Director, Finance

Come Join Us  At Brookfield Renewable, we attract and retain high-performing individuals who are interested in making an impact, driving meaningful change and being part of a fast-paced and collaborative environment. Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture. Together, we contribute to the success of one of the fastest growing and largest publicly traded, pure play renewable power platforms in the world while supporting decarbonization and greater energy sustainability to facilitate the global transition to a net-zero.
About the Role  The Director, Finance is a high-impact, transformative leadership role overseeing a 30+ person accounting group across a complex North American platform (~$25B AUM / ~$2B annual revenue).
We are looking for a proactive, collaborative finance leader who takes genuine ownership, thrives on solving complex challenges, and brings a continuous-improvement mindset to everything they do. Reporting to the Vice President, Finance and partnering closely with executive leadership, you will balance high-level strategy with hands-on operational excellence by spearheading finance transformation, mentoring a strong team, and driving modern, automated workflows.

You will also benefit from an extended, collaborative handover to ensure you are fully supported from day one.

Key Responsibilities  Continuous Improvement and Transformation   Sponsor and execute accounting transformation initiatives focused on simplification, standardization, and AI-enabled automation.
Proactively identify operational bottlenecks, driving automation across all accounting workflows and elevating close quality, speed, and audit readiness.
Lead financial integration and disposition accounting during acquisitions and capital recycling initiatives, establishing scalable standards for long-term growth.
Controllership   Direct complex accounting operations, guaranteeing accuracy and completeness across multiple entity trial balances.
Drive a disciplined, predictable, and accelerated close cycle across multiple sub-teams.
Act as the ultimate authority on complex IFRS and U.S. GAAP accounting judgments and company policies.
Coordinate external audits and oversee SOX compliance, proactively identifying risks and driving measures to remediate control gaps.
Deliver actionable financial insights to senior executives to support critical business decisions.
Leadership Expectations and Key Competencies   Make value-driven decisions, offer clear strategic direction, and maintain a strong biased-for-action mindset.
Foster a high-performance culture by setting ambitious expectations, delegating effectively, and developing succession depth within your 30+ person team.
Continuously challenge the status quo and instill a proactive continuous-improvement mindset across the group.
Build deep, trust-based relationships across executive, cross-functional, and operational business units.
Knowledge and Experience Required   12+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, featuring substantial leadership over multi-layered teams in large, complex setups (e.g., Fortune Global 500, shared services, or matrixed accounting models).
Active Canadian CPA designation with exposure to a public company setting (TSX, NYSE, or NASDAQ), gained either through direct corporate employment or extensive public accounting (Big
4) audit experience.
Deep expertise in IFRS, U.S. GAAP, enterprise financial close, and working knowledge of SOX/ICFR control frameworks.
Demonstrated success leading major transformation, process automation, or large-scale change management initiatives.
Knowledge of IFS, Blackline, One Stream, Optro, or IT2 is a strong asset.
Application and Selection Process  …