Gestionnaire, systèmes financiersManager, Financial Systems

IPEX Group

11d•Onsite

About The Position

IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy. We currently have an exciting opportunity as Manager-Finance Systems. This role is based in our IDS Office in Montreal, and reports to the Director Finance Systems. The manager will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance of key systems used by the Finance department; any development made to these systems and train/support the Finance users so that they can efficiently use these systems. The manager will manage a team of 4 employees currently assigned to these functions. The manager and his team will also be representing the Finance department in special organization projects and is a key player in any acquisition, reorganization and system integration or development project.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field, CPA designation preferred.
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Finance, Finance Systems, ERP support, or Finance technology functions.
Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional initiatives.
Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting, consolidation, planning, and Finance processes.
Experience supporting Finance applications including ERP systems (SAP preferred), consolidation, planning, and reporting solutions (IBM-Cognos Controller and TM1 would be an asset).
Experience managing financial master data and organizational structures across multiple systems.
Experience ensuring consistency and reconciliation of data across ERP, reporting, planning, and consolidation platforms.
Experience working within a large, matrix organization supporting multiple business units.
Experience supporting acquisitions, reorganizations, and Finance transformation initiatives.
Understanding of data warehousing, Finance data architecture, and system integrations.
Bilingual (French and English).
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Advanced SQL skills.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders and present recommendations to senior leadership.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, self-learner, communication, and customer-service skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy and control.
Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members.

Nice To Haves

CPA designation
IBM-Cognos Controller and TM1 experience

Responsibilities

Ensure the ongoing stability, reconciliation, integration, availability, and performance of our main Finance applications: Our ERP systems (SAP S4 Hanna and Infoflo), IBM Cognos TM1, IBM Cognos Controller, CapexPlan, Flowpex, Data Warehouse and SQL cubes.
Own the execution and coordination of Finance master data and organizational structure maintenance across all Finance applications, ensuring consistency, completeness, and alignment between systems.
Establish controls to ensure data integrity and consistency.
Ensure financial system structures, master data, and metadata remain synchronized across Finance applications.
Develop reconciliation controls between Finance applications.
Investigate and resolve system data inconsistencies.
Coordinate periodic validation of organizational hierarchies and reporting structures.
Ensure alignment of planning, reporting, consolidation, and ERP dimensions.
Partner with the Finance SAP Business Process Owner to evaluate and implement Finance process, organizational, and master data changes impacting Finance systems.
Collaborate with the BI & Reporting team to support reporting initiatives and ensure Finance data structures adequately support analytical and reporting requirements.
Lead Finance Systems activities for acquisitions, business integrations, organizational restructurings, and Finance technology projects.
Coordinate Finance systems integration activities.
Support Finance transformation initiatives.