Corporate Planning & Performance Manager (Finance) – Hybrid

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
The Globe and Mail is a national icon and one of Canada’s most recognized media brands. We proudly serve as a trusted destination for Canadians seeking the highest caliber of journalism, and we’ve garnered international acclaim for our data visualization, design, and creative storytelling.

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity by reflecting all Canadians in both the stories that we tell and the composition of our workforce. We are proud partners with organizations like Indigenous Works, Pride at Work, the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and we are a signatory of the BlackNorth Initiative. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, we offer flexible work arrangements and support programs. We also invest in our employees’ growth through training and mentorship opportunities, enabling you to expand your skills and embrace new challenges.

No matter your position at The Globe, you’ll be an integral part of an organization dedicated to making a positive difference in Canada. Join us.

POSITION OVERVIEW:
Reporting to the Director, Strategy, Business Development, and Performance, this role will be key in helping The Globe carry out its long-term strategic and financial plan.  

You will prepare strategic and financial presentations, perform competitive benchmarking, assess new business opportunities, and execution of other projects requested by senior management as they arise. You will provide insights to support optimal business decision making. This is an existing vacancy, and this position is a hybrid role based in Toronto.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Business Planning & Long-Range Plan

• Maintain and evolve multi‑year forecast models ensuring structure, assumptions, and methodologies remain accurate, consistent, and aligned with corporate strategy.
• Refresh long‑term assumptions annually, including macroeconomic indicators, cost inflation factors, operating model changes, revenue drivers, and efficiency targets.
• Integrate business partner inputs (Business, Strategy, Finance, HR, IT) into long‑term modelling, validating for reasonability and alignment to historical trends and strategic ambitions.
• Participate in the ongoing corporate strategic planning process, including liaising with the various business units, financial analysis/modeling, and supporting the authoring of the multi-year business plan for executive and board approval.
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate the long‑term financial implications of emerging initiatives, regulatory changes, market risks, or operational shifts.
• Identify and implement model enhancements to improve automation, accuracy, or speed of updates (e.g., driver‑based logic, automation scripts).

Industry / Competitor Analysis

• Benchmark the company against traditional and new competitors, study emerging industry trends, collect, analyze, and interpret market and customer data.
• Research and understand competitive landscape for existing and potential products, including the impact of pricing strategies, and market demand and supply.

Executive & Board Support

• Prepare Board reports, executive presentations, and leadership briefings that synthesize financial and strategic analysis into clear, decision‑ready insights.
• Consolidate cross-functional inputs to produce a coherent, accurate, and timely monthly executive package
• Profitability analysis of various business activities (channels, products, platforms, etc.)

Corporate / Business Development

• Work cross functionally to support and advise on key growth initiatives, with a focus on market research/assessments, business case development for new initiatives, financial modeling, due diligence, scenario/sensitivity analysis, etc.
• Internal opportunities: emerging revenue lines, product investments, capital expenditures.
• External opportunities: strategic partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, other third-party business ventures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• University degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professional financial designation (CPA, CA, CFA or other).
• 5+ years of finance experience with progressive responsibility. Exposure to operations and strategic planning is an asset
• Analytical thinker who can take detailed/complex information and convert to meaningful business insights, recommendations, and actionable next steps.
• High attention to detail with a strong commitment to data integrity, consistency, and analytical rigor
• Good business judgment with an ability to challenge plans and assumptions, and take an independent stance when appropriate.
• Willingness to collaborate and create strong working relationships with various areas of the organization
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. Comfort working across Excel and programmatic tools (e.g., Python) to build, automate, and improve analytical or financial models are an asset
• Professional communication and presentation skills.

SALARY: The base salary for this role ranges from $99,100 to $123,900 per year. Placement within this range depends on a candidate’s level of experience, technical skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Candidates who have been identified as meeting the role’s requirements can expect to be near the midpoint of this range, while the upper end is reserved for those with specialized expertise or a strong track record of success in comparable roles. This role may also be eligible for The Globe’s Annual Incentive Plan, which is based on a combination of company and individual performance.

WHY CHOOSE THE GLOBE:
The Globe’s mission is to deliver essential content – news, information, analysis and insights – for aspiring individuals and strong communities. The Globe is committed to providing a respectful and inclusive workplace that upholds our values of integrity, collaboration, innovation and accountability.

As Canada’s most respected media brand, The Globe is dedicated to making a difference to Canada and you can make a difference by working with us.

WE OFFER:

• Competitive compensation to ensure we hire, retain and reward team members
• Hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance
• Generous vacation and flexible work arrangements
• Parental leave top-up
• Competitive health and dental benefits
• Defined Benefit pension plan
• Annual wellness subsidy
• On-site chiropractor and registered massage therapist
• Employee and family assistance program
• Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com and 40% off other Globe products
• Education assistance for external training courses
  

SUPPORTING YOUR GROWTH:  

• We are committed to creating equitable opportunities for all employees, to enable everyone to reach their full potential. This commitment is embedded in our strategic plan and core values.
• There are lateral and upward advancement opportunities for rewarding and developing careers.
• We believe in mentorship and collaborative peer-to-peer learning and have both formal and informal programs in place to encourage knowledge-sharing.
• We support continuing education and provide both internal and external opportunities for training and development.

AI DISCLOSURE: No artificial intelligence tools are used to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position. All hiring decisions are made by human reviewers. We ask candidates to engage authentically in interviews; AI may support preparation but should not be used during interviews or replace your own responses.

VACCINATION POLICY: All offers of employment with The Globe and Mail are conditional upon the candidate being Fully Vaccinated. To be Fully Vaccinated is defined as someone who has received the full series of a vaccine or a combination of vaccines accepted by the Government of Canada (currently Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen) and has received the last dose at least 14 days prior to their start date. To prove they are Fully Vaccinated, all new hires will be required to provide evidence by emailing a copy of their vaccine dose administration receipt(s) to Human Resources prior to their start date. Those seeking exemption based on one or more of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code will need to provide their request for accommodation to Human Resources for approval.  If the accommodation request is not approved and the candidate is not Fully Vaccinated, any offer of employment will be revoked.     

THE GLOBE AND MAIL IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE 

The Globe and Mail is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We believe this strengthens our business and our journalism. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all groups, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, age, and physical ability. As required by the Federal Contractors Program, The Globe also tracks the proportion of staff in the four Employment Equity categories (Women, Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, and Members of Visible Minorities) to ensure we are reflecting the areas in which we work.          

The Globe and Mail offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities as part of its recruitment process. If you are contacted to arrange for an interview, please advise us if you require an accommodation.