Director of Finance

EY; Saint John; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Finance to oversee finance activities across multiple business lines. This pivotal role involves collaborating with senior leaders and delivering strategic finance solutions. You will manage a team of finance professionals, ensuring accurate financial metrics support strategic plans. With a focus on continuous improvement and innovation, this position offers the chance to make a significant impact on the organization while fostering an inclusive and high-performance culture. Join a team that values diversity and empowers you to achieve your potential.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive health coverage

Defined contribution pension plan

Generous vacation policies

Opportunities for skill development

Support and coaching from colleagues

Flexibility in managing your role

Qualifications

• Must hold a CPA or equivalent professional certification.
• 10+ years of relevant finance experience required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee finance activities across various business lines.
• Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision-making.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Decision Making

Leadership

Financial Analysis

Education

CPA or equivalent certification

10+ years of relevant experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of yourself. We value your unique voice and perspective to help EY improve continuously. Join us to create an exceptional experience for yourself and contribute to a better working world for all.

The opportunity

The Director of Finance for Canada oversees all finance activities across various business lines (Assurance, Consulting, EYP, Tax) and finance functions (Controlling, Markets Finance). Reporting to the CFO, this role supports the Executive Committee, Service Line Managing Partners, and other senior leaders. The individual understands the firm's strategy and drives the delivery of finance solutions and services, collaborating across service lines and national functions to support strategic execution. Collaboration with other Super Region and Global Finance leaders is essential for providing strategic insights, analytical support, strong internal controls, reporting solutions, transaction processing, and sharing best practices.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enable financial processes to deliver accurate metrics supporting strategic plans, including new service offerings and assets.
2. Review and analyze financial metrics such as revenue, gross margin, utilization, leverage, expenses, and exposure, providing insights and improvement recommendations. This includes involvement in month, quarter, and year-end processes aligned with business priorities.
3. Prepare, review, and consolidate annual budgets and ongoing forecasts.
4. Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision-making issues affecting the business, including results against budgets/forecasts, historical performance, and future estimates.
5. Support leadership in managing engagement economics and exposure, including billing, collection, and revenue days.
6. Maintain effective internal controls over financial measurement and reporting of business results and regional reporting.
7. Support the Canadian CFO by driving common solutions and best practices across Canada.
8. Lead and participate in firmwide finance initiatives.
9. Demonstrate leadership in delivering strategic finance and operations initiatives across all service lines and functions.
10. Manage a team of finance professionals in Canada, including mentoring, coaching, and development.

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities

1. Apply strong analytical skills and decision-making capabilities.
2. Collaborate with other national functions (Markets, Talent, Risk Management, Operations, Experience Management) to support the CFO, Executive Committee, Leadership Team, and the business.
3. Assess financial result drivers in a rapidly changing environment with a focus on continuous improvement.
4. Advise the CFO and Leadership Team on expected financial performance versus plans/forecasts using trend analysis and scenario modeling.

Leadership and coaching

1. Manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
2. Work collaboratively with senior leaders in Canada and globally.
3. Implement and lead key business change initiatives successfully.
4. Build, lead, and coach a team of finance professionals.
5. Coordinate effectively with other regional Finance Teams, GDS, Global Centre of Excellence, and National Functions.

Client service

1. Embed trusted business advisor practices within the finance team.
2. Focus on analysis, advice, and solutions that drive financial modernization and continuous improvement, including emerging technologies like AI.
3. Collaborate across functions to enhance client service and share best practices.

Analysis, modeling & advice

1. Communicate strategic financial performance clearly and concisely.
2. Synthesize financial and market trend data to support decision-making.
3. Utilize sound financial practices and adopt leading practices for operational excellence.

Qualifications

1. CPA or equivalent professional certification is required.
2. Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
3. SAP experience is preferred.
4. Understanding of services offered by the firm and service lines, and the market landscape is beneficial. EY experience is preferred.

Certification Requirements

• CPA or other professional certification.

What We Offer

Our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to a high-performance, inclusive culture where everyone can achieve their potential. It includes competitive compensation, comprehensive health coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, generous vacation policies, and additional programs supporting well-being. We also offer:

• Support and coaching from engaging colleagues.
• Opportunities for skill development and career progression.
• Flexibility to manage your role effectively.

Diversity and Inclusion at EY

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values differences and promotes equity. We actively combat systemic racism, promote gender equity and women in leadership, advocate for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, support neuroinclusion and accessibility initiatives, and amplify Indigenous voices. Our diverse backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our organization and help us build a better working world.

EY | Building a better working world

EY aims to create long-term value for clients, people, and society, fostering trust in capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, our diverse teams in over 150 countries provide assurance and help clients grow, transform, and operate. We ask better questions to find innovative solutions for today’s complex issues.