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Senior FP&A Analyst

Montreal, QC, Canada

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Job type: Full-time
Closing date: Nov 8, 2026
Education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 9, 2026

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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.

We are looking for a driven, insights-oriented finance professional to join the Financial Planning & Analysis team at Stella Jones, a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of industrial wood products. Based out of the corporate head office in Montreal, the Senior FP&A Analyst will report to the FP&A Manager and support the Wood Utility Products 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. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in cost accounting, solid knowledge of IFRS financial principles, and a passion for turning data into actionable insights.

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 one FP&A analyst 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. Master’s in Accounting or Finance preferred; MBA is an asset.
Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Accounting and/or Finance required
Minimum 2 years of FP&A experience with significant responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Strong 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 strongly preferred.

As a Stella-Jones employee, 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 Bonus 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.

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Responsibilities

Prepare financial reporting, budgets, forecasts, variance analyses, and business review presentations for the Wood Utility Products division. Partner with operational and corporate teams to provide decision-support insights, improve reporting and automation, identify cost and margin opportunities, and mentor an FP&A analyst.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and at least five years of progressive finance or accounting experience are required, including at least two years in FP&A. Candidates need strong IFRS and manufacturing cost-accounting knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and preferably a CPA or CFA, relevant graduate education, ERP and business intelligence experience, and manufacturing industry experience.

Skills

Financial Planning and Analysis
Budgeting
Forecasting
Variance Analysis
Cost Accounting
Product Costing
Inventory Valuation
IFRS
Financial Reporting
Sales and Operations Planning
Business Partnering
Microsoft Excel
Power BI
Tableau
ERP Systems
Process Improvement

Benefits

Extended Health Coverage
Dental Coverage
Life Insurance
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Short-Term Disability Coverage
Long-Term Disability Coverage
Annual Bonus Program
Retirement Program with Company Match
Company Share Purchase Program with Company Match
Career Advancement Opportunities

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Keywords

Financial Planning and Analysis
FP&A
Budgeting
Forecasting
Variance Analysis
Cost Accounting
Product Costing
Inventory Valuation
Manufacturing Variance Analysis
IFRS
Financial Reporting
Divisional P&L
Sales and Operations Planning
Business Review Presentations
Microsoft Excel
Power BI
Tableau
ERP Systems
SAP
Oracle
Data Integration
Reporting Automation
Process Improvement
Cost Savings
Margin Enhancement
CPA
CFA
Manufacturing
Industrial Products

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