ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT, FINANCE - CANADA

LCI Education; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education organization is seeking an Assistant Vice President of Finance to join their executive team in Montreal. This role involves significant leadership responsibilities, including financial strategy, team management, and budget oversight. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in finance and a strong educational background, contributing to the company's growth and operational success.

Benefits

Workplace child care

Group insurance, including EAP and telemedicine

Retirement Savings Plan

Health & Wellness Program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in similar leadership roles.
• Strong background in managing teams and modern management methods.
• Experience in an entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in major decisions and financing strategy.
• Monitor and implement operating budgets with management team.
• Report on financial performance and lead annual budget preparation.

Skills

Leadership

Project Planning

Change Management

Data Organization

Bilingual Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance

CPA AUDITOR designation

Master's degree in business administration

Job description

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), le.la Assistant Vice President, Finance, Canada is a key member of the executive team. He acts as a business partner in Canadian operations, making a tangible contribution to financial performance and strategic development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively participate in all major decisions, including elements of financing strategy, development and operations;
• Establish inspiring and mobilizing leadership within its international finance teams and promote a positive and motivating workplace to encourage professional development;
• Support the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer with analysis reports of different scenarios and appropriate performance indicators;
• Monitor and implement operating budgets in collaboration with the management team.
• Ensure monthly follow-ups in order to maintain strict control over activities related to operations and other activities related to the set objectives;
• Create and maintain a dynamic and modern organizational structure for the finance department in the regions;
• Take a key leadership role within LCI's global finance teams; Work with business units to develop strategies to ensure the region's medium- and long-term growth
• Contribute to global process alignment and automation;
• Report on the financial performance of each business unit and lead the preparation of the annual budget process, monitor it and put in place various control and follow-up mechanisms;
• Ensure that target performance is met or exceeded. Anticipate negative impacts on business objectives and proactively suggest alternatives;
• Establish mechanisms to facilitate the realization of development projects and maximize ROI through rigorous analyses.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in similar leadership roles;
• Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance and a CPA AUDITOR designation;
• Master's degree is an asset, ideally a master's degree in business administration;
• Demonstrate strong experience in project planning, continuous improvement and change management;
• Have a strong background in managing teams and a strong interest in modern management methods;
• Experience in an entrepreneurial environment that requires a certain level of involvement in day-to-day operations;
• Very comfortable with information systems and data organization and a complex consolidation process;
• Fluently bilingual, both oral and written.

This role involves interaction with internal and external clients and partners on a national and global scale. Professional proficiency in English is therefore a requirement for this role.

BENEFITS

• Hybrid position ;
• Permanent full-time position;
• Workplace child care;
• Group insurance, including EAP and telemedicine;
• Retirement Savings Plan;
• Health & Wellness Program.

LCI Education is an equal opportunity employer and members of the following target groups are encouraged to apply : women, person with disabilities, native people, visible minorities and ethnic minorities. If you are an applicant / person with a disability, you can receive assistance with the screening and selection process upon request.

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