FP&A Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of essential financial models for strategic planning, which include revenue models, operational plans, long-term forecasts, and scenario analyses.

• Oversee the complete annual budgeting process, encompassing timeline and template creation, gathering departmental input, consolidation, and presentation tailored for the Board.

• Ensure models are transparent and auditable, featuring clear assumptions and adjustable parameters.

• Maintain numerical accuracy from the source data through the model's logic to the materials presented to the Board.

• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analyses compared to the plan.

• Identify trends and discrepancies, investigate underlying causes, and collaborate with data, commercial, and operational teams to resolve issues.

• Collaborate with department leaders and operational/commercial teams to construct and critique budgets.

• Transform analysis into defensible recommendations and present forecasts and results to the CFO, Senior Leadership Team, and Board.

• Establish analytical standards and review the work of junior analysts.

• Mentor and nurture analysts in modeling, financial reasoning, and effective communication with stakeholders.

• Coordinate the workload and prioritization of analysts without having full people-management authority.

• Enhance forecasting, budgeting, and reporting tools, templates, and processes.

• Maintain version control and document change management.

• Propel automation and efficiency improvements throughout FP&A workflows.

• Work alongside the data team to ensure reliable inputs, address data-quality issues, and develop data infrastructure.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in FP&A or financial analysis.

• Proven track record in managing financial models utilized for senior or Board-level decision-making.

• Practical experience in revenue forecasting and OPEX management.

• Experience leading or significantly contributing to an annual budgeting process from start to finish.

• Advanced skills in financial modeling.

• A hands-on, investigative, and data-driven approach.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Proficient in financial systems and modeling tools.

• History of implementing automation to enhance efficiency or minimize errors.

• Capable of presenting financial analyses to senior stakeholders, including the CFO and Senior Leadership Team, and defending the figures.

• Commercial awareness of how operational and financial decisions impact revenue and contribution margins.

• Familiarity with technology, SaaS, or platform business models is an advantage.

• Experience with AI tools for analysis and modeling, or a curiosity about applying AI to FP&A, is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work remotely from anywhere in Canada.

• An inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

• Alternative assessment methods available upon request.

• Accommodations provided during the recruitment process.

• Opportunities for career advancement.

• A multicultural and diverse team environment.