Manager, Finance Business Partner - Personal Lines

Job : 10137

Employment Type: New Role

Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations:
Winnipeg, MB;
Calgary, AB;
Edmonton, AB;
Toronto (North York), ON;
Kitchener, ON.

Working Business Language: English.

Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering. In addition to salary, full‑time and part‑time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top‑up programs, generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and a pension plan. The salary offered for this role is estimated to be in the $120,000‑$155,000 range.

Candidates whose expectations lie outside this range are still encouraged to apply.

The Manager, Finance Business Partner – Personal Lines serves as the finance partner to the Personal Lines business, accountable for the integrity of the financial plan and for providing leadership with insights into performance across both top‑line and bottom‑line results. The role provides trusted financial advice, insight, and constructive challenge to business leaders by proactively monitoring results against plan and partnering with the business to identify and drive actions that close variances.

It leads Personal Lines financial analysis for monthly performance review, budgeting, and reforecasting, translating financial performance into clear business implications, risks, opportunities, and decisions.

• Serve as the finance partner to Personal Lines leadership, providing trusted advice, decision support, and financial perspective on priority matters across the line of business.
• Support Personal Lines in financial planning including annual budgeting, ongoing monthly plan management and reforecasting.
• Prepare and communicate executive‑level reporting to senior management.
• Collaborate closely with Personal Lines leadership and cross‑functional business partners to deliver on strategic objectives through operational plans that meet financial objectives.
• Monitor and manage financial performance against plans, forecasts, and objectives, identifying risks, opportunities, and performance gaps and presenting analysis to Personal Lines for action.
• Support the development of business cases for Personal Lines initiatives by evaluating financial impacts, assumptions, and expected outcomes.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of finance processes, effective financial controls to mitigate risks, reporting enhancements, and system changes that improve insight, efficiency, and business decision support.
• Lead and support expense planning and expense management, ensuring business activities align with corporate targets and industry standards, recommending improvements.
• Build strong relationships with key leaders and partners to understand business needs, provide effective challenges, and ensure finance support is aligned to business needs.
• Represent Personal Lines finance needs in working groups, discussions, and forums, advocate for reporting requirements and bring financial perspective to broader business conversations.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, actuarial science, business, or a related field.
• CPA, CFA, MBA, or other relevant professional designation is an asset.
• Minimum 5‑7 years of experience in finance, accounting, actuarial, or business analysis roles, preferably within the insurance industry.
• Strong understanding of financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and accounting concepts.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to proactively confront difficult issues, influence and gain respect, credibility, and confidence from others.
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality work within tight timelines.
• Ability to translate business priorities into measurable financial plans, performance metrics, and actionable insight.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with…