Senior Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

Description

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55‑year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know‑how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission — bringing to bear a one‑of‑a‑kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide‑eyed wonder that's been in our DNA since day one.

For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we'll take you there.

As part of the Corporate Finance team, the Senior Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis manages the management reporting consolidation, reporting and forecasting of the P&L as well as supporting various other department budgets and external requests that FP&A manages. This role reports to the Senior Manager, FP&A and interacts closely with members of the operational finance teams and other corporate department teams.

• Manage consolidations process of Profit & Loss (P&L) statement for management reporting of actuals and forecast reporting purposes.
• Lead month‑end forecast activities of P&L, CAPEX, and OPEX for the Monthly Business Review, including working closely with Business Area Finance teams, Tax, Investor Relations, and departmental owners.
• Support the IT department as a business partner, providing accurate and timely data on CAPEX and OPEX budgets as well as headcount against their Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Prepare and analyse management reporting of consolidated financial results, liaise with Business Area Finance teams to understand results and variances, and work with Shared Services and other stakeholders to build data‑driven narrative for financial statements and Board presentations.
  
  Support corporate reporting with audit‑related requests from external auditors.
• Support external requests (e.g., government surveys, customer‑driven surveys, banks).
• Drive special projects as assigned.
• Build trust‑based relationships through effective communication with internal and external stakeholders — Business Area Finance teams, all levels of management and other corporate groups.

• Post‑secondary education in finance/accounting; CPA (CA, CMA or CGA) designation
• Experience with in an IFRS environment
• Experience working in a project revenue/overtime environment
• One Stream, Workiva experience is an asset (comparable tools will be considered)
• Ability to extract, work with and synthesize large volumes of data and derive the narrative behind it
• Infor LN ERP proficiency (other ERP proficiency will be considered)
• Ability to work in a highly dynamic, fast‑paced environment and meet tight deadlines
• Strong sense of ethics and a team player
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and analytical skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint and other associated Microsoft Office products
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, take ownership and drive projects/issues to completion
• Organized, autonomous, proactive and good judgment
• Demonstrated skills leading without authority and driving projects to completion
• Process improvement mindset and willingness to drive change

• Minimum 5+ years of post‑designation accounting experience
• Multi‑entity, multi‑currency environment experience desired
• Experience in consolidation and reporting systems an asset
• Experience working with and connecting data from a multitude of systems and software
• Experience with high‑complexity projects such as M&A activities, system implementations, capital and financing transactions is considered an asset but not mandatory

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the Reliability status level, pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods…