We are seeking a proactive Financial Analyst to join the FP&A team at a leading global media agency network in Toronto.This role is focused on staffing budgets, compensation tracking, and client profitability models. You will act as a key financial partner to agency leads, helping bridge financial requirements, model client profitability, and oversee monthly payroll-related accounting controls. Note: This is an FP&A role—it does not involve processing payroll.
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Advantages
Direct opportunity for conversion to a permanent role with expanding responsibilities.
Standard 35-hour workweek with a collaborative hybrid structure.
Responsibilities
Maintain and manage agency payroll budgets, benefits tracking, and headcount allocations; evaluate staffing levels against client profitability matrices.
Perform monthly budget vs. actual variance analysis, post payroll-related journal entries, conduct ADP-to-GL account reconciliations, and handle retainer reconciliations.
Participate in monthly re-forecasting cycles, fee costings, and ad-hoc client business analysis.
Partner directly with agency leaders and executive management to communicate financial performance, guide staffing adjustments, and manage client business needs.
Utilize financial systems (Dynamics 365, TM1, MediaOcean) to analyze data structures and support client profitability reporting.
Qualifications
3–5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Financial Analysis, or Corporate Accounting. (Professional services or corporate backgrounds are welcome—media agency experience is an asset, but not required).
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Commerce.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (data manipulation, financial modeling, complex formulas, dealing with large and complex data sets). Experience with Dynamics 365, TM1, Hyperion, or MediaOcean/DDS is a strong plus.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the confidence to present insights to agency executives and functional heads.
Comfort working with large datasets, navigating dynamic team environments, and managing monthly deadline cycles.
Summary
This role is an FP&A position focused on headcount management and client profitability in Toronto. You will oversee staffing budgets, perform budget vs. actual variance analysis, conduct monthly payroll-related GL reconciliations, and partner with executive leadership to model client fees and guide agency staffing strategy.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a proactive Financial Analyst to join the FP&A team at a leading global media agency network in Toronto.This role is focused on staffing budgets, compensation tracking, and client profitability models. You will act as a key financial partner to agency leads, helping bridge financial requirements, model client profitability, and oversee monthly payroll-related accounting controls. Note: This is an FP&A role—it does not involve processing payroll.
Advantages
Direct opportunity for conversion to a permanent role with expanding responsibilities.
Standard 35-hour workweek with a collaborative hybrid structure.
Responsibilities
Maintain and manage agency payroll budgets, benefits tracking, and headcount allocations; evaluate staffing levels against client profitability matrices.
Perform monthly budget vs. actual variance analysis, post payroll-related journal entries, conduct ADP-to-GL account reconciliations, and handle retainer reconciliations.
Participate in monthly re-forecasting cycles, fee costings, and ad-hoc client business analysis.
Partner directly with agency leaders and executive management to communicate financial performance, guide staffing adjustments, and manage client business needs.
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Utilize financial systems (Dynamics 365, TM1, MediaOcean) to analyze data structures and support client profitability reporting.
Qualifications
3–5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Financial Analysis, or Corporate Accounting. (Professional services or corporate backgrounds are welcome—media agency experience is an asset, but not required).
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Commerce.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (data manipulation, financial modeling, complex formulas, dealing with large and complex data sets). Experience with Dynamics 365, TM1, Hyperion, or MediaOcean/DDS is a strong plus.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the confidence to present insights to agency executives and functional heads.
Comfort working with large datasets, navigating dynamic team environments, and managing monthly deadline cycles.
Summary
This role is an FP&A position focused on headcount management and client profitability in Toronto. You will oversee staffing budgets, perform budget vs. actual variance analysis, conduct monthly payroll-related GL reconciliations, and partner with executive leadership to model client fees and guide agency staffing strategy.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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