Finance Manager – FP&A CAT Americas

CAE; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global aerospace and defense company in Montreal is seeking an FP&A Manager to lead financial analysis and reporting initiatives. This role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience, a CPA license, and strong leadership skills. The ideal candidate will create executive reports, manage financial forecasts, and collaborate closely with various business leaders. This position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and impact.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years leading an accounting or finance team required.
• Knowledge of VAT and income taxes required.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from a finance perspective while remaining in tune with operational impacts.
• Own financial analysis and facilitate integration of trends into business unit forecasts.
• Present in monthly business reviews and other executive meetings.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Proactive leadership

Education

University degree in accounting or finance

CPA license

MBA or graduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Hyperion Planning

Oracle

Job description

About This Role

Behind every success is a team of dedicated experts driving us forward. From HR professionals who shape our culture, to IT innovators driving technological advancements, Finance leaders ensuring our growth, Communicators shining a light on our story, and Legal experts safeguarding our future — every role is essential. Our enterprise functions don’t just support; they lead, playing a critical role in shaping the company’s path forward and ensuring both clients and employees are ready for the moments that matter. You’ll work on impactful projects and turn ideas into reality while enjoying growth opportunities, teamwork, and a balanced work-life.

The FP&A Manager partners with Civil Aviation business and finance leaders to understand the financial impact of operational decisions. This individual maintains knowledge of operational KPIs and develops modeling as well as analysis around these core metrics to gauge performance. The FP&A manager owns Executive level reporting and dashboards to help business leaders proactively meet CAE’s financial targets. They guide the team in performing sensitivity and other ad hoc analysis to quantify strategic initiatives, trade off decisions and changes in accounting standards. The FP&A Manager works closely with the Accounting Manager to ensure the forecast is adjusted when actual timing and recognition adjusts throughout the fiscal year. They proactively identify potential areas of improvement, streamline processes to ensure accuracy and quickly implement action items.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from a finance perspective while remaining in tune with Operational and Customer related impacts
• Focus on developing executive level reports and identifying key insights for decision support
• Own financial analysis and facilitate integration of trends into business unit forecasts
• Partner with the business leaders to ensure financial reports include business context
• Enhance processes and modeling techniques to promote efficient workflow and timely deliverables
• Guide monthly analysis of KPIs and business trends to measure overall financial performance
• Present in monthly business reviews and other executive meetings
• Plan and execute the finance portion of cross functional projects
• Maintain industry and company knowledge to effectively anticipate future trends and potential obstacles
• Coordinate operational and financial data management by checking for reasonableness and validating underlying data used in financial modeling and forecasting
• Proactively identify cost reduction and revenue opportunities
• Ensure all stakeholders receive timely, accurate updates at least monthly to assess performance and proactively steer decisions
• Drive process improvement and proactively identify cost reduction opportunities
• Contribute to business process troubleshooting and enhancement initiatives (HFM, Oracle, Hyperion) where appropriate
• Any other tasks or duties as agreed with Finance Director

Qualifications & Experience

• University degree in accounting or finance required
• CPA license required
• MBA or graduate degree preferred
• Minimum 10 years of experience in accounting, finance or related field required
• Minimum 3 years leading an accounting or finance team required
• Proactive leadership approach and service oriented
• In depth knowledge of accounting principles, public company financial reporting & practices
• Proven management accounting skills and experience
• Well-established corporate consolidation knowledge
• Excellent analytical, conceptual thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Able to thrive in an often fast paced and deadline-oriented global business requiring development and refinement of processes and procedures
• Knowledge of VAT and income taxes required
• Essential knowledge and experience in Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Enterprise preferred
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Applications required (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access)
• Knowledge and experience in Oracle preferred

Capabilities & Competencies

• Effectively manage stress and work well under pressure
• Meet deadlines within prescribed timeframes
• Ability to learn financial requirements of existing/new/different countries
• Able to thrive in a team environment and contribute to team objectives
• Knowledge and skill to break down complex concepts into easy to understand action items
• Excellent presentation skills
• Expert in creating and overseeing financial statements, reports and models
• Able to work flexible hours (may include weekends and/or public holidays)
• Some travel required (up to 10%)

Position Type

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by local laws.

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