Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis System Implementation

Job Title

Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis System Implementation

Job ID

Company

TransLink

Location

Greater Vancouver

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

Add to Favorite Jobs

Marketing Statement

A career at TransLink and our family of companies means working with people with a wide range of skills and perspectives, all teaming up towards a common goal: preserving and enhancing the region's world-envied quality of life. Together, we connect the region and enhance its livability by providing a sustainable transit and transportation network, embraced by our communities and people.

At TransLink we are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace, recognizing the unique value and skills every individual brings.

Looking for a great place to work where your contributions are valued and you can make a difference in a vibrant city? At TransLink, one of BC’s Top Employers, you'll help make Metro Vancouver a better place to live, built on transportation excellence. Put your future in motion!

Responsibilities

PRIMARY PURPOSE

The Senior Manager, FP&A System Implementation provides strategic business process and technical leadership to deliver finance solutions that support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and related financial processes. This role partners with Finance teams across TransLink and its Operating Companies, the project team, and business stakeholders to define future state planning processes, lead solution design and implementation, and enable effective change adoption through clear communications, documentation, and training.

The role works closely with the Business Technology Services (BTS) project manager to ensure the solution’s finance planning processes, system, and reporting capabilities align with organizational goals and drive accurate, timely, reliable and scalable planning and decision making. The role is expected to bring strong financial planning and analysis expertise to support integration of processes, enhance decision making, and position the function for future evolution.

This role is expected to build the capability and perspective required to support the broader FP&A function as it evolves over time.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Leads the evaluation, visioning, planning, and implementation of FP&A processes and systems, ensuring alignment between best practices, business requirements, system capabilities, and organizational priorities.

Partners with Finance and Technology leadership, project team, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to define future-state financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, analytics and reporting processes and system requirements.

Leads process design and standardization activities to improve efficiency, consistency, controls, and scalability across financial planning processes, aligning to the future roadmap balanced within current capacity and timelines.

Develops and maintains business requirements, functional specifications, process maps, configuration decisions, and implementation documentation.

Supports solution evaluation, system configuration, integration discussions, and implementation planning in collaboration with vendors and technical teams. Leads data validation, reconciliation, and testing activities, including master data, hierarchies, drivers, assumptions, workflows, and reporting outputs, ensuring accuracy and auditability.

Oversees user acceptance testing (UAT), defect management, issue resolution, and deployment readiness activities.

Oversees overall strategy and implementation and suggest adjustments as required to ensure tie-in between capital, investment plan and financial planning.

Facilitates discussions with project sponsor and steering committee on project risks.

Leads the development and execution of change management, communication, and training plans to support successful adoption of new planning processes and systems.

Provides subject matter expertise and guidance to stakeholders on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, planning workflows, analytics, reporting capabilities, and system functionality.

Contributes to the development of forecasting models, planning assumptions, and performance insights to support effective decision-making.

Identifies opportunities to streamline processes, improve reporting capabilities, strengthen controls, and enhance overall planning effectiveness.

Evaluates business challenges, operational impacts, and implementation risks, and provides recommendations and options to support leadership decision-making.

Supports go-live activities, stabilization efforts, and post-implementation continuous improvement initiatives.

Establishes governance and documentation standards to ensure ongoing sustainability, transparency, and process ownership, and develops a TQM approach to continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.

CPA designation or related finance/planning certification

PMP (Project Management Professional) designation considered an asset.

A minimum of 8 years of extensive experience in FP&A, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and executive reporting

Experience leading or supporting FP&A system implementations and business process redesign initiatives.

Experience working cross-functionally with Finance, IT, vendors, and business stakeholder.

Experience in the complexities of government and unionized workforce planning

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Advanced knowledge and experience in FP&A systems, finance transformation, including leading planning platforms (e.g., Anaplan, Oracle EPM, Adaptive, OneStream), data structures, hierarchies, and system-enabled process design.

Strong leadership skills to lead finance transformation and systems implementation initiatives, including process redesign, system configuration, testing, and deployment, as well as coordinating cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Strong project management and coordination skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities, oversee implementation activities, monitor risks and issues, and support delivery within defined timelines and quality standards.

Experience in leading testing, data validation, reconciliation processes, and leveraging reporting and business intelligence tools.

Advanced knowledge of Excel and financial modeling techniques, with the ability to develop, analyze, and validate complex financial models to support planning, forecasting, and decision-making.

Expert knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance reporting, as applied in a complex organizational environment.

Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills to assess complex financial and operational challenges, evaluate risks and trade-offs, and develop practical, data-driven recommendations in situations with limited precedents.

Strong stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills to build relationships, influence decision-making, and achieve alignment across Finance, Technology, and business teams, including the ability to facilitate discussions and resolve competing priorities.

Advanced verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to develop clear documentation, deliver presentations, and translate complex financial and technical concepts for diverse audiences.

Advanced knowledge of data governance, controls, and reconciliation processes to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and auditability of financial planning data and reporting outputs.

Advanced knowledge of change management, communication, and training practices, with the ability to support the successful adoption of new systems and processes across a broad user base.

Solid business a