Role: Senior Manager/Director, FP&A

Length: 6 Month Contract (Potential for Extension)

Location: North York (4 Days on-site)

Rate: $70-80/hour

Your new company

Hays Specialist Recruitment has partnered with a leading healthcare services company based in North York, ON. We are currently hiring a Director, FP&A to join their team on a contract basis of 6 months, which has the possibility of extension. This candidate will be required to work on-site 4 days in-office at their North York location.

Your new role

• Lead the annual financial planning and budgeting processes to align with organizational objectives and strategic initiatives
• 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

What you'll need to succeed

• A Post-Secondary education in Accounting, Finance or related field is required
• CPA designation preferred
• Over 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 modelling, forecasting, and financial analysis tools
• Excellent communication (verbal, written and comprehension) and presentation skills
• Previous healthcare and/or professional services experience would be preferred