Strategic Finance Partner for Operations & Growth

Stantec; Markham; On-site; CAD 117,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

RRSP

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Finance Manager to serve as a strategic partner to Operations and lead financial performance for a designated Business Line. You will influence decisions with rigorous analysis and proactive communication, ensuring strong governance and growth across projects.

In this role you will partner with regional leaders, manage forecasts and budgets, and drive pricing and cost modelling for complex bids.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Commerce or a related field.
• Minimum ten years of directly related financial management experience.
• A professional accounting designation such as a CPA.
• Proficiency in both English and French is preferred and considered a valuable asset for this position.

Responsibilities

• Act as a finance business partner to Operations leadership, including Regional Business Leaders (RBLs) and Business Center Operations Leaders (BCOLs), actively participating in the management team and providing ongoing financial support to our project management teams.
• Oversee all aspects of financial operations for the business centers, including reviewing and analyzing financial statements, managing revenue recognition, DSO, WIP and cash cycle.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-to-date executive summaries with transparent and concise commentaries and variance analyses to aid leadership in strategic and operational decision-making.
• Facilitate the development of financial plans, annual budgets, and quarterly forecasts in close collaboration with your business partners.
• Work together with project managers and project approvers to ensure accurate and compliant financial forecasts for material projects to the business.
• Develop pricing and costing models for large and often complex project bids, including KPI bonuses, joint ventures/arrangements and other unorthodox contractual terms.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Maintain effective key controls for financial reporting in line with SOX and internal control requirements.
• Collaborate with financial and operational leadership to coordinate monthly project reviews and analyze financial performance to address challenges and implement solutions.
• Work with other Finance Managers and Directors to plan and implement continuous business process improvements and best practices.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of key contractual agreements with clients.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors as needed.
• Support potential new acquisitions and integration of project financial data as required.

Skills

Finance leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Forecasting

SOX/compliance

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce

CPA designation

Bilingual English/French (preferred)

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Finance Manager to serve as a strategic partner to Operations and lead financial performance for a designated Business Line. You will influence decisions with rigorous analysis and proactive communication, ensuring strong governance and growth across projects.

In this role you will partner with regional leaders, manage forecasts and budgets, and drive pricing and cost modelling for complex bids.