Manager, Finance

Intact Financial Corporation; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 119,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Additional days off

Wellbeing benefits

Employee share plan

Job summary

Intact Financial Corporation is seeking a Finance Director to join a growing team. The role focuses on SOX controls under IFRS, documenting processes, assessing risks and implementing control improvements.

You will lead efforts to streamline and automate accounting workflows and collaborate with internal and external auditors. The position requires a CPA with 8+ years of accounting experience, strong communication skills, leadership, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic

Qualifications

• CPA designation required with at least 8 years of accounting experience.
• Strong IFRS and SOX knowledge; audit liaison skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee SOX controls within a public entity under IFRS; document processes, assess risks, define controls and provide recommendations.
• Facilitate audit processes and liaise with internal and external auditors.
• Lead initiatives to standardize, simplify and automate processes.

Skills

CPA

IFRS

SOX

Excel

Leadership

Communication

Bilingual (Fr/En)

Education

CPA designation

Tools

Excel

Job description

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

118,700 - 145,100

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

15%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long‑term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35‑hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

Dans le cadre d’une création de poste, nous sommes à la recherche d’un(e) Directeur(trice) Finances, pour joindre notre équipe existante qui comprend actuellement deux autres gestionnaires.

Ce que vous accomplirez chez nous :

• Expérience des contrôles SOX au sein d’une entité publique sous les normes IFRS. Être capable de documenter des processus comptables, d’évaluer des risques, de définir des contrôles et d’apporter des recommandations.
• Contribuer à faciliter le processus de vérification et assurer la liaison avec les vérificateurs internes et externes.
• Diriger des initiatives d’uniformisation, de simplification et d’automatisation des processus.
• Prendre part à divers projets pouvant porter sur des sujets complexes.
• Participer à la préparation des états financiers des compagnies d'assurance et d'autres entités juridiques.
• Participer à l’amélioration continue des livrables selon les besoins évolutifs de nos partenaires internes et externes.

Ce que vous mettrez à profit :

• Titre comptable CPA
• Minimum de 8 années d’expérience pertinente en comptabilité et normes comptables (IFRS) et environnement SOX.
• Solides aptitudes en communication orale et écrite et en relations interpersonnelles
• Capacité à travailler dans un environnement dynamique et à gérer divers projets simultanément
• Capacité d’apprentissage rapide et agilité
• Fortes aptitudes analytiques, de synthèse et de rigueur
• Leadership, esprit d’équipe, autonomie et efficacité
• Capacité à interagir avec des personnes de tous les niveaux de l’organisation, y compris les membres de la direction et certains intervenants externes.
• Niveau d’Excel intermédiaire
• Connaissance de l’industrie de l’assurance IARD est un atout.
• Bilingue (français et anglais) - Nécessité d’interagir sur une base régulière avec des collègues et clients partout au pays

#LI-Hybrid

Il s'agit d'un nouveau rôle au sein de notre équipe en pleine croissance | This role is a new member of our growing team.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity‑deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration‑related matters including but not limited to employer‑specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.