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Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Mississauga, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Sep 23, 2026
  • 1 position

$150,000–$170,000 / year

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior
Minimum education
Bachelor’s degree
Posting language
English

Job summary

The Senior Manager will lead financial forecasting, budgeting, and cost analysis while partnering with cross-functional teams to drive profitability. They are responsible for managing the FP&A team, developing financial models, and providing actionable insights to senior leadership and the board.

Job details

JOB TYPE Current Vacancy JOB SUMMARY Responsible for providing and communicating insightful analysis that supports improved decision making and fuels the drive to achieve business objectives. Lead financial forecasting, budgeting, and cost analysis. Partner with cross functional teams to provide enhanced product profitability visibility to support disciplined growth and margin enhancement. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES * Build and maintain rolling forecast models, incorporating labor, materials, overhead absorption, and capacity utilization. Provide reports and insights to senior management and board. * Partner with Cross functional teams to forecast volume, yield, waste, and efficiency variances and translate them into financial impact. * Perform cost and margin analysis. Deep dive into Vol/Mix variances and report to board weekly and monthly. * Analyze standard cost vs actual profitability on customer programs and provide guidance to Sales/Commercial teams on pricing and contract terms. * Monitor capacity utilization, throughput, and fixed cost absorption; flag underutilization or bottleneck risk. * Lead operational results review with Operations and Supply chain teams. * Provide business insights to guide strategy toward enhanced profitability. * Serve as finance business partner to Operations and Supply Chain teams, providing financial guidance on labor optimization and process improvement initiatives. * Collaborate with the Commercial team through pricing/quote negotiations. * Partner with Supply Chain on raw material cost trends, inventory levels, and their impact on working capital and margins. * Evaluate capital expenditure requests (equipment, tooling, automation) with ROI/payback analysis and post-investment reviews. * Assist with due diligence and integration analysis for M&A activity, where applicable. * Prepare monthly/quarterly financial performance packages, including variance analysis and KPI dashboards for senior leadership and ownership/board. * Work closely with Senior Director of Finance to support and monitor internal controls. * Manage, mentor, and develop the team. * Drive standardization of reporting and modeling practices REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Education: * Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. * MBA or CPA Preferred Experience: * 7+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, with significant exposure to a manufacturing environment. * Strong understanding of standard costing, cost accounting, variance analysis, and overhead absorption * 2+ years managing or mentoring a team Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: * Advanced Excel/financial modeling skills * Experience with ERP systems common in manufacturing (e.g., SAP). * Ability to translate operational metrics (labor hours, yield, scrap, capacity) into financial outcomes * Strong communication skills, with ability to work cross-functionally with plant operations, supply chain, and commercial teams PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS: * Office-based role

What you’ll do

The Senior Manager will lead financial forecasting, budgeting, and cost analysis while partnering with cross-functional teams to drive profitability. They are responsible for managing the FP&A team, developing financial models, and providing actionable insights to senior leadership and the board.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting and at least 7 years of progressive experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Proficiency in financial modeling, ERP systems, and cost accounting principles is required, along with prior experience in team management.

Listed skills

  • Budgeting · Preferred
  • Forecasting · Preferred
  • ERP systems · Preferred
  • SAP · Preferred
  • Team Leadership · Preferred
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Financial Modeling
  • Cost Accounting
  • Variance Analysis
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Margin Analysis
  • ERP Systems
  • SAP
  • Capital Expenditure Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Operational Metrics
  • Internal Controls
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Process Improvement
  • Dashboard
  • Mentorship
  • Communication
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Operations
  • Tooling
  • Leadership
  • Decision Making
  • Investments
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Internal Controls Testing And Monitoring
  • Negotiation
  • Finance
  • SAP Applications
  • Sales
  • Business Objectives
  • Master Of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Automation
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Supply Chain
  • Accounting
  • Due Diligence
  • Corporate Finance
  • Capital Expenditure
  • Standard Cost Accounting
  • Working Capital
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Capacity Utilization
  • Total Absorption Costing

Job areas

  • Finance & Accounting
  • Management & Leadership
  • Manufacturing
  • Logistics
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