Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals refining, food beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com.

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Manager, Financial Planning Analysis, Merchant Onsite (Full Time) - Mississauga, ON

Primary Purpose

This position is accountable for the integrity and accuracy of the financial reporting, forecasting, planning and analysis as well as provides the support to the Controller and Business Leaders in evaluating the business performance.

Key Accountabilities:

Accountable for monthly financial close and reporting, including all journal entries, inventory reconciliations and variance analysisWork closely with the Billing team to ensure the customer billings are accurate and in-line with contractual obligationsSupport Operations and Distribution departments by analyzing costs, monitoring variances, identifying trends and recommending actions to managementPerform pricing analysis and work closely with pricing team to address any gaps/concernsPrepare the monthly financial results packages, ensuring proper analysis and interpretation of performance are provided to senior managementEnsure timely preparation of annual budget and monthly forecasts, working with the business stakeholders to drive decisionsImprove financial and operation status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends and recommending actions to managementInvestigate and address substantial working capital variances and recommend actions to correct where neededLead the forecasting and consolidation of capital spend – including validation and review of capital requests, depreciation forecasting, project prioritization, and business case preparation. Understand key drivers of budget and forecast and what may drive variancesSupport Linde Services Canada Operations by analyzing results across systems, monitoring variances, identifying trends and recommending actions to managementParticipate in cross-functional business projects and ad hoc analysis on as needed basisEnsure compliance to Linde financial policyAdhere to monthly audit requirements by reporting inputs to Corporate FPAProvide the mentoring/ coaching to FPA Analyst.