Associate Vice-President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Wellington-Altus•Winnipeg, MB

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Vice-President, Financial Planning & Analysis (AVP, FP&A) will be responsible for overseeing the annual operating budgeting process and play a key role in shaping the finance team strategic cross functional relations within the business. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Finance & Capital Markets, this role will be critical in achieving the company’s profitability goals. Working closely with senior management and key stakeholders, the AVP, FP&A will drive organizational success by holding business units accountable to the strategic vision of the company.

Requirements

A post-secondary degree in finance or related field.
CPA designation required.
5+ years’ financial services industry experience, FP&A experience, or relevant analytical experience working in a high growth environment.
Experience working with large companies with multiple operating divisions.
Experience in the wealth management or other regulated industry is a strong asset.
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) required.
Highly proficient with Excel and BI tools.
Experience with enterprise systems and accounting software.
Proficiency with the MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to problem solve complex issues.
Solid business acumen with a practical mindset.
Demonstrate a high level of accountability, reliability, adaptability, and innovation in accomplishing day-to-day work and long-term goals.
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; an ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively, across multiple mediums (in-person, over the phone, and virtually); with the ability to engage with people at all levels.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong critical thinking skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Adaptable to a fast-paced changing environment with a high tolerance for ambiguity; ability to manage large volume of competing priorities.
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
A background check, satisfactory to the employer, may be required of the successful applicant prior to commencing employment.
Must be able to travel anywhere within Canada, up to 0-5% of the time.

Responsibilities

Leading role in the annual Business Planning and Budget cycle from start to finish, including coordination across all business units on requirements and maintenance of the overall planning calendar.
Develops regular cadence of in year monthly forecasting.
Oversight of budgeting and financial planning processes and systems.
Working with Business Unit leads to build and/or maintain business planning models; run scenario analyses, annual budgets, and forecasts.
Development and oversight of project accounting/tracking that will meet audit requirements.
Analyzing and reporting financial and operational results to better understand company performance.
Develops and maintains dashboards and KPIs to support analysis of the business, including variances to plan, tracking of cost-saving and revenue initiatives.
Communicating to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and results.
Providing detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results and reviewing with cost center owners.
Reviewing operations and recommending new productivity or cost saving initiatives.
Collaborates with finance leadership to improve processes and financial systems.
Evaluating previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets.
Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operations.
Provide insights to senior management around financial modelling, forecasts, and profitability.
Oversee payroll function including management of team and oversight of all statutory filings.