Sr. Manager, BU Finance Ottawa

SiTime Corp.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Equity grants

Competitive compensation

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

SiTime in Ottawa, Canada, seeks a Sr Finance Manager to partner with BU Finance on planning, forecasting, close and decision support. You will own analytics and management reporting, deliver variance insights, and build scalable models that improve expense management and resource allocation across both near-term planning cycles and long-term strategy.

In this highly visible role, you will translate complex data into clear insights, helping leaders understand performance drivers and evaluate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, business finance, management reporting, or financial analysis; technology or semiconductor experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of P&L concepts and operating expense drivers, including labor, contractors, services, software, and travel, and how they flow through forecast and close.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivots, and Power Query, with demonstrated ability to build scalable, auditable models and templates.
• Excellent written and verbal English with the ability to communicate clearly with US-based stakeholders and present concise insights and recommendations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines across time zones with strong attention to detail and an ownership mindset.
• High integrity and comfort working with confidential finance and employee data.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP and/or EPM tools such as Hyperion, and exposure to reporting platforms such as Qlik or Power BI, is preferred.
• Experience in cost modelling preferred, working knowledge of SQL and/or data visualization tools and the ability to automate repetitive analyses is preferred.
• Professional certification such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, or an MBA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Business partnering (BU): Serve as the primary analytical support for Finance leaders; proactively surface insights on spend, headcount, and key drivers; and ensure stakeholders understand variances and levers.
• Budgeting and forecasting: Maintain bottoms-up forecasts for assigned cost centers; Prepare monthly and quarterly variance explanations versus plan, forecast, and prior periods; Produce concise, leadership-ready commentary highlighting root causes, risks, and recommended actions.
• P&L Management: Develop deep understanding of the key elements driving the P&L — including revenue, cost of goods sold (COGS), inventory, gross margin (GM), and operating margin (OM); manage and monitor expenses against budget and forecast, partner with department leaders to identify cost efficiencies and further growth opportunities.
• Cost modeling: Understand and support the development of standard cost models across product lines, incorporating material, labor, and overhead cost drivers; partner with engineering and operations on BOM cost roll-ups and NPI cost estimates; support scenario modeling to assess cost impacts of sourcing decisions, capacity changes, and pricing strategy.
• Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and analysis through automation, BI tools, and standardized processes; document repeatable work instructions and assumptions.
• Canada tax compliance: Maintain familiarity with Canada local tax policies (e.g., GST/HST) and their implications for financial reporting and business operations, partnering with Tax and Accounting teams as needed to ensure compliance.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SQL

Financial analysis

Budgeting & Forecasting

P&L management

ERP knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Cost modelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Tools

Oracle Cloud ERP

Hyperion

Qlik

Job description

SiTime is the fast-growing pioneer of Precision Timing, the critical heartbeat powering the AI revolution and next-generation cloud datacenters. While legacy quartz technology struggles under the extreme heat and workloads of massive AI compute clusters, SiTime’s silicon MEMS solutions ensure absolute synchronization, resilience, and scalability.

Our programmable semiconductor solutions eliminate timing bottlenecks between GPUs and accelerators, unlocking maximum cluster performance, smaller footprints, and superior power efficiency. Today, SiTime powers over 400 high-growth applications across AI datacenters, automated driving, humanoid robotics, and IoT. With more than 4 billion devices shipped, SiTime is redefining the timing industry to accelerate the future of artificial intelligence.

Job Summary

The Sr Finance Manager is a business-finance partner supporting BU Finance leaders with planning, forecasting, close, and decision support. The role owns analytics and management reporting, provides timely variance and run-rate insights, and builds scalable models and templates that improve accuracy and speed for expense management. In this high visible role, you will help guide resource allocation, expense management and investment prioritization across both near-term planning cycles and long -term strategy. You will translate complex data into clear and actionable insights, helping leaders to understand performance drivers, evaluating trade-offs. As a trusted finance partner, you will empower teams to operate with clarity and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Business partnering (BU): Serve as the primary analytical support for Finance leaders; proactively surface insights on spend, headcount, and key drivers; and ensure stakeholders understand variances and levers.
• Budgeting and forecasting: Maintain bottoms-up forecasts for assigned cost centers; Prepare monthly and quarterly variance explanations versus plan, forecast, and prior periods; Produce concise, leadership-ready commentary highlighting root causes, risks, and recommended actions.
• P&L Management:Develop deep understanding of the key elements driving the P&L — including revenue, cost of goods sold (COGS), inventory, gross margin (GM), and operating margin (OM); manage and monitor expenses against budget and forecast, partner with department leaders to identify cost efficiencies and further growth opportunities.
• Cost modeling:Understand and support the development of standard cost models across product lines, incorporating material, labor, and overhead cost drivers; partner with engineering and operations on BOM cost roll-ups and NPI cost estimates; support scenario modeling to assess cost impacts of sourcing decisions, capacity changes, and pricing strategy.
• Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and analysis through automation, BI tools, and standardized processes; document repeatable work instructions and assumptions.
• Canada tax compliance:Maintain familiarity with Canada local tax policies (e.g., GST/HST) and their implications for financial reporting and business operations, partnering with Tax and Accounting teams as needed to ensure compliance.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, business finance, management reporting, or financial analysis; technology or semiconductor experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of P&L concepts and operating expense drivers, including labor, contractors, services, software, and travel, and how they flow through forecast and close.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivots, and Power Query, with demonstrated ability to build scalable, auditable models and templates.
• Excellent written and verbal English with the ability to communicate clearly with US-based stakeholders and present concise insights and recommendations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines across time zones with strong attention to detail and an ownership mindset.
• High integrity and comfort working with confidential finance and employee data.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP and/or EPM tools such as Hyperion, and exposure to reporting platforms such as Qlik or Power BI, is preferred.
• Experience in cost modelling preferred, working knowledge of SQL and/or data visualization tools and the ability to automate repetitive analyses is preferred.
• Professional certification such as CFA, CPA, ACCA, or an MBA is a plus.

Desired Characteristics & Attributes

• Demonstrates sound business judgment and strong analytical thinking in balancing financial discipline with operational needs.
• Communicates clearly and credibly, translating financial data into concise, business-relevant insights for leadership.
• Acts as a collaborative partner across Finance, Engineering, HR, Procurement, IT, and Accounting.
• Shows strong ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively across time zones and changing priorities.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to improve reporting quality, automation, and process efficiency.

At SiTime, we believe great work deserves great rewards. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation package designed to attract top talent. The final offer is determined by factors such as location, experience, education, and training.

In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for a quarterly bonus tied to the achievement of innovation goals—reflecting our commitment to recognizing meaningful impact. We also offer equity grants, providing a meaningful opportunity to share in the company’s future growth and success.

SiTime is an Equal Opportunity Employer . We treat each person fairly and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment against anyone on the basis of any protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or marital status or other characteristics protected by law.

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