Finance Business Partner Job at Randstad (North York)

Job Description

Are you a highly proactive and dynamic FP&A professional looking to make a strategic impact in a newly created Finance Business Partner role? Are you an intensely curious Finance professional who is ready to step into a role with a global organization, but like the idea of being part of a smaller local team in Canada? Do you pride yourself on your ability to anticipate a leadership team's expectations, 'manage up,' and proactively identify both financial risks and continuous improvement opportunities before they arise? Do you have the agility and business acumen to act as a true 'Trusted Advisor,' seamlessly liaising between global finance and diverse business teams to automate processes, review monthly KPIs, and guide non-finance leaders through complex forecasting decisions? If you answered yes to these questions, this might be the perfect opportunity for you!

Job Responsibility

Leading month-end reporting and conducting monthly variance analysis to track deviations in financial KPIs such as Sales, Gross Margin, OPEX, and Cash-Flow
Creating and communicating financial forecast updates, rolling forecasts, budgets, and mid-year analyses to highlight risks and opportunities for various lines of the business
Championing continuous improvement projects within FP&A to increase automation, eliminate non-value-add activities, and drive operational efficiency
Managing internal global ad-hoc requests and presenting complex financial data and dashboards to diverse asset teams and department leads

Requirements

Experience: 3 to 5+ years of direct Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) experience
Education: A Bachelor's Degree in a Finance or Business field is required
CPA designation or MBA is highly preferred, though the hiring manager is flexible for the right candidate
Technical Skills: Strong financial modeling skills are required, and hands-on experience with SAP and Power BI is a significant asset
Mindset & Approach: The hiring manager is actively seeking someone who is highly proactive, agile, dynamic, and intensely curious
You must be a resourceful professional capable of anticipating the leadership team's expectations and 'managing up'