Financial Specialist - IT Services, Infrastructure & Security

Intact FC • Montreal, QC

18d • CA$94,200 - CA$115,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Financial Specialist to join our team, supporting the IT Business Units of IT Services, Infrastructure and Security. This dynamic role requires a blend of technical numerical proficiency, strong relationship-building skills, and a solid understanding of project and operational portfolio financial management. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, enjoys working with IT project budgets and forecasts, and is committed to quality. You will be responsible for leading and producing monthly reports and presentations for IT executive management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance - is required.
• Minimum 3-years of demonstrated experience in financial management or financial reporting – is required.
• Building and presenting presentations to a wide audience – is required.
• Advanced Excel (Macros/Pivots/Functions), Power Point and Word – is required.
• Proven ability to think outside the box.
• Attention to detail and quality is essential.
• Comfortable learning other various IT Tools.
• Passionate about people. You build trust through respect and authenticity. Customer-oriented focus and the ability to deal effectively with multiple demands.
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.

Nice To Haves

• CPA designation or MBA is considered a strong asset.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle Hyperion (Essbase).

Responsibilities

• Be a business partner by providing specific recommendations to meet our financial objectives and detailed explanations of budget variances.
• Consolidation of the monthly IT executive management presentation.
• Participate in IT forecasting and budgeting exercises so that the current and forecasted budget position of IT projects and portfolios are well understood and communicated.
• Run the resource forecast process. Compare budget and forecast resource budget demand against available staffing and contract resources. Provide insight through monthly resource forecasting reporting on resource budget and resourcing needed to complete IT projects.
• Provide key actionable insights to senior IT management: create and maintain dashboards that explain deviations (actuals vs budget vs forecast).
• Continuous improvement of reporting such as refining metrics and visualizations.
• Simplifying report creation by taking advantage of opportunities to automate and streamline processes.
• Validation and control of key budget inputs and resulting reports.
• Following up with project stakeholders to gain more insight into project financial status.
• Partner with key IT project stakeholders and become a trusted business partner.
• Be a key team member in evolving Intact’s Total Cost of Ownership strategy and evolving our tools to achieve this.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
• Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance): 12%
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.
• Defined benefit pension plan offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level