Senior Director - Financial Planning & Analysis

Title: Senior Director - Financial Planning & Analysis

Employee Working Location: Partially Virtual / Hybrid (Canada)

Employment Status: Permanent Full-time

The Canadian Red Cross (Red Cross) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2026, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

The Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) provides strategic leadership across program finance, philanthropy, and support services, ensuring financial insight, planning, and decision support enable effective delivery of the Society's strategic objectives.

Reporting to the Vice President, Finance, this role leads multiple finance teams responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and executive decision support. The Senior Director partners closely with senior leadership across programs and enabling functions to translate strategy into financial plans, provide clear insight into financial performance and resource deployment, and support informed, sustainable decision-making.

Operating with significant autonomy, the Senior Director sets 1- to 3-year priorities for their portfolio, oversees performance and governance, and ensures the delivery of timely, accurate, and insightful financial information to support operational excellence, risk management, and organizational effectiveness.

In this role, you will :

Strategic Financial Leadership & Planning

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting across program finance, philanthropy, and support services.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting cycles in collaboration with business units and senior leadership.
• Translate organizational strategy and priorities into actionable financial plans, targets, and performance measures.

Program Finance & Business Partnering

• Oversee program finance teams supporting operational and program leaders, ensuring high-quality financial insight, analysis, and advisory.
• Partner with senior leaders to assess financial implications of program strategies, funding models, service delivery approaches, and investment decisions.
• Monitor financial performance, identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and provide strategic recommendations to support sustainability and impact.

Performance Management & Decision Support

• Lead the development and delivery of financial analysis, dashboards, and executive-level reporting to support decision-making.
• Ensure clear, consistent, and meaningful financial narratives are provided to senior leadership and governance bodies.
• Support scenario analysis and modelling to inform planning, prioritization, and risk mitigation.

Governance, Risk & Integration

• Ensure alignment of financial planning and reporting practices with organizational objectives, financial policies, and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with Accounting & Controllership to ensure consistency between financial plans, performance reporting, and underlying accounting treatments.
• Identify and escalate financial risks and pressures within programs and support services, and support the development of mitigation strategies.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead multiple managers and teams, setting clear direction, objectives, and expectations.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing, and inclusive team environment, supporting development, workforce planning, and succession.
• Contribute to departmental planning, budgeting, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Represent the finance function on cross-functional leadership teams and committees, ensuring financial considerations are integrated into organizational decisions.
• Influence, negotiate, and build alignment with senior leaders and external stakeholders on complex or sensitive matters.
• Lead or contribute expertise to complex projects and initiatives requiring unique or innovative financial solutions.

What we are looking for :

• Minimum 12 years of experience in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• University degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related discipline.
• Graduate diploma/degree in finance, business administration, or a related field and/or a professional designation (CPA required).
• Advanced expertise in strategic leadership, organizational initiatives, and business planning, with broad knowledge of diverse business issues.
• Demonstrated senior leadership experience, including leading managers, providing strategic direction, and fostering high-performing teams.
• Extensive experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and reporting.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to address highly complex, abstract problems, develop innovative solutions with long-term strategic impact, and assess and mitigate risk.
• Exceptional communication, influence, negotiation, and persuasion skills, including the ability to operate effectively in sensitive, contentious, or political contexts.
• Proficiency with standard business and data analysis tools (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite and related applications).

Working Conditions :

• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).