Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant (Permanent)

Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant (Permanent)

Location: Ottawa, ON, CA, K1P 5E7

Onsite or Hybrid:

Expected Salary: $65,514 to $98,271

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services.

Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.

Babcock’s Purpose is to create a safe and secure world, together. Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. They keep us on the right course, unify the way we work and guide us towards success. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do:

• Challenge the status quo, Be Curious, and ask, ‘how might we?’
• Whenever measuring success, Think: Outcomes and positive impacts.
• Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
• Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts.
• Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Everyone has a part to play - Own and Deliver to be successful.

Babcock is grateful to work on the traditional territories of many Nations across Canada. Babcock respects the special relationship that the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis have with the land and recognizes that we are privileged to use and share this land. Babcock is committed to being a good neighbor, ensuring that we are positively contributing to society’s progress and building meaningful and mutually beneficial relations with Indigenous peoples, businesses, and communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support budget and forecasting activities, including:
  • Maintain and update the annual 5-year budget process
  • Build and maintain the 12 month rolling forecast
  • Update and maintain weekly short term cash forecasts
  • Working with Project Managers (PMs), Cost Control and Head of Departments (HODs) to identify budget needs
  • Reflect Group requested changes to budgets as needed
• Maintain Financial Planning and Reporting (FP&A) system (Vena) for all business units and departments
  • Managing the budget/forecasting process through Vena
  • Working with Vena consultants to expand Vena capabilities
• Assist with reporting activities, including:
  • Budget to rolling forecast movements / variance analysis
  • Provide inputs into line of business reviews
  • Working with IT to build up PowerBI for reporting
• Other tasks as needed

Minimum Requirements:

• You hold a post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA designation an asset.
• You have a minimum of 5 years experience in a financial role.
• You have intermediate to advanced Excel skills, good knowledge of MS Office, ERP systems (experience utilizing IFS is an asset) and business planning tools (experience with Vena is an asset).
• You are able to plan, prioritise and deliver to firm deadlines.
• You are able to create and maintain strong relationships with key internal customers and stakeholders.
• You are eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance.

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs:

• Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
• Wellness days
• Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
• Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
• Employee recognition and bonus programs
• Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
• Relocation assistance for individuals and families

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. One that welcomes everyone to contribute to our success regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, or disability, and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.