<p>We are looking for a <strong>Financial Planning & Analysis Manager</strong> to join our team in Ottawa, Ontario. In this role, you will provide strategic financial insight that supports decision-making across the business, with a focus on forecasting, performance analysis, and cost management. You will work closely with finance and operational leaders to explain results, identify trends, and strengthen planning processes through clear reporting and practical recommendations.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>• Act as a trusted finance partner to business leaders by delivering analysis on spending, staffing, and operational performance, while helping stakeholders interpret results and underlying drivers.</p><p>• Build and maintain detailed forecasts for assigned cost centres, and prepare regular comparisons against budget, outlook, and prior periods with clear explanations of key variances.</p><p>• Develop concise financial updates for leadership that outline root causes, highlight potential risks, and recommend actions to improve performance.</p><p>• Oversee expense performance by tracking actuals against plan, supporting department leaders in managing costs, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and support growth.</p><p>• Strengthen understanding of profit and loss performance by analysing revenue, cost of goods sold, inventory, gross margin, and operating margin trends.</p><p>• Support the creation and refinement of cost models across product lines by incorporating material, labour, and overhead inputs, and assessing the impact of operational and pricing decisions.</p><p>• Collaborate with engineering, operations, tax, and accounting teams to support cost estimates, financial compliance requirements, and business planning activities.</p><p>• Improve the effectiveness of reporting and analysis by introducing automation, using business intelligence tools, and documenting standard approaches, assumptions, and repeatable processes.</p>
<p>Robert Half Management Resources is the worldwide leader in specialized consulting and staffing services for senior-level accounting, finance, and business systems professionals. </p><p>Our Crown Corporation client is seeking a bilingual Accountant for a ten-month contract. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, you will support day-to-day financial operations in a blue chip organization. </p><p>The Accountant’s duties will include: </p><p>· Validating and posting invoices in accounting systems</p><p>· Coordinating weekly payment production and related reporting</p><p>· Recording and tracking bank deposits and receivables</p><p>· Monitoring contract agreement workflows </p><p>· Providing support and guidance on financial processes and policies</p><p>· Other related duties as required</p>