Director Corporate Finance

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Nov 13, 2026
1 position

$160,000–$200,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Application method: Apply on LinkedIn (LinkedIn sign-in required)

Job summary

Lead and modernize the corporate FP&A function by consolidating more than 50 legacy spreadsheets into standardized, driver-based planning workflows and rolling forecasts. Partner with operational and capital divisions on budgets, forecasts, investment decisions, executive reporting, and team development.

Job details

Are you a visionary FP&A leader and designated CPA/CFA looking for a high-impact mandate as the primary strategic co-pilot to executive finance leadership? Are you energized by the challenge of inheriting a complex, spreadsheet-heavy environment and streamlining them into agile, driver-based planning engines and rolling forecasts? Do you thrive in large-scale, asset-intensive environments where operational throughput, unit economics, capacity utilization, and capital velocity drive performance? Can you lead a modern planning evolution, with autonomy, harnessing platforms like Workday Adaptive Planning and Power BI while maintaining rock-solid financial governance, and serve as the vital bridge between long-term strategic models and frontline operational partners? This is a highly visible leadership role within a premier multi-billion dollar organization. The Director, Corporate FP&A sits at the center of enterprise capital allocation and operational strategy. As the direct right hand to the Executive Director, you will step into a fluid organizational structure to build, optimize, and scale corporate planning, forecasting, and business-partnering processes. If you are an agile builder, an optimizer, and an articulate business advisor with a track record of tangible corporate FP&A transformation, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for! Why Join This Team? - Executive Right-Hand & High Visibility: Serve as the strategic co-pilot to the Executive Director, acting as the primary liaison between long-term strategic financial modeling and embedded operational business partners, with frequent exposure to the executive leadership team. - A True Builder’s Mandate: Inherit a fragmented spreadsheet landscape and enjoy a blank canvas to re-architect the entire planning lifecycle, streamlining 50+ models into automated, scalable planning workflows. - Autonomous, Hands-Off Leadership: Work with a pragmatic, non-micromanaging leader who trusts the team, values open communication, and gives you complete autonomy to own, shape, and modernize the function. - Modern Systems Evolution: Drive the evolution of the corporate planning stack, leveraging Oracle Financials, optimizing Workday Adaptive Planning, deploying Power BI executive dashboards, and testing predictive AI applications. Exceptional Compensation & Total Rewards: - Base salary between 160-200K - Performance Bonus: 20% annual target - Retirement & Pension: Up to 8% employer matching program - Comprehensive Health & Wellness: 100% employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision coverage effective on Day One - Industry-Leading Time Off: 4 weeks paid vacation + 5 personal days + Care Days - Professional Growth: Full sponsorship for executive professional development, conferences, and annual CPA dues. What You Will Do & Lead: - Model Rationalization & FP&A Architecture: Take full ownership of the corporate planning ecosystem; audit, streamline, and consolidate over 50 legacy Excel workbooks into - standardized, driver-based planning templates and rolling forecasts. - Strategic Business Partnering: Partner across high-volume commercial, operational, and capital divisions, translating operational drivers and volume throughput metrics into actionable financial models and strategic advice. - Systems Modernization & Data Integrity: Maximize the value of enterprise tools—anchoring planning in Workday Adaptive Planning, reporting through Oracle, building executive Power BI dashboards, and laying the groundwork for predictive analytics. - Capital & Operating Budget Oversight: Guide multi-year budgeting, variance analysis, sensitivity analysis, and scenario modeling across complex multi-million-dollar operational budgets and major capital investment programs. - Team Leadership & Culture: Lead, mentor, and elevate a high-potential corporate FP&A team, instilling a culture of evidence-based analysis, intellectual curiosity, and proactive business advisory. Who You Are: - Designation & Education: Active CPA and/or CFA designation is mandatory; an MBA or Master’s degree in Finance/Business is considered a strong competitive asset. - Progressive Leadership Experience: 10+ years of progressive corporate finance and FP&A experience, with at least 7+ years successfully managing, mentoring, and scaling corporate finance teams. - Proven Track Record of FP&A Transformation: Demonstrable, evidence-based achievements taking manual, Excel-heavy environments and successfully standing up structured EPM/planning frameworks (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Prophix, or Hyperion). - Operational Volume & Driver Expertise: Demonstrated experience modeling complex, asset-heavy, or high-throughput operations (logistics, freight, supply chain, utilities, healthcare, public infrastructure, or large-scale multi-entity corporate environments). - Advanced Systems & Financial Modeling Acumen: Expert-level financial modeling and Excel skills (Power Query/Pivot), paired with hands-on experience in modern BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) and enterprise ERP platforms (Oracle, SAP). - Executive Presence & High Autonomy: A poised, articulate communicator who simplifies complex financial narratives for executive audiences, challenges assumptions with data, and thrives with complete end-to-end accountability. If you are an ambitious, transformational finance leader ready to leave your footprint on a premier, mission-critical Canadian organization, reach out today to start a confidential conversation.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires an active CPA and/or CFA designation and at least 10 years of progressive corporate finance and FP&A experience, including 7 or more years managing teams. Candidates should have a record of planning-system transformation, experience modeling complex or asset-intensive operations, advanced financial modeling and Excel skills, and hands-on experience with BI and ERP platforms; an MBA or master's degree is a strong asset.