Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis @ Telesat

Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 50 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.

Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.

The company’s state-of-the-art fleet consists of 15 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit www.telesat.com

Telesat believes in the power of collaboration and the value of in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office Tuesday - Thursday, leaving Monday and Friday for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters brainstorming, problem-solving, and trusted relationships and allows our employees to come together three days a week to collaborate, innovate and thrive!

The Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis is part of the Financial Planning and Analysis team within Finance, with special focus on internal reporting and planning processes. The incumbent will work closely with Telesat’s Senior Management and provide financial insight to support executive decision making, ensuring that the data reported, fairly reflects Telesat’s operations and the drivers to any operational variance that may arise, are clearly understood and reported.

Additionally, the incumbent will coordinate the preparation and submission of Budgets and Forecasts to the Board, as well as maintain a companywide 18-month rolling forecast. As part of this activity, he/she will ensure that operating results are correctly split between the legacy and Lightspeed businesses and key assumptions by expense category that are developed as part of the annual budget process are summarized for use in the long-term planning process.

This role will manage one (Senior) Financial Analyst to collect and analyze data and will also work closely with the Finance Business Partners for Engineering and Commercial, in order to coordinate required input, collect variance drivers per division to plan as well as inputs for the financial planning processes.

Main Responsibilities

Preparation of the monthly VP reports, KPI analysis, Cashflow forecasts, margin reports and companywide Operations Review, including pre-alignment with key stakeholders, data analysis and visualization of key outcomes
Ownership of the Data Book, used by management in earnings calls and investor meetings
Ongoing update with actuals for the company’s long term plan
Coordinate the preparation and submission of Budgets and Forecasts to the Board, as well as maintain a companywide 18-month rolling forecast
Ensure data integrity in Adaptive Insights by working closely with other functions (i.e. Accounting, Legal, Procurement)
Oversight of the development of segmental analyses, by VP and by cost category etc., as may be required
Provide back-up to the Senior Financial Analyst, Budgeting and Planning and become proficient in updating Adaptive Insights and working with Budget Coordinators as part of Budgeting and Forecasting exercises
Support the Director, Financial Planning and Systems with ad hoc projects and initiatives, as required
Ad hoc projects as may be required

Education & Experience Required

Undergraduate university degree
CFA / MBA or similar qualification
10+ years industry experience with a minimum of 3 years in a senior planning and analysis role
Good communication skills with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
Demonstrated ability to perform comprehensive analytical reviews
Clear identification of key drivers behind any changes including ability to provide mitigations to rectify the variance, as appropriate
Proactive nature / natural self-starter
Strong Excel and Powerpoint skills
Experience in financial modelling
Experience of using Adaptive Insights and WorkDay a plus.

Decision Making & Supervision

Decision Making:
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.

Supervision:

1 (Senior) Analyst.

Working Conditions

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

At Telesat, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer that values equality in the workplace. We are committed to providing the best candidate experience possible including any required accommodations at every stage of our interview process. All qualified applicants that have been selected for an interview that require accommodations, are advised to inform the Telesat Talent team accordingly. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential.

Main Responsibilities

Education & Experience Required

Decision Making & Supervision

Working Conditions

6 month growth

1 year growth

2 year growth

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