Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Role Overview

• Actively support forecasting activities, including monthly forecasts and quarterly updates, and provide recommendations to enhance forecast accuracy and process efficiency.
• Monitor financial performance by analyzing data, identifying trends, and maintaining short
• and long-term financial models.
• Perform variance analysis, investigate key drivers, and communicate insights in a clear, concise, and actionable manner.
• Deliver timely and accurate financial insights and report to Senior Management to support informed decision-making.
• Act as a key liaison between Operations, Utility Leads, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on financial assumptions and outcomes.
• Provide analytical and data support for rate cases, including preparation of analyses and responses to regulatory data requests.
• Lead the planning, forecasting, and monitoring of capital budgets, and tracking spending against budgets.
• Manage revenue planning and forecasting, analyze key drivers, and provide actionable insights to support decision-making and regulatory compliance.
• Support the annual budgeting process and periodic budget reviews to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate closely with Treasury, Tax, Accounting, and Corporate FP&A to align planning assumptions and ensure consistency across stakeholders.
• Take initiative to develop an in-depth understanding of FP&A and reporting systems in order to find ways to improve processes and address any control gaps.
• Provide input and guidance on strategic financial issues.
• Develop various management presentations as required.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or greater (e.g. Business, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, etc.)
• An accounting designation such as CPA (CA, CMA, CGA) is required
• 5 years + of experience in accounting and/or finance roles
• Strong knowledge of principles of accounting, finance and management accounting required
• Ability to create reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and effectively present information and respond to questions from internal and external groups
• Strong skills in the areas of analytics/modeling and spreadsheet/database creation and maintenance through formal training and/or experience
• Prior experience with SAP SAC is an asset
• Experience working in the utilities, energy and/or other regulated industries is an asset
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail required with a desire to learn
• Must have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs including; Excel (advanced level required), PowerPoint and Word
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as a team member with peers and management to help drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Company funded Pension program
• 401k with Company match
• Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)
• Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
• Share purchase/match plan
• Defined Contribution savings plan
• Top Talent Program
• Volunteer paid days off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Achievement fund