Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP and A)
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Job Summary
Director Financial Planning and amp; Analysis (FP and amp;A)
Build the FP and amp;A engine behind a scaled PE-backed growth platform
This is a true builder role for an FP and amp;A leader who wants ownership visibility and the mandate to professionalize planning at scale.
Youll step into an organization at a major inflection point already large already complex and now moving fast. The business is profitable acquisitive and backed by sophisticated financial sponsors who value clarity cadence and credible forward-looking insight.
Whats missing is not reporting accuracy - its planning leadership.
Thats where you come in.
The Mandate (What Youre Really Being Hired to Do)
You will own and elevate corporate FP and amp;A end-to-end:
- Build a forward-looking planning forecasting and consolidation engine
- Establish a disciplined cadence for budgets forecasts and long-range plans
- Translate financial data into executive-ready narrative and insight
- Serve as the central FP and amp;A hub for executives the Board and financial sponsors
- Scale FP and amp;A processes to support rapid M and amp;A-driven growth
- This role exists because the business has outgrown good enough.
- The expectation is clarity confidence and control - at speed.
What Youll Do
Own Corporate FP and amp;A
- Lead consolidation and all corporate FP and amp;A outputs
- Prepare executive Board and investor-level materials
- Act as the central FP and amp;A hub across the organization
Build and amp; Run Planning
- Own annual budgeting re-forecasting and long-range planning
- Establish a structured forecasting cadence (quarterly rolling views)
- Drive scenario modelling to support growth capital and M and amp;A decisions
Partner with the Business
- Work closely with senior leaders across Operations HR IT and Corporate
- Translate financial data into clear executive-ready insight
- Identify risks opportunities and levers to improve EBITDA and margins
Lead and amp; Elevate the Team
- Lead and mentor a small FP and amp;A team (Manager Senior Analysts)
- Raise the bar on analytical rigour storytelling and accountability
- Build a forward-looking FP and amp;A culture not a reporting factory
Scale Systems and amp; Processes
- Operationalize a recently implemented planning platform
- Improve data flow automation and reporting efficiency
- Help prepare the finance function for the next stage of enterprise scale
What This Role Is Not
- Not a passive reporting role
- Not a narrow analytics seat
- Not a wait-for-direction FP and amp;A job
- Youre expected to set the cadence own the narrative and lead from the front.
Who You Are
- Youre an experienced FP and amp;A leader who has built not just inherited:
- 10 years in FP and amp;A strategic finance or corporate finance
- Proven ownership of budgeting forecasting and planning cycles
- Experience in a multi-location complex operating environment
- Comfort operating in PE-backed or high-growth businesses
- Strong consolidation modelling and executive communication skills
Youre known for:
- Forward-looking thinking
- Clear financial judgment
- Executive presence
- The ability to turn complex data into a compelling story
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to tell a story about the numbers
Why High-Performing FP and amp;A Leaders Take This Role
- True ownership of corporate FP and amp;A
- High visibility with executive leadership and financial sponsors
- A platform expected to double in scale
- Clear runway to Senior Director / VP-level scope
- The chance to build something meaningful and be known for it
Location and amp; Compensation
- Toronto-based hybrid role (4 days in office)
- Competitive base salary with performance bonus
- Designed as a career-accelerating leadership role
Interested
If youre a forward-looking FP and amp;A builder who wants ownership influence and scale wed like to hear from you.
Key Skills
- Business Intelligence
- Category Management
- Drawing
- Electrical Controls
- Academics
- Graphics Design
