Vice President, Finance
Our client is seeking a Vice President, Finance to join their team in Edmonton. The successful candidate will shape the organization's financial strategy and lead the company's financial accounting and financial planning & analysis (FP&A) functions.
This role will require a strong analytical mindset, exceptional leadership ability, and a deep understanding of financial management principles.
Your success will be defined by your ability to :
- Collaborate with the team to define and implement financial strategies that align with the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Lead the analysis of financial data, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to inform strategic decisions and improve financial performance.
- Oversee the annual budgeting process along with financial forecasting, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and accurate projections.
- Manage and maintain long-range financial forecasting tools to model scenarios and help the business plan for and manage growth.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess financial health and operational efficiency.
- Partner with other functions of the business to build financial plans / budgets as well as financial modelling and tracking of ROI on major initiatives & projects.
- Build and mentor a high-performing finance and accounting team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and analytical thinking.
- Present financial analysis and insights to the team to support strategic initiatives.
- Identify financial risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring the organization’s financial stability.
- Manage financial risk including insurance and hedging of FX
- Represent the Company externally, particularly in banking, financial services, and audit.
- Assist with the implementation of a new ERP system, including leading the design and build-out of the financial module(s) and driving continuous process improvement and automation after the launch of the new system.
- Lead the finance and I.T. functions.
- Assist in special projects as required.
Your strengths include :
- Degree in Business or Finance, with a Professional Chartered Accounting (CPA) designation and proven experience working in a financial leadership role
- 15+ years of progressive experience in finance and accounting roles, including experience in an executive-level capacity.
- Excellent understanding of financial principles and accounting standards
- Strong analytical skills with a track record of leveraging financial data to drive business decisions.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Advanced proficiency in financial software and systems, ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and reporting & business intelligence (BI) tools.
- Experience with ERP implementation and system upgrades.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of financial information
- Exposure and understanding of GenAI, ML tools and governance
- Excellent business acumen and financial analysis
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