Manager, FP&A

Imagine Recruitment & Advisory; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in finance is seeking a Manager of FP&A in Ottawa to lead budgeting and forecasting. The role requires 5+ years of finance experience and strong Excel skills. You will partner with sales, marketing, and operations, and present findings to senior management. The position is full-time and ideal for candidates with a Bachelor's in Finance, CPA/MBA preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive finance experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads robust business planning through accurate budgeting.
• Performing monthly analytics to explain actual vs projected expenses.
• Conduct advanced financial analyses to support ad-hoc requests.

Skills

Finance experience

Leadership experience

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Experience with ERP software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Microsoft Dynamics

OneStream

Adaptive Planning

Hyperion

Job description

Overview

Our client within the renewable energy industry is seeking a Manager, FP&A who can add immediate value to the leadership team.

This position reports into the VP, Finance and you will act as the main key resource on aspects of annual budgeting and project finance in addition to presenting results to the senior management team. You will ensure that all department budget information reports are prepared accurately and in a timely manner. The Manager, FP&A will be partnering with the sales & marketing and operations departments.

Responsibilities

• Leads robust business planning through accurate budgeting / forecasting
• Performing monthly analytics to explain actual vs. projected expenses
• Responsible for financial plans to understand the revenue and cost drivers of a business
• Summarize and contextualize financial results
• Identify & lead process improvement
• Strategic business partner who leverages relationships with Senior Level Leads to drive financial planning
• Assisting with Sales and Marketing projects, process improvements and new reports
• Providing quality and timely technical support work for Sales and Marketing
• Completing monthly payments and accrual entries
• Continuously seek new ways to leverage business data to offer fresh insights and aid decision making
• Conduct advanced financial analyses to support ad-hoc requests utilizing complex scenario planning
• Translate business strategies, initiatives and projects effectively into financial modeling
• Assisting with monthly \'actual vs. budget\' variance analysis
• Providing technical assistance for budget and actual headcount reports
• Manage senior finance analyst
• Present results to the senior management team
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and experiences

• 5+ years of progressive finance experience
• 3+ years of leadership experience
• Bachelor\'s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
• MBA or CPA preferred
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis in Excel using pivot tables and v-lookups
• Experience using ERP software – SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics suite
• Experience using reporting software – OneStream, Adaptive Planning, Hyperion

Personal attributes

• Team player with a positive “can-do” attitude
• Ability to work autonomously with little direction
• Ability to upward manage hiring manager overseeing project delivery
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance

Industries

Services for Renewable Energy and Utilities