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Senior Finance Business PartnerD2L • Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner

D2L • Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
13 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Summary :

Reporting to the Manager Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis the Senior Finance Business Partnerposition will partner with the Professional Services and Support (PS&S) organizations to provide data driven support for planning reporting analysis and decision is a highly visible role thatwill have significant interaction with leaders in the organization. This position serves as the primary liaison between PS&S and fast-paced position includes business operat ions modelling monitoring business unit operating performance planning and forecast management direct financial support of core business groups and various special projects.

How You Will Make an Impact :

Business Partnership

  • Serve as the primary strategic finance advisor toPS&SLeadership influencing decisions that drive growth efficiency andlong-termvalue creation.
  • Lead development of shortandlong-rangefinancial plansfor PS&S providing scenario modeling risk assessment and sensitivity analysis to support strategic planning.
  • Deliver deep actionable insights on key operational and commercial metricsincludingutilization pricing cost to serveattach ratescustomer health and AI adoptionto inform investment and resourcing strategies.
  • Proactivelyidentifyemerging trends opportunities and riskscommunicatingwith urgency and clarity.
  • Build strong trusted relationships with business leaders influencing decision-making throughdata-drivenguidance and strategic perspective.
  • Act as an advocate for finance within the organizationeducating leaders on financial concepts and strengthening financial acumen across supported teams.
  • Serve as a subject-matter expert forservice-relatedfinancial metrics and operational KPIsto the CFO.
  • Partneroncommercial strategy for services offerings including pricing models packaging changes and go-to-market initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Product SalesPeople&Culture and Operations to align financial planning withcross-functionalpriorities including resourcing customer experience and margin optimization.

FinancialPlanningand Reporting

  • Own the end-to-endfinancialplanning and forecasting processes for the functions supported ensuring high accuracy alignment across teams and efficient collaboration.
  • Challenge assumptions and guide business leaders toward financially sound decisions including ROI analysis for staffing tooling and strategic initiatives.
  • Ensure financial plans reflect operational realities and strategic priorities strengthening accountability across the organization.
  • Deliverexecutive-readyreporting packages synthesizing results trends and underlying drivers while providing clear recommendations for action.
  • Lead monthly performance reviews with senior operational leaders ensuring they understand results gaps to plan and potential mitigations.
  • Improve and modernize planningand reportingprocesses through automation system enhancements and optimized workflowsin partnership withthe broader FP&A team AccountingIT and Operations.
  • Elevate the quality and value of management reporting by improving clarity data consistency timeliness and business relevance.
  • Strategic InitiativeSupport

  • Support the Manager Corporate Financial Planning & Analysisduring Integrated Planning bytaking ownership of priority workstreamssuch as gross margin improvement.
  • Support cross functional company wide strategic initiativesthroughproject management financial framingormilestone tracking.
  • Support ad hoc executive requests requiring rapid analysis structured problem solving and strategic business insights.
  • Flex across evolving business needs stepping in to manage high impact projects that require senior judgment analytical strength and cross functional leadership.
  • What Youll Bring to the Role :

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills withthe ability to zoom-in on thedetailsandzoom-outto see the big picture
  • Strongcommunicationandnegotiationskillsto be able to influenceseniorstakeholders
  • Strong collaboration skillsto be able to navigateadynamicandfast-pacedenvironment
  • Strong time management skillsand judgment to autonomouslyprioritize and focus on the most impactful work
  • Advancedfinancial modelingskills with an ability toleveragelarge volumes of customer and operational data tobuild dynamicmulti-scenariomodels from scratch
  • Highly curiousindividual thatenjoyscontinuously learning
  • WorkExperienceRecommendations :

  • 5yearsof well-rounded financeexperience including withinFP&A corporate finance revenue operationsorfinancial advisory
  • Experience withNetSuiteOpenAirSalesforcePigmentandPowerBIare considered an asset
  • Experience with SQL isconsidered an asset
  • Experience with IFRS is considered an asset
  • Experience within a Professional Services business model is considered an asset
  • Experience within a SaaSbusiness modelis considered an asset
  • Education Recommendations :

  • Bachelorsdegreeinbusiness administration or commerce preferably with emphasis infinanceaccounting oreconomics
  • MBACPA CFA or CBVdesignationareconsidered an asset
  • Required Experience :

    Senior IC

    Key Skills

    Marketing & Sales,Business Administration,Bid,Instrumentation & Control,HACCP

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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