Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 4 days in-office)

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

The Opportunity

As the Director of FP&A at New Gold, you will play a pivotal role in driving the company’s financial strategy and long-term value creation. Reporting directly to the CFO, you’ll lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis initiatives while partnering with leaders across operations, finance, and the executive team. 

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Performance Management

• Lead the annual budgeting, long-range planning, and forecasting processes across corporate and site operations
• Ensure full integration between budget, forecast, and life-of-mine financial models
• Deliver financial analysis and insights to support decision-making by senior leadership and the Board

Operational Reporting & Analysis

• Oversee internal performance reporting across physical, cost, and capital metrics
• Lead cost performance reviews to identify efficiency and optimization opportunities
• Maintain complex financial models for scenario planning and strategic decision support

Capital Planning

• Manage the Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) process and track progress of key capital projects
• Coordinate the capital review process to ensure alignment with financial return objectives and business strategy

Systems Leadership

• Lead the successful implementation of Hyperion Planning, replacing BPC as the primary budgeting and forecasting tool
• Drive system adoption, workflow alignment, and data governance within FP&A processes
• Support finance transformation initiatives in parallel with the broader SAP S/4HANA ERP rollout

Team & Stakeholder Leadership

• Build strong relationships with GMs, site finance teams, the VP of Operations, and ELT
• Establish yourself as a trusted business partner and drive credibility at the Board level
• Support and mentor a team of FP&A professionals and lead continuous improvement efforts

Success Criteria (Key Deliverables)

Within 3 Months:

• Conduct a capability assessment of the FP&A function
• Build foundational relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Create a roadmap for Hyperion Planning implementation
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle

Within 12 Months:

• Successfully deploy and operationalize Hyperion Planning
• Embed data-driven planning processes across the organization
• Deliver enhanced cost analysis and reporting capabilities
• Establish credibility with board members and the executive leadership team

What You Bring

• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis
• CPA designation required
• Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and capital planning
• Experience working in the mining or broader natural resources sector
• Proven success leading system implementations (Hyperion Planning preferred)
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership capabilities
• Experience working with cross-functional and executive stakeholders
• Strategic mindset with hands-on executional strength

Why Join New Gold?

• Opportunity to lead FP&A for a publicly traded company in the mining industry
• High visibility and influence across executive and board-level decision-making
• Play a key role in a finance transformation initiative with lasting impact
• Competitive compensation, including LTIP and STIP
• RRSP matching & 100% benefits coverage
• Summer hours (half-day Fridays) + holiday office closure

Next Steps:

• We here at Clarity Recruitment would like to thank you for your application
• Only those chosen for a phone interview will be contacted via email and text to set up a phone interview

Clarity Recruitment and our client are firmly committed to fostering diversity within our community. Our clients welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of their staff, including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Please notify us if you require accommodation in the application process.

Clarity Recruitment helps start-ups and scale-ups build top-performing finance & accounting teams with a structured recruitment process and better results. Visit findingclarity.ca to learn more!

JOB ID #3371778