Our client is looking for a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to join the team on a 6-month contract. If you're a strategic finance leader with a sharp analytical mind and a passion for driving business success through financial planning, forecasting, and expense management, this role is for you!

Key Responsibilities of this Director of Financial Planning & Analysis will be:

• Financial Planning & Budgeting – Lead annual financial planning, collaborate with department heads, and develop detailed plan packages to align with strategic objectives.
• Financial Forecasting & Analysis – Maintain forecast models, analyze trends, and provide actionable insights to drive informed decision-making.
• Corporate Administration Expense Management – Oversee administrative budgets, control spending, and identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining productivity.
• Work closely with department heads to gather relevant data and assumptions for accurate budget preparation
• Prepare a detailed plan package that clearly documents assumptions and overlays, monthly and quarterly phasing as well as revenue, labour and cost bridges vs plan/prior year
• Develop and maintain comprehensive forecast files to project future financial performance, identify trends, and analyze variance
• Provide data-driven and actionable insights from regular and ad-hoc analysis
• Manage and control all corporate administrative expenses
• Analyze departmental budgets; scrutinize extra-budgetary spendings while providing insights on cost-saving opportunities without affecting productivity.
• Regularly monitor, analyze, and report on admin expenses to executive leadership; enable strategic decision-making through accurate financial forecasting models highlighting potential risks or opportunities in admin expense management.
• Serve as the first point of contact and main finance business partner for executive management
• Meet with executive management regularly to report on financial results
• Participate regularly in meetings providing financial guidance and support as needed
• Develop strong cross-functional partnerships and relationships to support key critical initiatives

TMGCT

• CPA designation preferred
• 10+ years of experience with at least 3-5 years in an FP&A role
• Have proven success in a finance business partner role

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Demonstrate a growth mindset through agile and flexible working style, openness to feedback and resilience in working through business challenges
• Demonstrates strong financial acumen and proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and financial analysis tools
• Excellent communication (verbal, written and comprehension) and presentation skills
• Proven collaboration skills with the ability to influence internal/external stakeholders
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize numerous tasks with conflicting deadlines