FP&A Analyst

The business unit team is seeking a strong FP&A professional with excellent analytical and business partnering skills to support planning, forecasting and performance management activities.

The Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis will partner closely with leaders across the organization to develop budgets, forecasts, long-range plans and business performance insights. This role will help translate operational and commercial activity into financial assumptions, identify key performance drivers, and support decision-making through clear financial analysis and recommendations.

You will bring strong financial curiosity, ownership and communication skills. You will play an important role in strengthening the FP&A rhythm of the organization, improving forecast accuracy, supporting strategic initiatives and helping leaders understand the financial implications of business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of the annual operating plan and quarterly forecasts.
• Partner with business leaders to understand operational, commercial and strategic drivers and translate them into financial impacts
• Build and maintain financial models to support planning, forecasting, scenario analysis and business decision-making
• Conduct variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior-period results, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities
• Monitor financial and operational performance against strategic objectives and provide actionable recommendations to management
• Prepare recurring management reporting, executive presentations and financial performance summaries
• Develop insights that help leadership understand financial performance, emerging trends and opportunities to improve results
• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end planning and performance activities, with flexibility during key planning and close periods
• Work cross-functionally with Finance, Operations and other business partners to support business planning and performance management
• Continuously improve FP&A processes, models, reporting packages and planning tools to increase efficiency, consistency and usefulness of financial information

Critical Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, Business Administration or a related discipline; or equivalent work experience
• CPA designation completed or in progress is considered an asset
• 2+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, capital planning, consulting, financial reporting or a related discipline
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning and business performance management processes
• Strong analytical, business and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn financial information into clear recommendations
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and comfort working with complex financial models and large datasets
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain financial results and recommendations to business leaders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and remain flexible during key planning, month-end and year-end periods
• Experience with SAP or other financial systems is considered an asset
• Experience with planning, reporting or visualization tools such as Power BI is considered an asset
• Knowledge of the telecommunications or infrastructure industry is considered an asset
• Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong ownership, accountability and attention to detail
• Builds trusted relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams
• Communicates financial information clearly and confidently to stakeholders at different levels
• Shows curiosity and business acumen, with a desire to understand the drivers behind financial results
• Uses sound judgment to identify risks, opportunities and practical recommendations
• Takes initiative to simplify, improve and strengthen FP&A processes and outputs
• Thrives in an evolving environment and can bring structure to complex business questions

Additional Requirements