Sr Finance & Planning Advisor - Downstream

Oil Authority; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong compensation

Benefits

Generous vacation time

Talent development programs

Job summary

Suncor Energy is seeking a senior finance professional to partner with cross-functional leaders in Calgary. You will lead monthly forecasting, budgeting, and long-range plans across Midstream and Downstream operations, translating data into actionable insights.

You will work with Excel, SAP S/4HANA, and SAC-P, develop executive dashboards and contribute to decision-making in a fast-paced environment. A CPA/CFA/MBA and 8+ years of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of experience in financial analysis, business partnering, or a related finance role supporting operations.
• Post-secondary education in accounting, finance, business with a required designation CPA, CFA and/or MBA.
• Experience supporting Midstream, Downstream, Logistics, Transportation, or Energy operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to provide financial analysis, insights, and recommendations that support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Lead monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning activities across a complex asset portfolio for OS&G and Capital spend.
• Consolidate financial results, forecasts, and business plans from multiple operating areas, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and consistency.
• Provide informal leadership and coordination across a team of analysts, driving timelines, assumptions, and deliverables to support consolidated reporting and planning requirements.
• Analyze operational and financial performance, translating business activity and operational metrics into cost variance analysis, forecasting assumptions, and performance insights.
• Identify key risks, opportunities, and performance drivers, clearly communicating impacts and recommendations to leadership.
• Develop and enhance executive reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Operations, Project Controls, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Commercial and other functional teams to understand end-to-end business impacts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reporting, forecasting accuracy, planning processes, and business transparency.
• Support ad hoc analysis, strategic initiatives, and business projects as required.

Skills

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Forecasting

Budgeting

Consolidation

Excel

Power BI

SAP S/4HANA

SAC-P

Leadership

Education

CPA

CFA

MBA

Tools

Excel

SAP S/4HANA

SAC-P

Power BI

Job description

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.

When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

Join Suncor’s Finance team supporting Midstream portfolio in Downstream and play a key role in supporting a diverse portfolio that includes transportation, logistics, terminals, pipelines, marine operations, ethanol production, and joint venture assets. In this highly visible role, you’ll partner directly with business leaders to provide financial analysis, forecasting, performance insights, and decision support. Using tools such as Excel, Power BI, SAP S/4HANA, and SAC-P, you’ll turn complex operational and financial data into meaningful insights that help drive business performance. This is a great opportunity for a collaborative finance professional who enjoys working with large datasets, influencing decisions, and thriving in a fast-paced environment.

What we offer:

We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

• Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching
• Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being
• Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development

Minimum Requirements

• Eight+ years of experience in financial analysis, business partnering, or a related finance role supporting operations
• Post-secondary education in accounting, finance, business with a required designation CPA, CFA and/or MBA
• Experience supporting Midstream, Downstream, Logistics, Transportation, or Energy operations
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation experience
• Ability to translate complex operational and financial data into meaningful business insights and recommendations
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling, large data set analysis, and consolidations
• Strong experience with SAP, S4/HANA, and SAP Analytics Cloud Planning (SAC-P), Power BI reporting and dashboard development

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to provide financial analysis, insights, and recommendations that support operational and strategic decision-making
• Lead monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning activities across a complex asset portfolio for OS&G and Capital spend
• Consolidate financial results, forecasts, and business plans from multiple operating areas, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and consistency
• Provide informal leadership and coordination across a team of analysts, driving timelines, assumptions, and deliverables to support consolidated reporting and planning requirements
• Analyze operational and financial performance, translating business activity and operational metrics into cost variance analysis, forecasting assumptions, and performance insights
• Identify key risks, opportunities, and performance drivers, clearly communicating impacts and recommendations to leadership
• Develop and enhance executive reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and performance metrics
• Collaborate with Operations, Project Controls, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Commercial and other functional teams to understand end-to-end business impacts
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reporting, forecasting accuracy, planning processes, and business transparency
• Support ad hoc analysis, strategic initiatives, and business projects as required

Location and other details:

• This is a office based role. You will work out of our Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Centre at 150 - 6th Ave S.W.
• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday
• Periodic travel to operating sites is required
• Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.