Interim FP&A Manager

Clarity Recruitment; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Recruitment is seeking an Interim Manager, FP&A for an 18-month contract in Toronto, with a focus on leading a small FP&A team and owning the full planning cycle. The role involves monthly analytics, variances, reforecasts, board reporting, and the September interim submission to the Ministry.

The assignment includes building a new budget template and guiding non-finance teams in budgeting and allocations.

Qualifications

• Significant FP&A leadership experience in not-for-profit or grant-funded settings.
• Ability to build budgets from scratch in unstructured environments.
• Strong communication and cross-functional partnering skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FP&A team of three analysts with coaching and direction.
• Own monthly analytics, variance commentary, and reforecasting cycles.
• Prepare quarterly board decks and Ministry interim submissions.
• Develop new budget templates and guide departments through allocations.
• Partner with department leads to optimize grant recovery and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Staff coaching

Communication

Tools

Excel

Power Query

Power BI

Vena

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Job description

Interim Manager, FP&A (18-Month Contract)

Employment Type: Contract (18 months)

Location: Toronto, ON (Mostly Remote — on-site for quarterly meetings and periodic team rotations)

Rate: $60–70/hr

Position Type: Backfill

About the Opportunity

Our client is a long-established Toronto not-for-profit in the social services sector, with roughly 500 employees and a funding model that is primarily Ministry-based, supplemented by grants, donations, and fee‑for‑service revenue. The organization has served its community for over 60 years and is in a period of active change, including a Vena implementation and a newly appointed VP of Finance.

This role covers an 18‑month maternity leave for the Manager, FP&A, starting in August with a transition period alongside the incumbent. Reporting to the Director of FP&A, you'll lead a team of three analysts and own the full planning cycle: monthly analytics and variance commentary, continuous reforecasting, quarterly board reporting, and the September interim results submission to the Ministry. Budget season kicks off in October/November, and a key early deliverable is building a new budget template from scratch and walking department leads through budgets and allocations.

This is a hands‑on mandate for someone who thrives in unstructured environments. Reporting today runs through Excel and Power Query while Vena is being implemented, ad hoc reporting demands are elevated due to current operational circumstances, and the team includes early‑career analysts who will benefit from real coaching. If you know your way around government funding and can bring structure without waiting for it to be handed to you, this role has genuine scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the FP&A team of three (two Senior Financial Analysts and one Financial Analyst), providing coaching, review, and day‑to‑day direction
• Own monthly analytics, budget‑to‑actual analysis, and variance commentary, identifying drivers and changes in departmental plans
• Manage continuous reforecasting cycles and compare forecasts against actuals
• Prepare the quarterly board reporting deck
• Deliver the September interim results submission to the Ministry
• Build a new budget template from scratch and lead the October/November budget season end‑to‑end
• Business partner with department leads across the organization, walking non‑finance teams through budgets and allocations
• Work with the VP and Director to identify gaps and opportunities in funding statements, and present recommendations to optimize grant recovery
• Manage grant reporting in line with provincial and federal funding restrictions and requirements
• Support the in-flight Vena implementation while maintaining Excel- and Power Query-based reporting
• Extract transactional data from NetSuite and build reporting through Power Query and Power BI
• Handle elevated ad hoc reporting requests and approval reviews as needed

What You Bring

• FP&A leadership experience in a not‑for‑profit, Ministry‑funded, or government grant‑funded environment
• Detailed working knowledge of provincial and federal grant restrictions and reporting requirements
• Proven ability to build budgets from scratch in unstructured environments
• Strong communication skills with a track record of business partnering with non‑finance teams
• Ability to coach, mentor, and motivate early‑career staff
• Hands‑on proficiency with Excel, Power Query, and Power BI; comfort extracting and manipulating transactional data
• Change management skills and the ability to get up to speed quickly
• A roll-up-your-sleeves approach — willing to help wherever needed

Nice to Have

• Vena (or similar planning tool) implementation experience
• Microsoft Dynamics / NAV reporting experience
• Healthcare or community care sector exposure (e.g., AlayaCare or similar EHR environments)

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.

Please note: We use AI-assisted tools for notetaking during the screening process.

JOB ID # 3637636