FP&A Business Partner
Rubicon Organics Inc.At Rubicon Organics, our vision is to be the most trusted house of premium cannabis brands – creating elevated experiences for people everywhere. Our mission is to build brands people believe in by delivering elevated experiences in all we do. Through uncompromising quality, purposeful innovation, and trusted partnerships, we create products and relationships that enrich lives and help shape the future of cannabis. The FP&A Business Partner (Operations) serves as the strategic finance partner to Cultivation, Operations, and Supply Chain, translating operational and financial data into clear insights and recommendations. The role strengthens planning, cost visibility, performance management, and capital discipline across facilities, enabling leaders to improve productivity, capacity utilization, gross margin, and return on investment while supporting Rubicon Organics’ growth and commitment to premium quality. This role is based at our Delta, BC facility, with occasional travel to our downtown Vancouver office as required. Responsibilities Serve as a strategic finance advisor to leadership, using detailed analysis to challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and support sound operational decisions. Develop, maintain, and continuously improve operational KPIs, dashboards, and reporting processes that provide accurate, timely insights across production stages and facilities. Identify and implement AI efficiency and productivity tools across the FP&A group. Identify gaps and lead improvements in FP&A processes, reporting, data quality, and systems, ensuring changes are communicated effectively to leaders and stakeholders. Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning for Cultivation, Operations, and Supply Chain, including COGS, production overhead, labour, inventory, capacity, and capital requirements. Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, and prior periods; explain performance drivers and partner with operational leaders on corrective actions. Lead scenario, sensitivity, and what-if modelling to evaluate operational changes, process improvements, capacity decisions, and strategic initiatives. Oversee the development and maintenance of standard costs for planning and budgeting, ensuring alignment with operational assumptions and financial objectives. Partner with Cost Accounting on cost assumptions, inventory valuation, production variances, absorption, and standard cost updates. Partner with Supply Chain to align S&OP, demand and supply forecasts, inventory plans, and production capacity with financial expectations and strategic priorities. Drive the financial evaluation and tracking of capital expenditure projects, including business cases, ROI analysis, project justification, spend-to-plan monitoring, and post-implementation reviews. Prepare clear management reporting and presentations that translate complex operational and financial information into concise, actionable recommendations. Prioritize initiatives across multiple stakeholders and deadlines, maintaining focus on the highest-impact opportunities and communicating trade-offs clearly. Knowledge & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field; a CPA, CFA, MBA, or equivalent advanced qualification is an asset. Five or more years of progressive experience in FP&A, operational finance, manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or a related discipline; experience in cannabis, consumer packaged goods, agriculture, or another regulated manufacturing environment is preferred. Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial statements, management reporting, variance analysis, standard costing, inventory valuation, production overhead, capacity planning, and capital investment analysis. Demonstrated experience partnering with Operations, Cultivation or Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Accounting leaders to improve performance and support decisions. Advan…