Finance Transformation Lead, 12-Month Contract (Hybrid)

Mars Petcare; Edmonton; Híbrido; CAD 108.000 - 148.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Free Bag of Premium Pet Food

Free Parking

Education Assistance Program

Descripción de la vacante

Champion Petfoods in Canada is seeking a Finance Transformation Manager (12-month contract) to lead the design and delivery of finance transformation initiatives that improve process efficiency, controls, data quality, reporting and decision support.

The role partners with Controllership, Finance Business Partners, Mars Global Services, Digital/Technology teams and regional stakeholders to translate priorities into scalable solutions.

Formación

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or related discipline (Required).
• 7+ years of progressive finance, controllership, finance operations, or transformation experience (Required).
• CPA, CMA, ACCA, MBA, or recognized project/change-management certification (Preferred).
• Demonstrated knowledge of core finance processes, US GAAP, internal controls, close and reporting requirements, and audit-ready documentation.
• Experience implementing or optimizing ERP and finance technology solutions; SAP and enterprise performance-management experience are preferred.
• Strong capabilities in process design, business analysis, data governance, automation, reporting, and continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Proven project and portfolio management skills, including business-case development, prioritization, dependency management, risk mitigation, and benefits tracking.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and influencing skills, with the ability to align stakeholders across functions, regions, and organizational levels.
• Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented approach, with sound judgment and the ability to translate complex issues to clear decisions and actions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, coach process owners, and drive adoption in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to manage confidential information and balance transformation speed with financial control and operational continuity.
• Some travel and extended hours may be required during major deployments, testing cycles, and period-end activities.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain a multi-year finance transformation roadmap aligned with business strategy, controllership priorities, and enterprise technology direction.
• Lead end-to-end redesign and standardization of finance processes, including record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, planning, reporting, and master data.
• Direct cross-functional transformation projects from business case and requirements through design, testing, deployment, stabilization, and post-implementation review.
• Partner with Digital/Technology teams and service providers to implement and optimize ERP, consolidation, reporting, workflow, automation, and analytics solutions.
• Establish project governance, priorities, milestones, resource plans, risks, dependencies, and executive reporting for the finance transformation portfolio.
• Embed effective internal controls, segregation of duties, audit trails, and policy compliance into redesigned processes and system solutions.
• Define transformation KPIs and benefits-realization measures; track cycle time, quality, cost, control, adoption, and capacity improvements.
• Lead change management, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption activities to sustain new ways of working.
• Facilitate process-mapping, root-cause analysis, requirements gathering, and solution-design workshops with finance and business teams.
• Build continuous-improvement capability across Finance by coaching process owners, documenting standards, and maintaining a prioritized improvement pipeline.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Change management

ERP systems

Data governance

Process design

Financial acumen

Educación

University degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Herramientas

SAP

Enterprise performance management

Descripción del empleo

Champion Petfoods in Canada is seeking a Finance Transformation Manager (12-month contract) to lead the design and delivery of finance transformation initiatives that improve process efficiency, controls, data quality, reporting and decision support.

The role partners with Controllership, Finance Business Partners, Mars Global Services, Digital/Technology teams and regional stakeholders to translate priorities into scalable solutions.