Finance Manager

Aon; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Finance Manager to lead financial analysis and planning functions. This hybrid role offers the chance to work both remotely and in the office, empowering you to drive strategic decisions and foster business partnerships. You will play a crucial role in managing financial reporting, guiding teams, and ensuring compliance while leveraging your expertise to create innovative solutions. This position promises a dynamic environment where your contributions will significantly impact the organization’s success.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Global Wellbeing Days

Flexible working style solutions

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Accounting/Finance with 2 years in leadership.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial analysis and planning functions for business operations.
• Manage financial reporting and complete the financial close process.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Accounting Principles

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Presentation Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Education

Post-secondary education in Finance or Accounting

Accounting designation (CA/CPA or equivalent)

Tools

MS Excel

Workday

TM1

Power BI

Job description

Finance Manager

Can you explain finance concepts clearly to business leaders? Know how to ensure that operations are audit- compliant and provide guidance and push the business to achieve set targets? Perhaps the Finance Manager at Aon is the next step in your career!

As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions supporting Aon. As a Finance Manager, you will report directly to the National Director of FP&A and can be based in Toronto Calgary or Vancouver.

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our office.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada. This role is not eligible for sponsorship, and we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa or work permit.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

We take pride in our group's capability to support our business leaders. This position will play a key role in leading our financial analysis and planning functions, management reporting, and fostering business partnerships. If you want to use your strategic problem-solving skills to translate Aon’s vision into practical quantitative plans, this role may be just the thing!

• Manage and complete financial close process
• Create, build and maintain financial reporting and analysis for Commercial Risk and/or Health solution line
• Prepare monthly MD&A, including forward looking statements
• Enable and manage the process for the business to update forecasts
• Load monthly revenue extracts from subsystem(s) to GL
• Update and enter financial forecast into TM1
• Managing invoicing process for areas of the business

How this opportunity is different

In this role you will be an integral part of the Canada’s Finance Planning and Analysis team, a trusted advisor to regional leaders and support the Director of Finance in leading and completing finance and business priorities in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, changing environment.

You will be viewed as a knowledgeable leader, a creative mind and problem solver. You have proven credibility and integrity working with both clients and teams and driving value throughout the organization. Your role will include building talent, communicate business challenges / opportunities and demonstrating mentorship and sharing intellectual capital.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Post-secondary education with a focus in Finance or Accounting is required
• Accounting designation (CA/CPA or equivalent) is good to have
• Minimum 8 years of Accounting/Finance experience in a corporate environment with 2 years of leadership/management experience
• Attention to detail with strong analytical and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated technical accounting and finance competency to enable the creation of innovative solutions
• Professional demeanor with positive attitude and influence on others within the organization
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with capability to interact with leaders to cultivate and maintain strong relationships
• Strong presentation skills that engage a variety of audiences and cultures
• Detail oriented but able to step back to understand and articulate the bigger picture
• Self starter, with ability to work well under pressure and to prioritize multiple projects
• Highly advance skills in MS Excel including Pivot Table and MS query are required.
• Experience with Workday,TM1 a plus and along with Power BI
• Experience in the insurance industry is an asset

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, [e-mail]

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

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Finance Manager

Can you explain finance concepts clearly to business leaders? Know how to ensure that operations are audit- compliant and provide guidance and push the business to achieve set targets? Perhaps the Finance Manager at Aon is the next step in your career!

As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions supporting Aon. As a Finance Manager, you will report directly to the National Director of FP&A and can be based in Toronto Calgary or Vancouver.

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our office.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada. This role is not eligible for sponsorship, and we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa or work permit.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

We take pride in our group's capability to support our business leaders. This position will play a key role in leading our financial analysis and planning functions, management reporting, and fostering business partnerships. If you want to use your strategic problem-solving skills to translate Aon’s vision into practical quantitative plans, this role may be just the thing!

• Manage and complete financial close process
• Create, build and maintain financial reporting and analysis for Commercial Risk and/or Health solution line
• Prepare monthly MD&A, including forward looking statements
• Enable and manage the process for the business to update forecasts
• Load monthly revenue extracts from subsystem(s) to GL
• Update and enter financial forecast into TM1
• Managing invoicing process for areas of the business

How this opportunity is different

In this role you will be an integral part of the Canada’s Finance Planning and Analysis team, a trusted advisor to regional leaders and support the Director of Finance in leading and completing finance and business priorities in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, changing environment.

You will be viewed as a knowledgeable leader, a creative mind and problem solver. You have proven credibility and integrity working with both clients and teams and driving value throughout the organization. Your role will include building talent, communicate business challenges / opportunities and demonstrating mentorship and sharing intellectual capital.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Post-secondary education with a focus in Finance or Accounting is required
• Accounting designation (CA/CPA or equivalent) is good to have
• Minimum 8 years of Accounting/Finance experience in a corporate environment with 2 years of leadership/management experience
• Attention to detail with strong analytical and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated technical accounting and finance competency to enable the creation of innovative solutions
• Professional demeanor with positive attitude and influence on others within the organization
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with capability to interact with leaders to cultivate and maintain strong relationships
• Strong presentation skills that engage a variety of audiences and cultures
• Detail oriented but able to step back to understand and articulate the bigger picture
• Self starter, with ability to work well under pressure and to prioritize multiple projects
• Highly advance skills in MS Excel including Pivot Table and MS query are required.
• Experience with Workday,TM1 a plus and along with Power BI
• Experience in the insurance industry is an asset

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, [e-mail]

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

#li-lk1