FP&A Consultant

Clarity Recruitment; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Recruitment is representing a mining client in Canada seeking an FP&A Budget Lead to own the 2027 budgeting process from start to finish. You will design scalable budget models, apply cross-site cost allocations, and partner with site controllers and senior leadership to deliver Board-ready materials.

The role requires advanced Excel skills, a proven track record building end-to-end budgets, and comfort driving process improvements in a growing production environment.

Qualifications

• FP&A experience in mining or heavy industry; annual budgeting end-to-end.
• Track record of building budget models and templates from scratch.
• Advanced Excel skills; auditable, scalable models.
• Strong grasp of cost allocations across sites, departments or cost centres.
• Sound judgement; ability to raise issues with senior leaders.
• Experience preparing budget and financial materials for Board.
• Comfort working through ambiguity; adaptability to evolving needs.
• Capacity for heavier hours at the start to establish templates.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 2027 budgeting process from kickoff through Board approval.
• Build budget models and templates from scratch for future years.
• Develop and apply cost allocations across sites and functions.
• Pressure-test numbers and escalate findings to leadership.
• Collect inputs from site controllers and senior leadership for alignment on assumptions.
• Prepare Board materials and supporting analysis for Board meeting.
• Document the budgeting process for ongoing independence after contract ends.
• Support Controllership priorities including internal controls and ERP work.

Skills

FP&A experience

Budgeting end-to-end

Cost allocations

Board materials

Ambiguity tolerance

Long hours

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Excel

ERP (Acumatica)

Job description

Our client is a publicly listed Canadian gold company advancing a fully permitted underground mine toward a planned restart in 2027. They already have significant infrastructure in place, including a mill, and underground development is underway. The business is moving from development toward production, and finance needs to keep pace.

The finance team is small and stretched right now. They have just onboarded a new audit firm and are working through a Q2 review. They are also improving internal controls and finishing an ERP implementation. On top of all that, they need a credible, defensible 2027 budget ready for the Board on December 15th. This role exists to own that budget from start to finish.

You'll build the budget from the ground up. Last year's templates don't fit where the company is headed, so you'll design a model and process that can scale and be reused for years to come. You'll partner with site controllers, site personnel, the Corporate Controller, and the senior leadership team, and you'll help prepare the materials that go to the Board. The scope may grow into Controllership support as needs come up, which makes this a strong fit for someone who likes building structure where none exists yet.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the 2027 budgeting process from kickoff in early October through Board approval on December 15th
• Build budget models and templates from scratch, designed to scale and be reused in future years
• Develop and apply cost allocations across sites and functions
• Pressure-test the numbers, flag anything that stands out, and bring it to leadership for investigation
• Partner with site controllers, site personnel, the Controller, and the senior leadership team to collect inputs and align on assumptions
• Prepare Board materials and supporting analysis for the December Board meeting
• Document the budget process so the team can run it independently once the contract ends
• Support Controllership priorities as they come up, including internal control and ERP work

What You Bring

• FP&A experience in the mining industry, including building an annual budget end to end
• A track record of building budget models and templates from scratch rather than updating existing ones
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to build clean, auditable, scalable models
• Strong grasp of cost allocations across sites, departments, or cost centres
• Sound judgment on which numbers don't hold up, and the confidence to raise them with senior leaders
• Experience preparing budget and financial materials for a Board
• Comfort working through ambiguity, since some needs will only become clear once you start
• Capacity for heavier hours at the start, tapering off once templates and processes are set

Nice to Have

• Experience with Acumatica or a mid-market ERP implementation
• Background in a junior or mid-tier public mining company
• Exposure to development-to-production transitions

Clarity Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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