At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.
Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.
Position Title: FP&A Manager
Department: Finance
Compensation: $110,000 - $135,000 + annual bonus
Reports To: Controller
Location: Kitchener, ON
About the Role:
The FP&A Manager is responsible for leading financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, and business performance analysis across the organization. This role partners closely with business leaders, project management teams, and regional finance teams to provide financial insights, support strategic decision-making, and drive operational and financial performance improvement.
Responsibilities:
Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, ensuring financial plans align with business priorities
Deliver timely monthly management reporting, including financial dashboards, variance analysis, and actionable insights for senior leadership
Partner with business and project teams to assess financial performance, project profitability, and new business opportunities
Identify financial risks and opportunities and translate complex analysis into clear, practical recommendations
Develop financial models and business cases to support strategic initiatives, investments, and key business decisions
Drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes through reporting automation and enhancements to planning and forecasting tool
Support M&A evaluations, due diligence activities, and other strategic finance initiatives
Collaborate with Accounting during month-end close and support audit requirements and internal control processes
Complete priority analyses and special projects requested by senior leadership
Required Qualifications and Skills:
An educational background in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
At least five years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related finance function
Strong financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and analytical capabilities
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and hands-on experience with ERP systems; SAP experience is preferred
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear business insights
A demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and operate effectively in a fast-paced, global environment
A CPA, CFA, or comparable professional designation is considered an asset
e-STORAGE is Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
e-STORAGE uses AI-assisted tools during parts of the hiring process, including screening and workflow automation. All final hiring decisions are made by humans.
This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.
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Skills Required
- Educational background in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
- At least five years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related finance function
- Strong financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and analytical capabilities
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems
- SAP experience
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to translate complex financial information into business insights
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and operate in a fast-paced, global environment
- CPA, CFA, or comparable professional designation
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
