IT Project Manager, Planning & Forecasting [Contract]

What will you work on?

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering the deployment of a Business Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting platform within the organization. This role ensures that the implementation aligns with business objectives, is delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. The Project Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Finance, IT, and business units, to lead the end-to-end implementation process and optimize the business solution to meet organizational needs. With over 10 years of experience in IT project management and a strong understanding of planning and budgeting leading solutions like Workday Adaptive or Anaplan with integration to SAP.

How will you create impact?

Project Leadership:

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of projects, including requirements gathering, design, execution, and deployment.

• Ensure alignment of project objectives with organizational goals and financial planning strategies.

• Lead cross-functional teams across finance, IT, and external vendors to execute implementations.

Financial Process Optimization:

• Oversee the deployment of the business solution to streamline planning, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation processes.

• Collaborate with finance stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and automation.

• Ensure solutions enable accurate, real-time financial reporting and analysis to support strategic decision-making.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner with finance leaders and key stakeholders to define project objectives, success criteria, and KPIs.

• Provide regular project updates and actionable insights to executive leadership and stakeholders.

• Facilitate workshops and training sessions to drive adoption and maximize the value of implemented solutions.

Risk Management & Quality Assurance:

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.

• Oversee testing phases to ensure business solutions meet business requirements and maintain high data integrity.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders.

• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including project charters, requirements, and training materials.

• Conduct post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned and measure project success.

What are your skills and experience?

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT project management, with a focus on Anaplan, Adaptive or similar financial planning and forecasting tools with integration to SAP.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification is required.
• Demonstrated success in implementing financial systems within complex organizational environments.
• Experience in consumer products, manufacturing, or related industries is a plus.
• Finance Process Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial processes and best practices, including FP&A, statutory reporting, and compliance requirements.
• IT Project Management: Proven ability to deliver large-scale IT projects on time and within budget in a global environment.
• Change Leadership: Expertise in driving organizational change management, user training, and adoption strategies for financial tools.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with finance leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Analytical Thinking: Proficiency in leveraging analytics and data to drive financial insights and improve decision-making.
• Methodologies: Experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.

Please note this assignment will conclude on August 21, 2026.

This position requires an onsite presence two to three days per week.

The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Ontario is $120,000 to $130,000 per annum. The salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master ltd. is a multi-provincial employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other provinces.

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What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at TAinquiries@spinmaster.com or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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