Financial Planning & Analysis, Specialist

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Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We’re looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist to join our growing team!

As a Specialist, reporting to the Manager Group FP&A, your function will support strategic decision-making by providing financial insight and analysis on complete IFC P&L items. If you are detail-oriented, enjoy working on reporting, budgets, and forecasts, and are relentless about quality, this opportunity could be a great fit for you.

This dynamic role requires a balance of strong numerical proficiency, excellent relationship-building skills, and solid business acumen. You must have outstanding organizational abilities to lead and produce simultaneous tasks and projects.

In this role, you will prepare complex financial reports, forecasts, budgets, cost–benefit analyses, and other performance measurements and KPIs. You will support management in the preparation of information package for the quarterly earnings conference calls. The incumbent will streamline and enhance financial reporting processes and analysis tools / systems as well as lead various projects. In this role, you will also coach finance team members and supervise them on special projects.

What you’ll do here:

• Validate full P&L and ROE forecasts on a weekly basis for executives and provide comments.

• Analyze and understand actual financial results, key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics in collaboration with other FP&A teams. Explain variances between actual performance and budget/forecasts.

• Support in the IFC plan process.

• Participate and lead various projects that may involve complex issues.

• Prepare regular financial reports and ad hoc financial analyses for the executive team.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and the development of new tools to achieve best in class FP&A practices

• Work closely with other departments to gather information and provide financial insights

• Make recommendations and suggestions to management based on your expertise

• Simplify, standardize, secure and increase controls of different work files

What you bring to the table:

• Minimum 5-years experience in Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting - is required.   

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Mathematics – is required.

• CPA or CFA designation – is an asset.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint – is required, Power BI – is an asset.

• Possess strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, and excellent organizational abilities.

• Communicate the results of analyses effectively by presenting them in a concise and accurate manner.

• Demonstrate autonomy, proactivity, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Capable of mentoring junior team members and providing oversight on tasks and responsibilities.

• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the world

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We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.