FP&A Business Partner (6-month contract)

Interac; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian financial services company in Toronto is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Business Partner to join their team. The candidate will support budgeting and forecasting, coordinate monthly results reporting, and develop financial models. Ideal applicants should have a CPA designation and over 5 years of experience in financial modeling and budgeting. This role offers opportunities for collaborative work with executives and improving financial processes.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.
• A value-driven mindset with a history of partnering with business users.
• Strong time management and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly functional department reviews.
• Support preparation of monthly reporting and rolling forecasts.
• Develop financial models and reports.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Advanced Excel skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

CPA designation or equivalent

Job description

Overview

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.

Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.

Role

The Financial Planning & Analysis, Business Partner reporting to the Leader, T&O, FP&A, will be a key member of the FP&A team and a day-to-day business partner to the Technology & Operations (T&O) team at Interac. This role supports and coordinates forecasting, budgeting, business casing, financial analysis, and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Leading monthly functional department reviews with business owners, investigating variances to plan.

• Supporting and coordinating the preparation of monthly results reporting, rolling forecasts, and management reporting.

• Supporting all finance processes for leaders of the Technology & Operations (T&O) team, including the month end close process, vendor management processes, forecasting, actual performance analysis, budgeting, strategic planning & decision making, and business case analysis (vendor negotiations, investment decisions).

• Developing financial models and reports, meeting with business teams to summarize financial trends and provide insight to the senior management team.

• Implementing process improvements in support of financial objectives.

• Building high-trust relationships with key business partners and influencing their decision making to maximize Interac’s financial performance and shareholder value.

• Working collaboratively with business owners including executive team members to provide subject matter expertise and financial advice on complex projects to assist planning and decision making.

• Working with the FinOps team to ensure accuracy of financials and to streamline month end processes. Review prepaid, capital, depreciation. Create month end entries when required.

• Investigating opportunities for productivity improvements and working with business owners to initiate and influence change.

• Supporting the delivery of the financial goals of the T&O team, taking personal responsibility for achieving budget.

• Working with stakeholders to ensure required communication, templates and due dates are delivered.

• Ensuring all contractual commitments are accounted for in the annual plan and forecast.

• Ensuring approved budgets and forecasts are communicated to business owners and loaded into the financial system in a timely manner.

• Leading and/or assisting in the implementation of new processes or process improvements.

• Recommending and implementing continuous improvement to the budgetary/planning processes to meet the needs of the evolving company.

• Ad hoc analysis and projects as requested.

Qualifications

• CPA designation (or equivalent education) or working towards designation.

• 5+ years of experience in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.

• A value-driven mindset, with a proven history of partnering with business users to improve processes and develop solutions that achieve organizational goals.

• Extensive experience developing financial models and business cases.

• Advanced Excel Modeling Skills.

• Strong time management skills, analytical, ability to work independently and prioritize, critical thinking and presentation skills.

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.

• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.

Background checks

Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Canadian criminal record check;

• Public safety verification;

• Canadian ID cross-check;

• 5-year employment verification;

• Education verification; and

• If applicable, Credit Inquiry and Social Media Check.

How we work

We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work. Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion for a common goal.

Core Values: They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.

Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.

Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you.

Please be aware of certain individuals fraudulently using Interac Corp.’s name and logo to offer fictitious employment opportunities. Interac Corp. will never ask, solicit, nor accept any monies in exchange for employment opportunities. Any such offers of employment are fraudulent and invalid, and you are strongly advised to exercise great caution and disregard such offers and invitations.

Please note that under no circumstances shall Interac Corp. be held liable or responsible for any claims, losses, damages, expenses, or other inconveniences resulting from or in any way connected to the actions of individuals performing such fraud. Further, such fraudulent communication shall not be treated as any kind of offer or representation by Interac Corp. or its subsidiaries and affiliates.