Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis (Contract)

Staples; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental benefits

RRSP/DPSP

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Staples Canada seeks a Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (Contract) to lead budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for a growing Services portfolio (print, warranties, subscriptions, and other services).

You will partner with senior leaders to shape long-range plans, KPIs, and insights, while overseeing a team and collaborating across Finance, IT, and Operations. Hybrid work in Richmond Hill with 4 onsite days per week.

Qualifications

• University degree in business, commerce, finance, or equivalent work experience required.
• CPA designation or MBA preferred.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office skills; Power BI and SQL experience are strong assets.
• 5 to 7 years of progressive finance experience, including accounting, budgeting, planning, forecasting, and business analysis.
• IFRS 15 experience is a strong asset.
• Retail, multi-location, national, or multi-channel experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans for print, warranties, subscriptions, and other services.
• Translate results, KPIs, trends, and business drivers into insights and recommendations.
• Build reporting and financial models that support strategy, scenario planning, and decision-making.
• Support service revenue and margin month-end close, including entries, variance analysis, and IFRS compliance.
• Apply IFRS 15 expertise to ensure accurate transaction recording and sound accounting guidance.
• Lead process improvements, system initiatives, and ad hoc analysis.
• Collaborate with Service, IT, Inventory Control, Sales Audit, Accounting, FP&A, and other teams to solve business problems.
• Coach and develop one senior financial analyst.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

University degree in business, commerce, finance, or equivalent

CPA designation

MBA

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis (Contract)

Job Description

Some of what you will do:

This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys turning data into insight and influencing business decisions. As Manager FP&A, Business Services, you will support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis for a growing Services portfolio, including print, warranties, subscriptions, and other service offerings.

Reporting to the Director FP&A, you will partner closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to shape budgets, forecasts, long-range plans, and KPI insights that help improve performance. This 2-year contract offers strong exposure to senior leaders, strategic initiatives, process improvements, and meaningful work across both FP&A and accounting.

Specifically, You Will:

Own and enhance budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans for print, warranties, subscriptions, and other services.

Act as a trusted finance partner by translating results, KPIs, trends, and business drivers into clear insights and recommendations.

Build practical reporting and financial models that support strategy, new initiatives, scenario planning, and decision-making.

Support service revenue and margin month-end close, including entries, variance analysis, and compliance with IFRS and company policies.

Apply IFRS 15 expertise to help ensure transactions are recorded accurately and business decisions are supported by sound accounting guidance.

Lead and contribute to process improvements, system initiatives, special projects, diligence work streams, and ad hoc analysis.

Collaborate with Service, IT, Inventory Control, Sales Audit, Accounting, FP&A, and other teams to solve business problems and improve ways of working.

Coach and develop one senior financial analyst while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team environment.

Some of what you need:

University degree in business, commerce, finance, or equivalent work experience required.

CPA designation or MBA preferred.

A strong finance foundation with curiosity, critical thinking, and the ability to connect details to the broader business story.

Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office skills; Power BI and SQL experience are strong assets.

Confidence working with complex financial and operational data and presenting clear insights to senior leaders and business partners.

Strong communication, organization, ownership, leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.

5 to 7 years of progressive finance experience, including accounting, budgeting, planning, forecasting, and business analysis.

Working knowledge of IFRS, with IFRS 15 experience, is considered a strong asset.

Retail, multi-location, national, or multi-channel experience is an asset.

Office environment – Hybrid, with 4 days onsite in Richmond Hill, subject to the hybrid policy.

Some of what you will get:

• Health and Dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP
• Performance bonuses
• And more...

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About Us

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Please note, artificial intelligence may be used in certain stages to screen, assess, or select applicants, however, a human reviewer makes all final decisions.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

About the Team

About the Team

At Staples Canada we are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live.

As The Working and Learning Company, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day.

We’re looking for curious, approachable, and passionate individuals who love finding solutions.

If that’s you, let’s work, learn, and grow together.

We are building an inclusive and diverse team

Staples Canada is continuously working towards creating an inclusive and diverse work environment.

We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

• Job Identification 73070
• Locations 6 Staples Ave, Richmond Hill, ON, L4B 4W3, CA