Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job summary

The Director will oversee financial planning, analysis, and capital allocation strategies while providing decision support for major business initiatives. They will also lead and develop a team of finance professionals to provide strategic financial advice and insights across the organization.

Job details

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is hiring a Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, on a permanent full-time basis within our Finance team. This position is a hybrid opportunity and is based in Saskatoon, SK. Are you a strategic finance leader who excels at turning complex financial information into meaningful business decisions? Join our Finance team and lead Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), capital allocation, and decision support across FCL. We’re looking for someone who can bring together strong financial insight, business partnership, and people leadership to strengthen financial performance and support FCL and the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) in achieving their long-term priorities. If you enjoy leading high-performing teams and influencing strategic decisions, we’d love to hear from you! What you’ll do: * Oversee FCL’s financial planning and analysis activities, including operating and capital budgets, forecasting, long-range planning, variance analysis, and working capital optimization. * Provide leadership and oversight for FCL’s capital allocation strategy, including financial analysis, modelling, prioritization and ongoing monitoring of major investments and capital projects including lookbacks. * Drive decision support for significant business initiatives, providing financial modelling and analysis that considers impacts to earnings, cash flow, patronage, and the balance sheet. * Guide Finance Business Partners who provide strategic financial advice, insights, and support to business leaders across FCL and local Co-ops. * Partner with Treasury and other Finance teams to support capital structure planning, financing requirements, patronage decisions, and the financial needs of major strategic initiatives. * Build, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Finance professionals while fostering accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and strong financial stewardship. Who you’ll work with: The Team: You will lead a team of Finance leaders and professionals across Financial Planning & Analysis, Decision Support, and Finance Business Partnering. Reporting to the AVP, Corporate Finance, you’ll collaborate closely with senior leaders, business units, Treasury, Tax, local Co-ops, and other partners across FCL and the CRS to provide financial insight and support strategic decision-making. Why it matters: We help local Co-ops grow and thrive by offering a range of professional services, including marketing, market research, information technology, human resources, accounting, risk management and business development. Who you are: You are looking for a career in Finance and: * Have 10+ years of progressively responsible and relevant finance experience, including significant experience in financial planning and analysis, decision support, capital allocation, or related areas. * Have a bachelor’s degree in commerce or business. * Hold a Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) designation. What we offer: * Competitive salaries, short-term incentives, a comprehensive benefits package, and an employer-contributed pension plan. * Encouragement to take advantage of learning opportunities to grow and develop as a Team Member. * As a co-operative, we do business differently. We believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and what we offer, visit www.fcl.crs. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to ensure an enjoyable candidate experience. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we invite you to submit your requests to us via fclhr@fcl.crs. All information received will be kept confidential. If this opportunity speaks to you, we invite you to apply by October 12, 2026. We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted. As this position is considered a position of trust, you may be required to complete a criminal record and credit check in accordance with FCL policies. FCL embraces diversity and inclusion. We’re working to create a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve and an environment where every team member brings their whole self to work. We believe all candidates should feel at home with us and be given the opportunity to fully participate during the recruitment process. As a co-operative, we do business differently. We believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. Our work is guided by our values of integrity, excellence and responsibility and driven by our vision of building sustainable communities together. To learn more about who we are, visit www.fcl.crs [https://www.fcl.crs/].

What you’ll do

The Director will oversee financial planning, analysis, and capital allocation strategies while providing decision support for major business initiatives. They will also lead and develop a team of finance professionals to provide strategic financial advice and insights across the organization.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 10 years of progressively responsible finance experience and hold a Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) designation. A bachelor's degree in commerce or business is also required.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Short-term incentives
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Employer-contributed pension plan
• Learning opportunities

Listed skills

• Budgeting · Preferred
• People leadership · Preferred
• Coaching · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial planning and analysis
• Capital allocation
• Decision support
• Financial modelling
• Strategic financial advice
• Business partnership
• People leadership
• Variance analysis
• Working capital optimization
• Financial stewardship
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Long-range planning
• Capital structure planning
• Coaching
• Strategic decision-making
• Financial Advising
• Strategic Decision Making
• Accountability
• Community Sustainability
• Business Decisions
• Variance Analysis
• Planning
• Accounting
• Balance Sheet
• Business Development
• Corporate Finance
• Business Partnering
• Capital Allocation
• Investments
• Capital Structures
• Information Technology
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Cooperation
• Decision Support Systems
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Risk Management
• Market Research
• Working Capital
• Stewardship
• Prioritization

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
• Vice President / Director of Finance
• Finance Managers
• Treasurers and Controllers
• Financial Managers

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