Manager FP&A Operations

General Description of the position:

• Supporting our operations in North America, supervise a team of analysts to measure, analyze and report on the manufacturing, warehousing, logistic and inventory management performance.

• As a true business partner to Operations management, you will be responsible for coming up with creative and insightful dashboards and KPIs, fully understanding the nature and complexity of our business, the strategy and the key business initiatives.
• You will support projects and new business ventures as we continue our development into new markets and new product lines.
• You will lead change and implement industry best practices and processes to support the overall strategy of the group.

Responsibilities and Mission:

• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process, including the development of detailed financial models and the analysis of financial data to ensure accuracy and alignment with the company's overall strategy
• Provide insights to the operation team regarding production performance, variance analysis vs budget and prior year
• Deploy a consistent approach across all sites in Canada for

• tracking of operational performance
• monitoring of efficiency initiatives
• capex projects evaluation, post implementation payback follows up
• standard costs/inventory valuation
• Focus should include capacity utilization and limitations, line speeds, labor efficiency, yields and overhead expenses, etc. Ensure integrity of master data, consistency of BOMs
• Work with the Technical director to evaluate capex projects, model impacts, support execution and keep track of results vs assumptions
• Identify cost savings opportunities and implement cost control measure
• Work with our IT team to improve and expand our BI and reporting tools
• Manage and develop a team of financial professionals, providing guidance and mentorship to support their professional development and growth

Required qualifications, aptitudes and experiences:

• 8-10 years of relevant experience in FP&A or related roles
• Bachelor’s degree in business Admin, Management, Finance or Accounting
• CPA designation
• Strong communication and vulgarization skills
• Conduct Process Improvement projects as needed within the department.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment. Master standard costing and inventory valuation concepts
• Excellent analytical and IT Skills (advanced Excel)
• Exceptional communication skills in English
• Good communication skills in French
• Preferred qualifications, aptitudes and experiences:
• Six-Sigma, Lean, or other Continuous Improvement certifications will be considered a strong asset
• Knowledge of SALESFORCE, POWERBI and other BI tools