Senior Finance Planning & Costing Lead, Internal Reporting

Domtar; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace

Vacation + holidays

Group insurance

Pension plan

Employee assistance program

Education assistance

Transit-accessible office

Job summary

Domtar is seeking a Senior Manager, Financial Planning, Costing & Internal Reporting in Montreal. The role is full-time permanent and focuses on leading financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, costing and management reporting activities to support operations and leadership.

The ideal candidate will partner with operations, deliver actionable insights, and drive continuous improvement in reporting processes. Strong SAP, Power BI, Excel skills and bilingual English/French are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• 7-10 years of progressive finance experience.
• Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Strong expertise in forecasting, budgeting and management reporting.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing cost accounting.
• Experience with SAP, Power BI and advanced Excel.
• Bilingual English and French.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes.
• Coordinate monthly forecasting cycles across business units and operations.
• Develop and maintain financial models and scenario analyses.
• Oversee costing, variance and profitability analysis activities.
• Prepare management reports and executive dashboards.
• Deliver financial and operational insights that support business decisions.
• Ensure governance and continuous improvement of reporting processes.
• Lead automation and modernization initiatives for reporting and analytics.
• Support strategic projects, restructurings, productivity initiatives and capital investments.
• Own and govern costing methodologies and standards.
• Analyze variances related to raw materials, labor, energy, maintenance and conversion costs.
• Identify margin enhancement and productivity improvement opportunities.
• Partner with plant controllers and operational leaders to improve performance visibility and decision-making.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of financial analysts.
• Establish clear priorities, objectives and performance expectations.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Support talent development and succession planning.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Management reporting

People leadership

Communication

Influencing

Bilingual English-French

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

CPA designation

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Domtar is seeking a Senior Manager, Financial Planning, Costing & Internal Reporting in Montreal. The role is full-time permanent and focuses on leading financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, costing and management reporting activities to support operations and leadership.

The ideal candidate will partner with operations, deliver actionable insights, and drive continuous improvement in reporting processes. Strong SAP, Power BI, Excel skills and bilingual English/French are required.