Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis
Permanent On-site | Toronto, ON
Description
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Through a collaborative relationship with Senior Manager, Financial Forecast, the successful candidate will provide the following:
- Act as a business expert working independently and as a team member of the Corporate Business Planning and Reporting department to identify, analyze, develop alternatives to resolve complex financial issues in the following areas:
- Financial and Business Planning and Modelling
- Financial Forecasting
- Regulatory Finance
- Financial implications associated with staffing levels and strategies associated with collective bargaining and labour relations
- Decision Support
- Cash Flow Statements and Liquidity Analysis; and
- Taxation
- Provide advice and guidance to business units and senior management. Participate as required in the design, development and operation of computerized models in support of short-term and long-range business planning; Undertake analysis, as requested, to provide recommendations with respect to the financial and regulatory implications of planning scenarios pertaining to corporate business planning and OEB applications;.
- Prepare financial information, evidence, and schedules to support rate cases, regulatory hearings and other external requirements or requests. Assess and incorporate financial regulatory requirements, financial policies, processes and risks to ensure compliance with advice given;
- Determine the business unit allocation information that will form the annual budget for corporate reporting;
- Provide support for the development of short-term and long-term resourcing and labour relations strategy and collective bargaining negotiations, including costing of various alternatives, proposals and staffing strategies and evaluation of associated financial impacts. Conduct scenario analysis and provide support to senior management strategic decision-making related to generating asset and other business decisions;
- Act as a primary interface and liaison with client business units in the development of policies, procedures and guidelines in assigned areas and provide functional advice and guidance to other analysts and management across Finance and other areas within the organization regarding financial planning processes and requirements, financial implications of proposed growth and sustainment scenarios, resourcing/staffing strategies, collective agreement changes, changes in generally accepted accounting principles, and the like;
- Support the development of corporate strategic direction through financial analysis and modeling. Work with Senior Management to assist in the assessment of various financial scenarios and the implementation of strategic plans into long-term modeling and collective bargaining and resourcing/ staffing strategies;
- Carry out supervision of staff such as work instruction and performance coaching in the Business Planning function. Manage staff and achieve the approved programs and targeted results through being accountable for the output of others, maintaining subordinate(s) who is/are capable of producing the required output, providing leadership, providing a healthy and safe work environment, and demonstrating stewardship of assets and resources;
- Participate in preparing presentations and reports for Senior Management and Shareholder reporting; and
- Complete monthly financial forecasting functions as required for internal and external reporting.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
- Canadian “CPA, CA” designation or International CPA in good standing of an international accounting body recognized in Canada (eg: US CPA, CA/ACCA);
- University degree with an emphasis on Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent; and
- Master’s degree in Accounting or an MBA would be an asset.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are seeking a results driven, consultative and analytical accounting and finance professional with the following:
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive financial and management accounting experience is required; Must have gained knowledge and experience focused in corporate business and financial planning, reporting, modelling, forecasting and analysis;
- Minimum of 1+ years of experience managing and supervising teams/staff. Aptitude for leadership, experience effectively leading, coaching, influencing and motivating is required;
- Previous experience in a similar type of consultative role that provided effective financial guidance and recommendations to the business and senior leadership in implementing financial requirements;
- Requires strong knowledge of financial and business planning analysis, modelling, financial forecasting, regulatory finance, cash flow statements and liquidity analysis in order to resolve complex financial issues;
- Superior attention to detail and accuracy is required;
- Sound critical thinking, analytical and creative problem solving abilities; ability to think outside the box;
- Strong interpersonal skills, knowledge and experience in building, shaping and maintaining productive relationships and strong partnerships across business units and among a wide variety of external stakeholders (Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, OEB, Financial Accountability Office of Ontario, Auditor General) and internal stakeholders and executives across the organization; requires a highly collaborative and effective team player;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence and communicate effectively across the company and externally at all levels;
- Sense of urgency and decision making skills conducive to managing priorities and meeting internal and external timelines;
- Ability to quickly understand business processes and their risk implications, analyze complex situations to reach appropriate conclusions;
- Ability to navigate organization and support systems to deliver results; must be able to work in a fast-paced changing environment and effectively manage several projects simultaneously;
- Looking for a confident, self-motivated individual that takes initiative and has a proven track record on delivering results. A strong desire to succeed and support the business in meeting its goals and objectives;
- High level of proficiency with the use of technology tools such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook) including advanced knowledge and experience working with MS Excel is required. Comfortable with functions of; Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP and Macros is considered an asset;
- Experience using large financial and integrated enterprise systems such as SAP would be an asset;
- Previous experience working for a large to mid-size accounting / audit firm is preferred; and
- Experience and exposure from working in/for highly rate regulated industries such as utilities, energy, power, mining, or public sector is preferred.
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