Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Purpose

The Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis will be responsible for leading a team of financial analysts and supporting the senior management team of the Liberty Power and Business Development business group. Primary objectives of the manager are to use oversight to ensure financial reporting accuracy and compliance, proactively improve reporting by introducing enhancements or new reports to increase usefulness while reducing preparation, improve performance and usage of the reporting and planning tool, and continually evolve the financial planning and forecasting processes looking for and implementing industry best practices.

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Accountabilities

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead preparation of monthly management reporting for Liberty Power and inputs for consolidated management reporting
• Review of the variance analyses to identify weakness, inconsistencies or incomplete analyses of the business units
• Prepare the annual business units Balanced Scorecard.  Develop new ad hoc analysis and KPI’s to enhance the understanding of company performance yielding new insights for senior management team.
• Lead preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts in coordination with operational managers/department directors. Manage the Company’s annual budgeting and long term forecasting cycle
• Reviews the overall accuracy and integrity of budget and forecasts for assigned business units by constructively challenging the key budget and forecast assumptions, validating corporate trends, changes in operating conditions and actual results into financial plans.
• Continued development, improvements and maintenance to the Company’s organization wide SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) based long term forecasting and budgeting application
• Drive enhancements based on assessment of business needs, automation of manual reporting and inputs from user community working directly with IT, external consultants and using various tools
• Develop strong understanding of company’s renewable business

Management and Discussion Analysis

• Lead the process of completing the quarterly and annual MD&A commentary for Liberty Power
• Manage the “bridge” between management reporting and external reporting, clearly documenting the reconciliation of the two, ensuring consistency and continually looking for ways to streamline both processes.
• Provide necessary support to external and internal auditors as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Team Leadership and Other Responsibilities 

• Manage the activities of Financial Analyst(s) to ensure the timely achievement of department goals, within prescribed policies, procedures and standard business practices along with supporting career development.
• Build a team culture of customer service excellence (for both internal and external customers of Finance)
• Ensure all processes are documented and appropriate controls are in place
• Act as the business owner to ensure the integrity of the planning and reporting systems, proactively manage the system along with all related processes.  
• Other tasks as assigned

Education and Experience

• Expertise - advanced/well-developed skills and knowledge within a specific professional discipline involving the integration of theory and principles with organizational practices and precedents
• Degree in Finance/Accounting
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience in a similar analytical role
• CPA designation or equivalence
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and Other MS Office applications
• Experience in deploying budgeting / forecasting models with Clarity 7 and  SAP Analytics Cloud (SAP) is considered an asset
• Experience with Great Plains considered an asset
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely communicate with the Senior Management Team
• A proactive and independent individual