The Opportunity:
Our client, a leading North American residential homebuilder, is seeking a Manager, Procurement Finance & Analytics to join their team in the Greater Toronto Area. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Procurement Finance, this individual will help drive cost efficiency and procurement performance by combining financial analysis, market intelligence, and operational insight. This role is ideal for a commercially minded professional who enjoys working with complex data, identifying opportunities to improve margins, and partnering with teams across the business to support informed financial and operational decisions.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Build and refine detailed cost models to evaluate product categories, assess cost competitiveness, and understand the underlying drivers of materials, labour, equipment, and other direct expenses.
- Monitor market conditions, supplier pricing, contract awards, and broader economic factors to anticipate cost changes and inform procurement strategies.
- Evaluate procurement performance through KPIs, dashboards, and regular reporting, highlighting trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
- Support financial reviews for upcoming community launches, working with internal stakeholders to validate project assumptions, assess budgets, and identify potential cost risks.
- Perform financial scenario analysis, cost benchmarking, and value engineering assessments to uncover efficiencies and support better purchasing and design decisions.
- Work closely with Finance, Procurement, Estimating, Operations, and other business partners to ensure financial recommendations reflect practical business needs.
- Identify opportunities to streamline reporting, improve data integrity, and establish more consistent processes for managing cost and procurement information.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on improving analytical capabilities, cost transparency, and operational effectiveness.
- Translate complex financial and operational findings into clear presentations and recommendations for management, supporting strategic planning and day-to-day decision-making.
- Maintain rigorous standards for financial accuracy, model integrity, reporting consistency, and documentation.
- Manage multiple priorities simultaneously, ensuring projects progress efficiently and stakeholders remain aligned on objectives and deliverables.
What You'll Need to Be Successful:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in financial analysis, cost management, FP&A, estimating, consulting, engineering, or a similar analytical environment.
- Strong financial modeling skills, with experience evaluating cost structures, developing forecasts, analyzing variances, and assessing different business scenarios.
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of how supplier pricing, purchasing decisions, design specifications, and operational requirements influence costs.
- Experience working with large datasets and converting detailed information into meaningful business insights.
- A track record of developing performance metrics, enhancing reporting capabilities, and improving analytical processes.
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to lead initiatives involving multiple departments and competing priorities.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with exposure to ERP systems, data analytics tools, or business intelligence platforms considered an asset.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities, including the confidence to question assumptions, explain complex findings, and influence business stakeholders.
- Experience in residential construction, homebuilding, manufacturing, building materials, or another operationally complex industry would be an asset.
- Familiarity with cost estimation, should-cost analysis, value engineering, or zero-based budgeting would be considered an advantage.
- A CPA, CFA, MBA, P.Eng., PMP, or other relevant designation would be an asset.
Compensation Range: $100,000 - $120,000 base salary, plus eligibility for an annual bonus.
