Strong commercial and operational judgment, with an ability to connect financial results to business performance
• Comfortable operating in a hands‑on environment rather than focusing exclusively on high‑level strategy
• CPA designation is an asset, although strong FP&A and corporate finance experience will be highly valued
• Adaptable and comfortable working within an evolving organizational structure

Why Join

This is an opportunity to take on a visible finance leadership role within a growing organization where your analysis can directly influence business decisions. You'll have meaningful exposure to senior leadership, ownership, financing activities, and project performance while helping build more effective financial planning and reporting practices.