Associate Director, Commercial Services Finance Texas

Highlights of the job

We are hiring a full-time permanent Associate Director, Commercial Services Finance Texas position working out of Edmonton, AB.

Reporting to the Sr. Director and Controller, North American Commercial Services, this leadership role is responsible for providing strategic financial oversight and support for our U.S.

-based Commercial Services operations. You'll lead financial reporting, planning, compliance, and accounting activities, while partnering closely with operational leaders to drive informed decision-making, manage risk, and support business growth. This role also provides leadership to a high-performing finance team and plays a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting across North American Commercial Services U.S. operations.

We welcome applications from internal and external candidates.

Where we work:
This position is eligible for our hybrid work program, offering the flexibility to work remotely while requiring a minimum of two days per week onsite. Initial onboarding will be completed onsite.

• Strategically planning for and identifying the necessary budget requirements, the provision of appropriate accounting and regulatory accounting treatments, and the acquisition and talent pool development of optimal human resources.
• Leading, developing, implementing, and reviewing financial reporting and analysis processes to mitigate risks, and ensure compliance to policies and standards, as well as contractual and regulatory requirements. Recommending and developing revisions to procedures/processes and creating innovative solutions for optimal service delivery.
• Ensuring the delivery of optimal results against appropriate performance metrics. Planning, organizing and overseeing the completion of accurate financial reporting for North American Commercial Services US Operations within the prescribed timelines, ensuring the satisfaction of operations management through the provision of customer focused financial analysis and expertise.
• Maintaining high-quality internal controls, including compliance with CSOX requirements
• Ensuring the provision of customer focused operational financial support and analysis and providing full cycle accounting oversight for US-based operations of North American Commercial Services. Ensuring the provision of accurate and timely reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual financial results and disclosure information.
• Ensuring the provision of accounting services as required to support North American Commercial Services US equity investments, partnerships, project financing or other external financial reporting requirements, including preparing stand-alone audited financial statements and providing project company accounting support.
• Providing accounting support for NACS US BD projects under development.
• Leading the preparation of consolidated reporting for North American Commercial Services US operations to support the overall North American Commercial Services internal reporting processes for budgets, forecasts, long-term plans and actuals.
• Developing and nurturing a high performance, high discipline, safe, accountable, focused, innovative and achievement-oriented, collaborative team.

• Professional Accounting Designation (CPA)
• Degree (or equivalent) in Business, Finance, or Accounting
• 5+ years of experience managing employees
• 15+ years of experience in progressively responsible accounting roles
• Understanding of U.S. GAAP and basic understanding of U.S. Tax
• Understanding of large corporation Financial Processes
• Strong understanding of IFRS accounting practices and policies
• Basic understanding of Regulatory and Cost of Service concepts and rate-regulated accounting…