Associate Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Canadian Blood Services•Ottawa, ON

2d•CA$132,300 - CA$155,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a regular full-time Associate Director, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis to join our dynamic Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team. The Corporate FP&A team is responsible for translating organizational strategy and priorities into an integrated annual budget, rolling forecast, and in-year performance view for the enterprise. The team provides the consolidated financial planning, analysis, reporting, and decision support needed to guide resource allocation, investment decision-making, and executive oversight. Reporting to the Director, Strategic Financial Management, you will play a vital role at Canadian Blood Services by leading the organization’s annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and in-year performance management cadence. You will own the enterprise FP&A rhythm that turns strategic direction into actionable annual plans, consolidated forecasts, resource allocation recommendations, and executive-ready insights. You will also lead a multi-level Corporate FP&A team of managers and analysts across Canada, build consistent planning practices across Finance, strengthen planning controls and auditability, and partner closely with Strategic Finance Partnering, Financial Reporting and Advisory Services, People, Culture and Performance, Digital Solutions and Technology, procurement, and data and analytics teams to improve how Canadian Blood Services plans, prioritizes, and performs.

Requirements

Chartered Professional Accountant designation in good standing and/or an MBA; an undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field is required.
Typically 10 or more years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, budgeting, forecasting, enterprise planning, or a related finance leadership role.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise planning cycles, consolidated forecasts, annual budgets, and executive-level performance reporting, synthesis, and story-telling.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial and operating information into clear, concise, and decision-useful insights for senior leaders.
Ability to build trusted relationships across Finance, corporate functions, operational teams, technology teams, and other enabling functions, while influencing decisions without direct authority.
An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the public sector, health sector, biologics, manufacturing, or another complex regulated environment would be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Oversee the annual budget, quarterly outlook, and forecast processes, ensuring plans are aligned with organizational strategy, funding realities, affordability, and enterprise priorities.
Own the consolidated financial planning calendar, including key assumptions, guidance, templates, milestones, review checkpoints, and executive decision points.
Coordinate budget roles, timelines, workflows, and planning forums across budget owners, Finance teams, People, Culture and Performance, procurement, and other enabling functions.
Produce concise, story-led analysis that translates financial and operating performance into clear messages, decisions, risks, opportunities, and actions for senior leaders, internal committees, and the board.
Ensure finance data governance for planning, including hierarchies, assumptions, driver definitions, mapping logic, version control, model inputs, data quality standards, and planning tool readiness.
Maintain strong internal control over planning outputs, including documented assumptions, approval pathways, key reconciliations, data lineage, change control, and audit-ready planning documentation.
Support the preparation of financial statements and relevant documentation for audits and grant reporting.
Demonstrate empathy, and promote a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and professional development to maximize the team's performance and potential.
Lead targeted cost and performance analysis across key operational and workforce cost drivers, including manufacturing costs, labour costs, productivity trends, and other critical areas of spend.
Lead, develop, and support career progression within a multi-level Corporate FP&A team, building a high-performing culture grounded in analytical rigour, collaboration, curiosity, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.