Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job summary

Own the 18-month cash flow forecast, annual operating plan, quarterly reforecast, and scenario models, coordinating with Treasury, finance, and business-area leaders. Provide analysis on performance, unit economics, investments, and strategic decisions; manage up to two analysts and help implement Vena and improve planning processes.

Job details

About Us: ZenaTech (Nasdaq: ZENA | FSE: 49Q) is a technology company specializing in AI drones, Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and quantum computing solutions for mission-critical business applications. Since 2017, the company has leveraged its software development expertise and expanded its drone design and manufacturing capabilities through ZenaDrone to innovate and enhance customer inspection, monitoring, safety, security, compliance, and surveying processes. About the role Own ZenaTech’s 18-month monthly forecast, annual operating plan, scenario planning, and the analytical layer under it across our business areas. Be the person who tells the CEO what the numbers mean, not just what they are. Own the quarterly reforecast cycle end to end. Partner with the Treasury team and the Cash Manager to ensure the short-cycle cash view and the strategic monthly view reconcile. Key responsibilities Own the 18-month monthly cash flow forecast, working from Treasury actuals and the P&L close Own the annual operating plan cycle: collaborate with our finance and business area heads to build the plan, present to the CFO and senior management, track performance monthly Run the quarterly reforecast: what has changed, what does the new picture look like, what should we do differently Own scenario modelling: Base, Upside, Downside as standing scenarios; custom scenarios for specific strategic decisions Provide the analytical layer under the forecast: variance to plan, unit economics, cohort trends, and investment tracking Support strategic decisions with quantitative analysis — pricing, hiring, geographic expansion, M&A evaluation Oversee up to two analyst direct reports and collaborate with others on the finance team as well as in business area heads to understanding the business are create forecasts and financial planning discipline Help lead the implementation of our internal planning software package (Vena) and establish and help refine best practices in our financial planning processes Must-have qualifications 8+ years of FP&A or corporate finance experience, with at least 3 years managing analysts Public-company or growth-stage private company experience Has personally built an operating plan for a business of this scale Ideally has done FP&A for a hardware / SaaS hybrid or a business with meaningful non-recurring revenue (pure SaaS FP&A translates imperfectly) Advanced Excel; exposure to financial planning platforms like Vena Comfortable presenting to 9 senior management Genuine business curiosity — asks why numbers moved and pulls the data to find out Preferred qualifications CPA, CFA, or MBA Prior experience leading a planning-tool implementation Public-company reporting experience (quarterly filings, MD&A support) Artificial Intelligence We use artificial intelligence to review and screen applications and materials. However, every candidate we move forward with is reviewed and selected, and all final hiring decisions are made, by a member of our hiring team. “We are an equal opportunity employer committed to employment equity utilizing hiring practices on merit and business needs. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and all others of legally protected status.”

What you’ll do

Own the 18-month cash flow forecast, annual operating plan, quarterly reforecast, and scenario models, coordinating with Treasury, finance, and business-area leaders. Provide analysis on performance, unit economics, investments, and strategic decisions; manage up to two analysts and help implement Vena and improve planning processes.

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of FP&A or corporate finance experience, including at least 3 years managing analysts, and experience building an operating plan in a public company or growth-stage private company. Candidates should have advanced Excel skills, familiarity with planning platforms such as Vena, strong analytical and presentation abilities, and ideally experience with a hardware/SaaS hybrid or non-recurring revenue; CPA, CFA, MBA, planning-tool implementation, and public-company reporting experience are preferred.

Listed skills

• Planning · Preferred
• analysis · Preferred
• Financial planning · Preferred
• Treasury · Preferred
• Cash flow · Preferred
• Analytical · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Software · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Customer · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Financial Planning And Analysis
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Annual Operating Plans
• Quarterly Reforecasting
• Scenario Modeling
• Variance Analysis
• Unit Economics
• Cohort Analysis
• Investment Tracking
• Strategic Financial Analysis
• Advanced Excel
• Vena
• Analyst Management
• Treasury Collaboration
• Financial Planning Process Improvement

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Data & Analytics
• Technology

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