Senior Finance Business Partner

Payments Canada; Ottawa, Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid environment

Bonus program

Pension with employer matching

Health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Payments Canada is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to act as a trusted partner to business teams, providing strategic financial insights and challenging the status quo. You will lead planning, budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio evaluation, while driving performance metrics and reporting to executives and the Board.

The role requires an undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance, 5+ years FP&A experience, and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance is required or strongly preferred.
• CPA designation is considered a strong asset.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial Management, FP&A, and corporate planning.

Responsibilities

• Act as a proactive business partner by providing strategic decision support through analytics and business results.
• Lead the annual planning and budgeting process; coordinate stakeholders and consolidate plans.
• Manage monthly forecasting with departments and provide analysis to senior management.
• Develop and monitor corporate plans, budgets, and 5-year financial forecasts.
• Report on financial performance to Leadership Team and Board.

Skills

Financial planning

Forecasting

Strategic partnership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA designation (asset)

Tools

Board

Job description

Reports to: Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Location: Ottawa or Toronto

Payments Canada is at the forefront of the Canadian payment ecosystem. Our purpose is to make payments easier, smarter and safer for all Canadians. Every day we are working diligently to ensure your payments are cleared and settled. In 2024 alone, our systems cleared approximately $107 trillion or $424 billion each business day! If you are passionate about payments and want to help ensure that these financial transactions in Canada are carried out safely and securely, working with us is for you!

Who we are

We are a public purpose, non-profit organization situated at the centre of Canada’s payment ecosystem. We own and operate payment systems that process hundreds of billions of dollars worth of payment transactions every business day. We convene ecosystem participants to discuss their multiple and diverse interests and ideas and to navigate industry-level challenges. We adhere to a set of values that are our north star: Inspire trust, build community and enable change.

Payments Canada - where our country connects

Our culture

With our people in mind we have created a culture that fosters authenticity, collaboration, innovation and development. We empower one another, make meaningful contributions that not only impact the organization, but our country! We develop and nurture meaningful connections that drive innovation in our ecosystem. We are Payments Canada!

You need to work here if

• You love working with passionate, ambitious and collaborative colleagues.
• You want to be challenged and lead unique initiatives.
• You want to grow, develop and become a subject matter expert in your field.
• You want your work to make an impact in your community and country.

Come and join us - where payments meet purpose!

What we are looking for

Reporting to the Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, the Senior Finance Business Partner is a trusted financial partner to the business teams within Payments Canada. By having a deep understanding of Payments Canada’s services, customers and processes, they leverage their business insight and analytical skills to support assigned business teams and constructively challenge the status quo.

This role is also actively involved in the corporate planning process by compiling and developing the corporate plan, developing the annual budget and 5 year financial forecast, monitoring achievement of desired goals and outcomes, as well as monitoring the performance of the organization’s strategic initiatives.

A day in the life

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

Strategic Business Partnership

• Act as a proactive business partner by providing managers with strategic decision support through advanced analytics and a solid understanding of business results.
• Advise management on the business implications of financial data to anticipate future changes, opportunities, and challenges.
• Collaborate with internal clients to proactively develop and implement new or revised business plans in the context of their specific goals.

Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting

• Lead the annual planning and budgeting process by coordinating stakeholders, consolidating departmental plans, and analyzing resource budgets.
• Manage the monthly forecasting process in close collaboration with departments to provide functional analysis to senior management.
• Prepare comprehensive annual and quarterly financial reports for the Operational Leadership Team, Executive Leadership Team, and the Board of Directors.

Planning and Portfolio Management

• Facilitate planning sessions to produce and update 1-year and 5-year Corporate Plans, ensuring alignment with annual business plans and departmental roadmaps.
• Maintain and evolve the framework for corporate investment projects while guiding the implementation of business case disciplines throughout the organization.
• Evaluate and report on strategic plan progress to divisions and committees using effective performance metrics that support management decision-making.

Analysis and Financial Modeling

• Lead complex projects requiring financial acumen, such as transaction pricing, financial modeling for new products, and scenario analysis.
• Analyze and mine current financial data to identify insights for revenue-generating prospects or potential cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with peers across the organization to streamline work processes and eliminate duplication of efforts.

Financial Systems and Tools Management

• Serve as a subject matter expert for the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting tool (Board), collaborating with service providers to maintain the system.
• Manage the implementation of new modules within the financial reporting system and provide training to relevant cost centre owners.
• Support the continuous improvement of financial reporting infrastructure to ensure data integrity and user proficiency.

What you need to be successful

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance; a CPA designation is considered a strong asset.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial Management, specifically in corporate planning, financial modeling, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A).
• Proven experience in project and portfolio management, including the ability to maintain investment frameworks and business case disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate decision-making and provide strategic recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Directors.
• Strong knowledge of best practices related to KPIs, scorecards, and business performance frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in financial reporting systems (e.g., Board) and the ability to manage system implementations or module upgrades.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-management skills to act as an effective Business Partner across different divisions.
• High level of curiosity and the ability to mine data for revenue opportunities or cost savings.
• Eligibility to successfully complete background checks that will be carried out by Payments Canada, including criminal, credit, identity, employment, and education checks.

You will really stand out with

• Bilingualism (English and French) is considered an asset.

Salary range

Our target starting rate for this role is $100,300, with flexibility based on your experience and qualifications. The full salary range and benefits package are detailed below.

What's in it for you?

• Flexible, hybrid (remote/office) environment.
• Competitive compensation package, including annual variable bonus and defined contribution pension plan with employer matching percentage (if eligible).
• Comprehensive health and dental benefit coverage, including mental health coverage, life insurance and a health spending account for you and your dependents (Permanent and temporary employees with contracts 12 months and over).
• Paid time off: minimum four weeks paid vacation, sick and personal days, December holiday shutdown and cultural holiday observance days.
• 26 weeks of paid maternity and parental leave top-up.
• Rewards and recognition program.
• Access to office gym facilities.
• Internal and external professional development opportunities.
• Fun team and organizational events.
• Monthly all staff forums led by our Executive Leadership Team.

Our commitment to fair hiring

At Payments Canada, we are dedicated to fair, transparent and inclusive hiring. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Our recruitment process uses automated tools, but not generative AI, to objectively screen and evaluate applications and confirm that a candidate’s qualifications meet job requirements.

It is important to remember that these tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making. Our trained recruitment professionals and hiring managers always make the final hiring decisions.

Our diversity, inclusion and equity commitment

At Payments Canada, we are committed to making everyone feel they can be themselves and thrive at work. We will continue to build on a foundation of respect and appreciation for diversity in all forms and collectively create an inclusive and equitable culture where our differences are valued.

We are committed to employment equity and actively encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities. If selected for an interview, please advise us if you require special accommodation by emailing [e-mail].

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.