Senior Manager, Finance Initiatives

Senior Manager, Finance Initiatives

Our client is searching for a Senior Manager, Finance Initiatives to join their team in Calgary. This role will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to develop, implement, and oversee initiatives that enhance financial processes, reporting, and decision-making.

Position includes people management responsibilities, travel for relationship building and initiative rollouts, and potential attendance at various firm meetings.

Your success will be defined by your ability to :

• Manage the implementation of several new finance reporting modules
• Develop an implementation plan, testing plan and providing regular updates to the firm’s Innovation Committee
• Lead the implementation work by overseeing training programs and designing ongoing internal control processes and workflow processes.
• Seek regular feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Provide regular reporting and prepare further analysis produced from the suite of reporting tools.
• Work with the Business Intelligence Analyst, oversee the implementation of other additional financial dashboards and KPI reporting
• Oversee the implementation of common internal control processes and procedures to streamline administrative and treasury functions of the firm, across our various offices.
• Oversee the implementation of other finance improvements and solutions as requested by the CFO.
• Provide support to the Director, Finance on various monthly and annual duties including Board reporting, budgeting and forecasting, compiling the monthly reporting package, and monthly distributions to partners.
• Support the CFO with other senior finance tasks and special projects including strategic planning, and financial analysis for Board and executive reporting.

Your strengths include :

• CPA designation with 5-10 years post-designation experience.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of financial systems, data analysis, and process optimization.
• Experience analyzing and summarizing financial information for non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience designing internal controls and regular month-end accounting processes.
• Prior work experience with management cost accounting tools and estimating tools, ERP / software implementations, developing training content and delivering training.
• Prior work experience in Treasury functions is an asset.
• Experience working in a law firm / professional services firm is an asset.
• Proficient in software systems Aderant, Iridium / Big Hand, and Power BI is an asset.
2 days ago