Location: Toronto - onsite

Duration: 5.5 months, possibility of extension

Daily Responsibilities:

• This role provides senior-level FP&A support across multiple portfolios during peak workload periods. The role delivers operating expense analysis, forecasting, resource planning and assessment, and year-end closing and new-year budget support, with a particular focus on addressing growing operating budget demands in specific department(s). Department-Specific Duties
• Analyze monthly and in-year operating expenses and forecasts, identifying budget pressures and year-end risks.
• Support management review of staffing and compensation affordability, including modeling impacts of hiring changes, vacancies, and potential org change scenarios.
• Prepare operating budget reallocations and year-end activities. Cross-Portfolio Duties
• Support final operating forecasts, reserve analysis, and year-end readiness across portfolios.
• Review assumptions to ensure forecasts are reliable, consistent, and decision-ready for senior management.
• Assist with year-end budget and PO commitment review and realignment, including identifying surplus or deficit positions and funding available for reallocation.
• Validate new fiscal year initial budgets against approved plans and compensation plan, working with assigned departments to ensure timely setup.
• Assess staffing affordability and structural budget risks early in the fiscal year and flag issues as needed.
• Update forecasts and assumptions to reflect confirmed commitments and early operational changes.
• Prepare scenario analysis, briefings, and executive-ready summaries to support time-sensitive decisions.
• Support standardization of forecasting practices and operating assumptions across portfolios.
• Provide consistent senior FP&A support during peak workload periods and capacity gaps.

Must-have Skills

• Minimum five (5) years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial advisory work within a complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience in budget management, including in-year forecasting, variance analysis, reserve assessment, and year-end financial activities.
• Proven experience conducting resource, staffing, and compensation affordability analysis, including modeling impacts of hiring changes, vacancies, and organizational adjustments.
• Experience supporting year-end and new fiscal year budget cycles, including final forecasts, budget realignments, and initial budget setup.
• Experience providing senior-level advisory support to management, including scenario analysis and preparation of executive-ready financial summaries.
• Able to exercise independent judgment, handles highly confidential financial and staffing information, and provides advisory support to management.

Nice-to-have Skills

• Strong experience with SAP (or comparable major ERP systems). SAP experience is considered a strong asset for this role.