Group Manager Finance

Group Manager, Finance

Salary Range: $96,900 – $136,800 CAD.

Work Location: (location details not specified).

Hours: 37.5.

Line of Business: Finance.

Job Description:

The role reports to the Senior Manager, Infrastructure & Engineering Finance and provides financial support to the Infrastructure & Engineering Finance portfolio.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform the role of financial controller for the Infrastructure & Engineering portfolio.
• Manage all financial aspects of assigned project portfolios, ensuring alignment to annual fiscal budget.
• Support the Infrastructure & Engineering Senior Finance Manager with the monthly review of financial results relative to key benchmarks including quarterly and yearly Plans and Forecasts.
• Both develop and participate in both the annual business plan and financial forecast cycles.
• Provide results to Technology finance team for monthly reporting, quarterly forecasting and annual planning.
• Provide strategic portfolio analysis & insight for various senior executive/management teams. This requires the consolidation of data from various financial sources and the ability to transform financial data into meaningful and actionable recommendations.
• Provide thought leadership and drive change by improving project data governance & process, building stronger relationships with key business partners and the development of new value-added project analytics.
• Promote a positive work environment that encourages productivity, innovation, creativity, teamwork, analysis and advice – act as a role model.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders (Finance Partners, TS, Operations, Shared Services, Business Management, Governance, etc.).
• Provide financial expertise and oversight to ensure financial and accounting standards are followed and properly reflected in the accounting policy.
• Work with technology to automate reporting capabilities and implement controls for reporting accuracy.

Professional Skills and Competencies Requirements:

• Skilled in financial planning, analytics, and project costing.
• Expertise in accounting guidelines and rules, focus on P&L accounting.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to negotiate, problem solve and make decisions.
• Strong relationship building skills. Enjoy working in a team environment fostering positive rewarding relationships.
• Ability to get things done and deliver superior results. Continuous improvement mentality.
• Ability to independently manage deadlines while multitasking between different deliverables.
• Proactive self-starter – able to work independently in a relatively unstructured environment.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise analysis/reporting that supports decision-making.
• Experience developing, testing and documenting controls.
• Strong business acumen with a “value-added” mindset – ability to consolidate information into clear and concise analysis.
• Demonstrated track record of leading new process creation and existing process improvement initiatives.
• Organizational awareness and the ability to balance the viewpoints of Finance, Business Units and Project Management Offices.

Specific Educational and Professional Experience Requirements:

• Banking Industry knowledge would be an asset.
• 5+ years in Finance/Project portfolio/ Management Reporting experiences, as well as having an accounting designation or working towards a designation (CPA/CGA/MBA/CFA) would be an asset.
• Experience performing project costing or business case functions.
• Experience using Financial and Project Management systems (ie. CA PPM, Hyperion).
• Experience using tableau, Alteryx, confluence would be an asset.
• Work activities include a blend of highly collaborative activities and individual deliverables. Individuals are expected to be onsite 4 days a week. Colleagues may spend more or less days in office as required by the business line.

Benefits: The position offers a base salary, variable compensation, health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.