Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Main Responsibilities:

Main point of contact for all aspects of the long-term planning process and specifically for the two Telesat business segments (Lightspeed and GEO) and the Lenders’ Base Case for Lightspeed, as well as the consolidated operations. The incumbent will also be responsible for variance analysis and sensitivity analysis between, and associated with, the various iterations of the plans

Main point of contact to support valuation exercises that require long-term projections such as the annual goodwill and intangible impairment exercises as well as the quarterly warrant valuation process

Supporting the Operational Review Meetings that are being introduced to bring all key stakeholders together in a forum that facilities the identification of any barriers to achieving key financial and operational goals and promotes the timely resolution thereof

Preparation of analyses and informational reviews, as may be required, to support ongoing and future reporting and financing activities of the group, including but not limited to, periodic profitability analyses, by vertical, by constellation, geography, segment etc., as may be required to effectively manage the business

Working closely with the Treasury team to act as the main financial point of contact to support both the debt financing agreements for the Lightspeed constellation as well as providing Long-Term Cash flow planning/forecasts

Fund raising

Proving assistance, as may be required, to address any due diligence questions or clarifications that might arise from current or prospective lenders, the lenders’ advisers or any other potential investors in the Lightspeed program

Review, update and refine, as appropriate, the Lightspeed business plan and model as the program develops/evolves

Assist, as may be required, with any strategic initiatives and/or provide finance transactional support for any other debt funding or equity raising projects

Other

Ensure all SOX-related documentation is prepared and reviewed

Support the Director, Financial Planning and Systems and the Senior Director, FP&A with ad hoc projects and initiatives, as required

Education & Experience Required:

Undergraduate university degree, CFA / MBA or similar qualification

5+ year's experience in a senior planning and analysis role that has required, as a core element of the role, developing/maintaining financial models and projections

5+ Years of experience in a management role managing a team of direct reports

5+ years of leadership experience in mentoring, developing, training and performance management of direct reports

Good communication skills with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization

Demonstrated ability to perform comprehensive analytical reviews and to set new KPIs, as required

Demonstrated ability to identify key drivers behind changes to forecast/plans including ability to suggest possible mitigations to rectify the variance, as appropriate

Proactive nature / natural self-starter

Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills

Experience of using Adaptive Insights and WorkDay a plus.

Decision Making & Supervision:

Full responsibility for organizing and planning workloads.

Assist with identification of financial reporting and business process/system improvements.

Identification of potential risk areas as part of FP&A analyses and assistance with development of possible mitigations.There are no direct reports associated with this position at this time.

Working Conditions:

Generally comfortable working environment. Moderate visual concentration in use of computer monitor and considerable attention to detail.

Resource is required to obtain GOC Reliability clearance for this role