Job Description
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Rank 2-7
Scarborough, ON (Hybrid)
Deadline: Please apply by September 4, 2024.
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) currently has an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to join our Finance & Accounting department. This is a full-time opportunity and will report to the National Manager, Finance & Accounting.
This plays a key role in driving enterprise initiatives and supporting long-term sustainable, profitable growth for the company by partnering with business stakeholders, senior leadership and executives. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to lead a team of financial analysts to deliver effective decision-making while committing to excellent customer service and driving progress to achieve enterprise priorities.
What We’ll Bring:

Company & Culture

• A hybrid work environment
• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• A focus on respect for people and continuous improvement
• Summer Hours – condensed work week during the summer

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including bonus
• Extended health care and dental benefits effective immediately
• Company pension plan with additional employer contributions
• Company demo vehicle
• Associate vehicle discount program
• Reimbursement programs (tuition & fitness)
• Paid holiday shutdown and competitive paid time off benefits
• Sabbatical leave program

What You’ll be Doing:

People Management

• Provide timely guidance, coaching, feedback, and accountability for direct reports to drive learning & development and successful project completion
• Lead team members to foster collaboration, understanding, support & Kaizen (continuous improvement) resulting in work efficiencies
• Empower the team to take initiative and proactively influence the business

Strategic Mindset

• Provide scenario analysis and agile financial leadership to drive long-term business strategy and planning, while aligning priorities with strategic organizational goals
• Drive strategic enterprise projects while affirming financial benefits of initiatives
• Embrace an enterprise-wide view when making and executing decisions by considering the organization’s strategic priorities and the potential impact on all levels
• Communicate long-term objectives and strategic goals to guide the actions of others
• Communicate corporate messages providing appropriate context in a timely manner

Business Partnering

• Build mutually beneficial relationships with global affiliates and stakeholders
• Engage in active consultation with the business to identify risks and opportunities, providing leadership towards remediation of plans
• Support key business initiatives and promote a competitive enterprise cost structure by providing financial recommendations based on solid financial assessments (NPV, payback, IRR, risk management, lease vs buy analysis, etc.)
• Provide accounting guidance to support effective business operational planning and new business decisions

Planning, Forecasting & Month-End Reporting

• Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful financial planning, analysis, and reporting to management
• Drive financial planning and forecasting initiatives while ensuring alignment with other departments, corporate vision, and Hoshin (goals)
• Affirm financial direction through effective storytelling to secure executive alignment on outcome of quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and mid-term business plans
• Identify and implement improvements to internal budget and planning processes for greater efficiency
• Accurately consolidate business results with financial management team to provide executives with timely performance insights, risks and opportunities
• Lead team of analysts to collaborate with the business to understand actual results and variances versus budget, and initiate actions to mitigate where necessary
• Identify and implement improvements to internal reporting cycles to support better information with minimal interruptions to business areas for ongoing data collection

Operational Effectiveness

• Enhance work methods and processes that strengthen the financial planning & analysis function while adding clarity and simplification of impact to other departments
• Initiate and implement appropriate Kaizen efforts which result in work efficiencies, drive cost efficiencies or improve time and process improvements
• Support other duties and enterprise special projects

What You’ll Bring:

• University degree in Business, Accounting or a related discipline
• Professional Accounting Designation (CPA or equivalent)
• Master’s degree or MBA is an asset
• 7+ years of related work experience
• 5+ years of people management or leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of budgeting/forecasting and core IFRS accounting principles
• Ability and interest in coaching, mentoring, and developing talent among direct reports
• Skilled storytelling for executive audience; experience supporting executives
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong presentation skills
• Ability to foster and maintain relationships
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to persuade and influence stakeholders to achieve tangible results
• Strong analytical skills and ability to deliver results and innovative solutions
• Ability to initiate and improve work processes towards increased efficiencies
• Project management experience is an asset
• ERP systems (e.g. SAP) & financial reporting tools experience is an asset

About Us
Toyota Canada Inc. is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota Canada’s head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax. Toyota parts and accessories are distributed through TCI’s Parts Distribution Centres in Bowmanville and Vancouver. TCI supports over 287 Toyota and Lexus dealers in Canada with services that include training, sales, marketing, environmental and customer satisfaction initiatives.
What Sets Us Apart?
A focus on People, Passion for Toyota, Innovation and Make Things Better has made us an award-winning company, recognized worldwide for our technological leadership and superior standards of quality, community involvement and environmental responsibility.
What You Should Know:
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process or your employment if you require accommodation.

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