Manager, FP&A
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About the role
At Northland, we're enablers of change, united by our journey to transform the energy sector into the foundation for a sustainable future. Since our inception, we've been early movers in the energy industry, adopting new initiatives that pave the way for communities across the globe and helping forge their path towards a carbon-neutral landscape. We're a different kind of independent power producer. As developers, owners and operators who are at the forefront of the energy transition, we're uniquely positioned to leave a lasting impact in the regions where we operate. We've expanded our business across Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia to become a global leader, all by bringing together industry experts to find solutions with an entrepreneurial mindset. While our work powers communities across the globe, Northland is powered by our people. As an FP&A Manager for the Americas, you will support the Head of FP&A - Americas in delivering financial planning, forecasting, and performance insights across Northland's Americas operating assets and development projects. You will play a key role in coordinating budgets, forecasts, and reforecasts for the region, ensuring accuracy and alignment with corporate objectives. Working closely with cross-functional teams including Operations, Asset Management, and Development, you will help maintain models, update forecasts and provide insights into key business drivers and market trends. You will also help improve FP&A tools and processes (e.g., updated process for Excel-based models and Power BI) to help enable strong, data-driven decision-making across the Americas business. This role will be based in Toronto, and you will be expected to work from our corporate office a minimum of 4 times a week in line with our hybrid work model.
Responsibilities
- Support the annual budget, long-range plan, and quarterly reforecast processes for the Americas region
- Analyze asset performance monthly, including variance analysis and scenario modeling to support decision-making
- Partner with Operations, Asset Management, and Development teams to maintain updated asset forecasts and financial models
- Monitor asset performance and provide insights on production, pricing, costs, and commercial factors
- Prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly reporting packages, dashboards, and KPIs
- Provide insights on financial risks, opportunities, and trends to support regional leadership
- Enhance and maintain FP&A tools and reporting systems (e.g., Power BI)
- Other ad hoc duties as required
Requirements
- Methodical and organized : You naturally work in a methodical way and relish the opportunity to add structure and order to your work. This will help with the competing priorities you will be managing.
- Collaborative: You enjoy working as a team to get things done and have the ability to easily develop cross-functional partnerships both within and outside of Finance.
- Diligent : Your solid attention to detail will ensure the accuracy and quality of your work.
- Creative: You use open thinking to generate and support new or better ways of doing things and can recommend tools and processes to help us scale for the future.
- Flexible : You are agile in your approach to your work and in working hours, after all you will be working alongside colleagues in other countries.
- Eager and adaptable : You are eager to learn and expand your skillset and are comfortable adapting to changing priorities in a highly fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
- A strong communicator : You have exceptional oral and written communication skills and are able to articulate complex financial information (both written and verbal) in a clear and concise manner.
- A problem-solver and decision-maker: You proactively identify hurdles and obstacles in your end-goal and are able to assess complex situations and make effective recommendations.
- Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, or a related field.
- CPA, CFA or other advanced designation.
- 4+ years of experience in any of the following disciplines: capital markets, FP&A, investment banking, equity research, corporate development.
- Experience with financial planning platforms (Workday Adaptive, or others).
- Experience working with a public company and/or public market investors.
- Proficient knowledge and use of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Outlook and Word. Power BI experience is considered an asset.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, external/internal financial metrics, valuation concepts, financial analysis, and reports.
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