Senior Finance Business Partner

Payments Canada is at the forefront of the Canadian payment ecosystem. Our purpose is to make payments easier, smarter and safer for all Canadians. Every day we are working diligently to ensure your payments are cleared and settled. In 2024 alone, our systems cleared approximately $107 trillion or $424 billion each business day. If you are passionate about payments and want to help ensure that these financial transactions in Canada are carried out safely and securely, working with us is for you.

We are a public purpose, non‑profit organization situated at the centre of Canada’s payment ecosystem. We own and operate payment systems that process hundreds of billions of dollars worth of payment transactions every business day. We convene ecosystem participants to discuss their multiple and diverse interests and ideas and to navigate industry‑level challenges. We adhere to a set of values that are our north star:
Inspire trust, build community and enable change.

With our people in mind we have created a culture that fosters authenticity, collaboration, innovation and development. We empower one another, make meaningful contributions that not only impact the organization, but our country. We develop and nurture meaningful connections that drive innovation in our ecosystem. We are Payments Canada!

Reporting to the Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, the Senior Finance Business Partner is a trusted financial partner to the business teams within Payments Canada. By having a deep understanding of Payments Canada’s services, customers and processes, they leverage their business insight and analytical skills to support assigned business teams and constructively challenge the status quo. This role is also actively involved in the corporate planning process by compiling and developing the corporate plan, developing the annual budget and 5‑year financial forecast, monitoring achievement of desired goals and outcomes, as well as monitoring the performance of the organization’s strategic initiatives.

• Act as a proactive business partner by providing managers with strategic decision support through advanced analytics and a solid understanding of business results.
• Advise management on the business implications of financial data to anticipate future changes, opportunities, and challenges.
• Collaborate with internal clients to proactively develop and implement new or revised business plans in the context of their specific goals.

• Lead the annual planning and budgeting process by coordinating stakeholders, consolidating departmental plans, and analyzing resource budgets.
• Manage the monthly forecasting process in close collaboration with departments to provide functional analysis to senior management.
• Prepare comprehensive annual and quarterly financial reports for the Operational Leadership Team, Executive Leadership Team, and the Board of Directors.

• Facilitate planning sessions to produce and update 1‑year and 5‑year Corporate Plans, ensuring alignment with annual business plans and departmental roadmaps.
• Maintain and evolve the framework for corporate investment projects while guiding the implementation of business case disciplines throughout the organization.
• Evaluate and report on strategic plan progress to divisions and committees using effective performance metrics that support management decision‑making.

• Lead complex projects requiring financial acumen, such as transaction pricing, financial modeling for new products, and scenario analysis.
• Analyze and mine current financial data to identify insights for revenue‑generating prospects or potential cost‑saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with peers across the organization to streamline work processes and eliminate duplication of efforts.

• Serve as a subject matter expert for the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting tool (Board), collaborating with service providers to maintain the system.
• Manage the implementation of new modules…