FP&A Analyst

Company Overview

Stella-Jones is a leading manufacturer of essential infrastructure products focused on serving utilities and railroads, as well as supplying big box home improvement stores across North America. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Stella-Jones operates a vast network of facilities that employs more than 3,000 employees across the United States and Canada. Built on strong foundations with a coast-to-coast reach, we offer real opportunities for career success and community impact.

Position Overview

Stella-Jones is looking for a driven, insights-oriented, senior-level FP&A Analyst to join the Financial Planning & Analysis team. The FP&A Analyst will report to the FP&A Manager and support our Utility Poles division. This role offers the opportunity to drive value in a dynamic manufacturing environment. You will play a key role in performance measurement and analysis, financial planning cycles, and decision support across the division.

This FP&A position will be based at our headquarters in Montreal (Saint-Laurent) with a hybrid schedule (typically 3 days in-office / 2 days remote once a period of integration is complete), and may involve up to 5-10% travel to company locations in Canada and the United States.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages, delivering accurate and timely information on performance, trends, and key drivers to finance and operational leaders.
• Drive the budgeting and forecasting processes for the divisional P&L and inventory, by closely supporting the FP&A Manager to ensure quality, timeliness and coherence of various planning inputs and outputs.
• Support the Sales and Operations Planning process by aligning financial forecasts with operational plans and strategic goals.
• Coordinate the production of the monthly and quarterly business review presentations to divisional and corporate executive teams.
• Conduct variance analyses on revenues, costs and inventory through financial analyses and close partnerships with various teams across the organization.
• Act as a strategic financial business partner, translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for decision-making across departments.
• Build and maintain robust dashboards and financial reports using tools such as Excel, Power BI or Tableau.
• Collaborate with IT and cross-functional teams to improve data integration, enhance reporting systems, and drive automation.
• Continuously identify and support initiatives to drive process improvement, cost savings, and margin enhancement.
• Mentor FP&A analysts based in the U.S. through review and development, sharing best practices and strengthening team capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field required; CPA or CFA designation strongly preferred (candidates actively pursuing certification will also be considered). Master's in Accounting or Finance preferred; MBA is an asset.
• 5 or more years of progressive experience in Accounting and/or Finance required; 8+ years highly preferred.
• 3 or more years of FP&A experience with significant responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS is required, with demonstrated ability to apply standards in a manufacturing or operational context.
• Proven expertise in cost accounting, including product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is highly preferred.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or industrial products environment is highly preferred.

Employee Benefits

As a Stella-Jones team member, you will enjoy access to excellent benefits and incentives, including:

• Extended health and dental coverage
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D)
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability coverage
• Competitive compensation
• Annual Profit Share Program
• Retirement program (RRSP) with generous Company match (150% of employee's 4% contribution)
• Company Share Purchase Program with 25% Company contribution match
• Career advancement opportunities

Stella-Jones is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, provincial, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Stella-Jones makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.