FP&A Business Partner

Founded in 2001, Fed Finance specializes in temporary and permanent recruitment for accounting and finance professions. Our consultants are all experts and speak your language. We are committed to supporting you throughout your job search and at every stage of your career.

Hello, I'm Juliette, Recruitment and Business Development Consultant at Fed Finance, a recruitment consultancy specializing in finance and accounting jobs. I work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent in the Greater Montreal area.

Our team of finance experts speaks your language and works in your environment. We cover the finance, accounting and payroll professions.

I'm looking for an FP&A Business Partner :

The FP&A Operations Business Partner is a strategic financial advisor supporting the National VP of Operations in optimizing cost structures, improving productivity, and safeguarding profitability.

Responsibilities

Cost of Sales Management:
- Monitor and analyze variances in materials, labor, and overhead against standard costs.
- Collaborate with the accounting department to ensure accurate inventory valuation and expense recognition.

Operational Performance Analysis:
- Track and report KPIs related to manufacturing efficiency, OEE, waste, yield, and capacity utilization.
- Analyze trends in production costs, overtime, plant downtime, and process efficiency.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and operational improvement levers.

Supply Chain and Logistics Support:
- Analyze purchase price variances and collaborate with buyers to identify root causes and cost-saving opportunities.
- Analyze freight cost per unit, warehousing costs, and distribution network performance.
- Support make-or-buy decisions, supplier cost benchmarking, and optimization of inbound/outbound flows.
- Validate logistics-related provisions and coordinate with accounting for accurate records.

Inventory and Working Capital Monitoring:
- Monitor slow-moving, obsolete, and excess inventory.
- Support inventory reduction initiatives and working capital optimization.
- Reconcile inventory movements and cycle count variances with plant controllers.

Budgeting, Forecasting, and Variance Analysis:
- Lead bottom-line budgeting and ongoing forecasting for manufacturing and supply chain.
- Provide cost forecasts by plant, product category, and resource type.
- Investigate budget variances and support root cause analysis.

Investment Support (Capex/Opex):
- Support investment cases with cost-benefit analyses and ROI modeling.
- Ensure capital expenditures align with productivity and savings goals.
- Track ROI and savings realization from operational investments.

ERP and Data Integrity:
- Ensure integrity of master data related to costs and inventory (valuation class, P&L account, cost centers).
- Participate in system upgrades, cost calculations, and ERP testing from a financial perspective.

Technical Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of cost accounting with a strong understanding of business operations.
- Proven ability to challenge and support operations management constructively.
- Advanced experience with Excel and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, etc.).
- Comfortable working on-site, conducting visits, and validating data.
- Effective communicator able to translate data into actionable insights.

Interpersonal Skills:
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
- Strategic thinker with a solid grasp of operational principles.
- Strong organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail.

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Industrial Engineering with an accounting focus. CPA or CMA required.
- 8 to 10 years of experience in finance or cost accounting, including over 2 years supporting operations or plant finance.
- Experience in industrial sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, or supply chain is essential.
- Solid understanding of standard cost accounting, budgeting, variance analysis, and cost flows.
- Fluency in French and English, both spoken and written. This role requires collaboration with other sites across Canada where only English is spoken.