Senior Manager, Capital Planning

Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director, FP&A, the Senior Manager, Capital Planning, will lead GFL’s capital planning function from a finance perspective and serve as a key business partner to Operations leadership. This role is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end capital budgeting and forecasting processes, driving deeper financial insights, establishing capital-related KPIs, and ensuring strong alignment between operational needs and financial strategy.

The ideal candidate brings advanced analytical capabilities, strong business partnership experience, and a solid understanding of both the accounting and cash-flow impacts of capital expenditures. This is a senior-level role that will play a critical part in shaping how GFL evaluates, deploys, and manages capital investment. Lastly, the role will also directly lead a small team and own system governance for the Capital Module in Workday.

Key Responsibilities

Capital Planning Leadership:

- Own the capital budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and strategic prioritization across the organization.

- Lead the development of the multi-year capital investment plan, integrating operational requirements with financial objectives.

- Oversee governance of capital requests, approvals, reporting, and the end-to-end capital lifecycle.

- Enhance current reporting outputs to better serve various management groups across the organization.

- Own the Workday Capital Module, ensuring data integrity, process compliance, and optimization of system workflows.

- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of two direct reports supporting capital planning and analysis.

Operations Business Partnership:

- Partner closely with Operations leadership to understand business drivers, validate capital requirements, and challenge assumptions when necessary.

- Provide financial insights that help evaluate the necessity, timing, and ROI of proposed capital projects.

- Facilitate cross-functional discussions to align capital investment with operational performance expectations.

Operations Business Partnership:

- Develop, track, and report capital-related KPIs, including asset utilization, spend efficiency, and project performance metrics.

- Produce monthly capital reporting packages, including actuals, forecasts, risks/opportunities, and executive commentary.

- Support the Capital Committee with analysis, financial models, and business cases.

- Ensure capital cash flow forecasting incorporates accurate timing of expenditures, payment terms, and vendor conditions.

- Partner with Accounting to support capitalization policies, month-end processes, and reconciliation of cash vs. accrual capital spend.

- Identify opportunities to streamline and enhance capital planning processes, systems, and reporting standards.

Qualifications & Skills

Education & Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.

- CPA and/or CFA designation strongly preferred.

- 7–10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, capital planning, corporate finance, or related areas.

- Experience partnering with Operations or supporting asset-intensive businesses is an asset.

- Prior people leadership experience preferred.

Technical & Analytical Skills:

- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.

- Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning frameworks.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Workday (particularly the Capital Module) is a strong asset.

- Solid knowledge of IFRS accounting principles related to capital assets, depreciation, and capitalization rules.

- Understanding of capital cash flow management, payment terms, and vendor financing.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, influence senior stakeholders, and drive cross-functional alignment.

- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to connect insights to broader strategy.

- Strong communication and storytelling skills, especially in explaining financial concepts to non-finance audiences.

- Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.

- Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

- Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach to process improvement.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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