Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Imagine Recruitment & Advisory; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Imagine Recruitment & Advisory is seeking a strategic and hands-on FP&A leader to drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting across multiple business areas. You will consolidate analyses for senior leadership, identify risks and opportunities, and mentor a high-performing finance team.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in FP&A/finance, CPA/CFA designation, and strong IFRS expertise, with advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Qualifications

• CPA or CFA designation required.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, accounting, or related finance.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and financial reporting principles.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing finance professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with non-financial stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting across multiple business areas.
• Consolidate financial information and prepare analyses, reports, and insights for senior leadership.
• Analyze financial and operational performance using relevant metrics and identify risks and opportunities.
• Provide commentary and recommendations to management on results and trends.
• Partner with finance and operations teams to ensure accurate representation of results.
• Lead, mentor, and develop finance staff to build a high-performance team.
• Guide on accounting matters and communicate financial implications of complex issues.
• Support financial reporting and integration of new business activities, investments, or assets.
• Build and enhance financial models, tools, reports, and forecasting methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve FP&A efficiency through process improvements and automation.
• Contribute to enhancement of financial systems and reporting infrastructure.
• Develop relationships with business and finance leaders to stay aligned on initiatives.
• Collaborate with departmental leaders to understand results and support budgeting.

Skills

CPA/CFA designation

Financial modeling

Excel

PowerPoint

Leadership

Mentoring

IFRS

Communication

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Education

CPA/CFA designation

Job description

Our client is seeking a strategic and hands‑on finance professional to join its corporate finance team in a leadership-level FP&A position.

This role will play an important part in the organization’s financial planning, forecasting, performance analysis, and management reporting activities. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a complex, multi‑business environment and will bring a combination of strong financial expertise, analytical thinking, leadership capability, and business judgment.

The position will appeal to someone who enjoys working with senior stakeholders, developing people, improving processes, and using financial information to support better business decisions.

This role offers a competitive compensation package including base salary of $115K-$125K+, bonus, retirement savings program, benefits program, and more. The total compensation package is in the range of $152K-$165K. Most importantly, the company nurtures and develops internal talent, has a strong track record of promoting from within and is an excellent place to build a successful and rewarding career.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes across multiple business areas.
• Consolidate financial information and prepare analysis, reports, presentations, and insights for senior leadership.
• Analyze financial and operational performance using relevant business metrics and identify trends, risks, opportunities, and variances.
• Review periodic performance results and provide clear commentary and recommendations to management.
• Partner with finance and operational teams to understand business performance and ensure financial results are accurately represented.
• Lead, mentor, and develop members of the finance team, establishing a culture focused on accountability, collaboration, high performance, and continuous development.
• Provide guidance on accounting matters and clearly communicate the financial implications of complex issues to business stakeholders.
• Support the financial reporting and integration of new business activities, investments, acquisitions, or assets.
• Build and enhance financial models, analytical tools, reporting processes, and forecasting methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, consistency, and reliability of FP&A activities through process improvements and automation.
• Participate in the enhancement of financial systems, reporting infrastructure, and analytical capabilities.
• Develop strong relationships with business and finance leaders and maintain an understanding of initiatives that may affect financial performance.
• Work closely with departmental leaders to understand results, monitor budgets, and support effective financial management.
• Produce insightful, concise analysis that enables leadership to understand both current performance and forward‑looking expectations.
• Support broader corporate finance initiatives, projects, and strategic analysis as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Canadian‑recognized professional accounting or finance designation, such as CPA or CFA.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in financial planning, analysis, accounting, or a related finance discipline.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and financial reporting principles.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or developing finance professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to establish high standards, promote accountability, and develop a strong‑performing team.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities, with the ability to work effectively with large and complex datasets.
• Experience preparing management‑level financial reporting and translating detailed analysis into clear business insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial information to non‑financial stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to maintaining data accuracy and financial integrity.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing demands.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• A proactive and solutions‑oriented approach, with a demonstrated interest in improving processes and ways of working.
• A collaborative leadership style and willingness to learn, accept feedback, and continuously develop.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise financial reporting, planning, or consolidation platforms would be considered an asset.
• Exposure to financial systems implementation, reporting automation, business transformation, or process optimization would also be advantageous.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a thoughtful and commercially minded finance professional who can move comfortably between detailed financial analysis and higher‑level business discussions. They are naturally curious, take ownership of their work, communicate effectively, and look for practical ways to make processes better.

This is an opportunity for a finance leader who wants meaningful responsibility, exposure to senior stakeholders, and the ability to make a tangible impact on the organization’s planning, reporting, and decision‑support capabilities.

WHY IMAGINE?

Imagine's accounting & finance team is made up of senior‑level industry veterans who are experienced in working in industry and public accounting. We've done the audits, managed compliance with new regulations, and navigated mergers, integrations and other demanding projects. We have direct relationships with hiring managers, so you can expect that we proactively market your skill‑set to prospective clients that we mutually agree make sense, promoting your strengths to our client relationships.