Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Role: Senior Manager, FP&A

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Location: HYBRID (Downtown Toronto Office)

Company: Rightsline, https://www.rightsline.com/

Type: Full Time / Permanent

Company

Since 2012, Rightsline has been revolutionizing rights and royalties management with its leading IP Commerce SaaS platform. Trusted by global innovators like Disney, Amazon, Spotify, and the NFL, our solutions empower rights holders to maximize portfolio value, reduce risk, and increase profitability. Serving industries from media and entertainment to life sciences, our scalable platform combines advanced analytics, business process outsourcing, and decades of expertise to tackle the most complex rights and royalties challenges.

With over 300 employees across six global offices, Rightsline fosters a dynamic, collaborative environment where innovation thrives. We’re passionate about creating smarter solutions, encouraging personal growth, and celebrating creativity. Join a team that offers comprehensive benefits, a supportive workplace, and the opportunity to lead the future of intellectual property management.

Position

We are seeking an experienced FP&A professional to join our finance team, in a hybrid role based out of Toronto. This role will lead budgeting and forecasting, own financial modeling and financial planning & analysis, and impact strategic decision-making as the company continues to scale. The role will be a key business partner to senior leadership (working with the CFO/CEO/COO) providing financial insights that drive strategic initiatives, while improving processes to enhance financial visibility and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial modeling, experience working at a software company, a strong understanding of SaaS metrics, and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment. 

Responsibilities

• Financial Modeling and Forecasting: Develop and maintain complex financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning; create scenario analyses to evaluate financial impact of strategic decisions. 
• Budgeting and Planning: Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly re-forecasting efforts; collaborate with department heads to align budgets with operational plans. 
• Financial Analysis and Reporting: Analyze financial performance against budgets and forecasts; prepare and present financial reports, dashboards, and KPIs to management.
• SaaS Metrics Tracking: Monitor key SaaS metrics like MRR, ARR, churn rates, CAC, and LTV; provide insights into customer acquisition, retention, and revenue growth. 
• Strategic Business Support: Partner with cross-functional teams to understand business drivers; support pricing strategy development and assess new product viability.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to financial planning processes; automate reporting to increase efficiency and accuracy; identify opportunities for system implementations for efficiencies, and optimizing existing systems. 
• Ad Hoc Analysis: Conduct financial analyses to support special projects and initiatives; evaluate potential M&A opportunities from a financial perspective. 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; CPA, MBA or CFA is a plus
• Experience: A total of about 5-10 years of FP&A experience, with at least 2 years in a SaaS/Software company
• SaaS Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of SaaS business models, metrics and KPIs; experience analyzing subscription revenue and customer lifecycle metrics
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling; experience with financial planning software and ERP systems
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong ability to analyze complex financial data; detail-oriented with high accuracy in financial information
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders; strong interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines; self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic fast-paced environment; flexibility to adapt to new challenges and additional responsibilities
• Experience with M&A, and integrations of acquisitions is an asset
• Executive presence, relationship building skills, stakeholder management skills and strong decision-making skills
• Open to travel (approx. 10%)

Many perks and benefits including:

• Unlimited vacation
• Healthcare, Dental and Vision Benefits
• RRSP Match Program
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Hybrid & flexible work hours

The Rightsline Advantage

At Rightsline we encourage inclusiveness, purpose and innovation. We offer birthdays off, alternating 4-day work weeks, unlimited vacation time, team socials and career progression in a high growth environment. 

• Rightsline was the very 1st cloud-based rights and contract management platform, so we’re used to innovation. We’re also used to incredible growth if you’re into that sort of thing.
• You will become part of an amazing culture with a supportive executive team, smart colleagues who truly care, and a global team.
• You’ll often hear “Yes, let’s try that!” and then have the chance to execute your ideas.
• You will grow more here than you would at any other company. That’s a promise.
• A People First Company - 4.2 rating on Glassdoor

Equal Employment Opportunity

Rightsline is an equal opportunity workplace. All candidates will be afforded equal opportunity through the recruiting process. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity and/or expression. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team of highly talented individuals and creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation during the interviewing process, please let us know.