Description The Opportunity The Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, is a critical leadership role in Finance responsible for driving disciplined expense management across the organization. This leader will partner closely with business unit leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to oversee expense forecasting and planning, annual benchmarking, and expense reporting & analysis. The Manager will blend relationship-building capabilities, analytical and AI skills, and strong team leadership to deliver proactive expense governance, accountability, and continuous process improvement.

What to Expect

- Manage the forecasting and planning activities for the organization’s expenses, coordinating with all areas of the business to deliver expense forecasts and budgets in line with targets and industry benchmarks.
- Lead company-wide benchmarking activities to identify opportunities to sustain performance against industry peers.
- Develop ad hoc analysis and regular reporting to support expense management initiatives and monitor performance against targets.




- Design and execute sustainable processes to drive cross-organization accountability and disciplined expense management.
- Support month-end and quarter-end close processes including preparation and review of journal entries, trend analysis, reporting and audits.
- Develop, coach, mentor, and manage the performance of direct reports (3 Senior Financial Analysts).

What you Bring

- Completion of CPA (Canada) designation.
- University degree in Finance or Accounting.
- 5 years progressive experience in Finance with experience in a people leadership role.
- Experience with Oracle, Hyperion and Spreadsheet Server is an asset.
- Experience leveraging generative AI platforms, specifically Google Gemini Enterprise.
- Solid financial analytical, modelling, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact with all levels of the organization, including senior executives.

Salary Range: $108,700-$158,700

📌 Manager, Finance (Waterloo)
🏢 Definity
📍 Waterloo