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Sharp Bus Lines Limited is the premier student transportation operator in Ontario, providing safe and reliable home to school transportation to 70,000 students across Ontario every day. Since 1961, we have grown our operations from 3 to over 1,800 vehicles, through a commitment to our communities, students and school boards that we serve, by providing safe, timely, dependable, and customer-oriented service. Our teams reflect our core values – trust, integrity, reliability – and we are successful by employing individuals whose values match that of our own and who can take those principles into every facet of their role.
At Sharp, we are driven by a commitment to provide exceptional service to our stakeholders while upholding good business practices and providing a space for employees to grow with us throughout their careers. We are, and always have been, a family-centered business, and we provide a space for employees to feel supported and empowered to be their best.
We’re currently recruiting for a Financial Performance and Analysis Specialist to work out of our head office, located in Brantford, Ontario. Reporting jointly to the President and the Corporate Controller, the FP&A Specialist will be ultimately responsible for the budgeting and forecasting processes within the corporation.
Main Responsibilities
- Overseeing the preparation of annual and quarterly business team forecasts, monthly reports of business team actual performance versus forecast
- Financial analysis to support the business team’s key drivers
- Responsible for the full preparation and financial analysis documentation to support internal teams
- Presentation of all documentation of profitability analysis, and managerial reports
- Lead the annual budget/forecast process including development of long-term forecasting models
- Provide a full forecast and quarter-end review of all financial data
- Consolidate large amounts of complex information into simple and easy to understand reports
- Work closely with the corporate accounting team
- Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and associated reporting
- Responsible for forecasting short term cash flow projections and managing cash positions
- Responsible for monthly and quarterly business updates for Board of Directors
- Be able to perform above responsibilities with very minimal supervision
- Ad hoc reports, analyses and other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- 3 to 5 years of FP&A experience is required
- University degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration
- CPA designation completed or in progress senior level
- Strong background in identifying and researching key drivers of variances
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Experience with financial planning analysis
- Ability to multi-task and analyze data in a fast-paced and results-driven environment
- Strategic thinker that can work independently but also collaboratively within a large team
If your experience and qualifications meet the above requirements, we invite you to apply!
At Sharp Bus Lines Limited, it is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, creed, colour, religious belief, sex, age, nation of origin, ancestry, disability or veteran status. We are committed to delivering and improving accessibility in employment for all persons with disabilities. Accommodation is available, upon request, in the application and interview process and in the course of all other methods employee selection and training.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Brantford, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- financial planning analysis: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: One location
