About the Opportunity A well-established, growth-oriented manufacturer with operations across North America is seeking an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join its Finance leadership team. Reporting to the VP of Finance, this individual will serve as a key strategic partner to the business, owning the full planning and analysis function across a multi-entity, cross-border operating setting. This is a high-visibility role with direct exposure to executive leadership and meaningful influence over strategic and capital allocation decisions.

What You Will Do

Strategic Planning & Forecasting

- Own the annual budgeting process and quarterly reforecast cycles across all business units, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and operational realities
- Build and maintain a rolling three- to five-year long-range financial model to support strategic decision-making at the executive and board level
- Partner with senior leadership to translate organizational strategy into actionable financial plans, targets, and KPIs
- Monitor macroeconomic trends, commodity pricing movements, and competitive dynamics to inform and stress-test forecasts
- Conduct market research and comparable company analysis to benchmark performance and identify strategic opportunities
- Recommend and track strategies to improve overall financial performance

Financial Analysis & Reporting

- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual management reporting packages, including variance analysis and executive commentary
- Design and maintain financial performance dashboards and operational scorecards tailored to leadership needs
- Conduct in-depth analysis of manufacturing cost drivers, capacity utilization, yield rates, and operational efficiency metrics
- Support month-end close activities in close collaboration with the Controller and Accounting team




- Identify and escalate financial issues or risks to management in a timely manner

Cross-Border & Multi-Entity Finance

- Manage consolidated financial reporting across Canadian (CAD) and U.S. (USD) legal entities, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translation
- Ensure compliance with applicable Canadian (IFRS) and U.S. (GAAP) reporting standards across all jurisdictions
- Collaborate with Tax and Treasury on transfer pricing, cross-border cash management, and foreign exchange hedging strategies
- Support audits and regulatory filings across both Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions

Business Partnering & Capital Allocation

- Serve as a trusted finance business partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Engineering leaders, providing analytical support and financial perspective on key decisions
- Evaluate capital investment proposals, new product lines, and capacity expansion initiatives through rigorous NPV, IRR, and scenario analysis
- Support mergers and acquisitions due diligence, integration planning, and post-acquisition performance tracking as required
- Identify and track cost reduction and margin improvement opportunities across the business

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

- Champion a high-performance, cooperative team culture grounded in accountability and continuous improvement
- Drive ongoing improvement in FP&A; processes, tools, and systems, including ERP, business intelligence platforms,



and financial planning software

What You Bring

Required

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
- Minimum of eight years of progressive FP&A; experience, including at least three years in a senior or leadership capacity
- Demonstrated experience in manufacturing, industrials, energy, or another capital-intensive industry
- Deep expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, and multi-entity financial consolidation
- Proven ability to operate across both Canadian and U.S. regulatory and reporting environments
- Strong proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar) and advanced Excel
- Experience with business intelligence and planning tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, or equivalent platforms

Preferred

- CPA, CFA, or MBA designation
- Experience in the battery, EV, clean technology, or advanced manufacturing sector
- Familiarity with commodity cost structures, production cost accounting, and standard costing methodologies
- Experience supporting Board-level or investor reporting

What Makes This Role Compelling This is an opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to step into a role with genuine strategic influence at a company navigating an exciting phase of growth. The successful candidate will have the platform to build scalable FP&A; processes, work across borders, and contribute meaningfully to decisions that shape the direction of the business.

This is a confidential search. The hiring organization will be disclosed to qualified candidates upon mutual interest.

Pay: From $150,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Work Location: In person

📌 Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (Calgary)
🏢 Moreno and Associates
📍 Calgary