Manager, Finance Business Partner (IT, Customer, Supply Chain)

Liberty; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

401k matching

Share purchase plan

Leadership development program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee assistance program

Health & Wellness programs

Discount and Perks program

Job summary

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN), parent company of Liberty, seeks a strategic Finance Business Partner Manager to lead the CAO organization’s financial stewardship.

You will oversee O&M and capital budgets, partner with Customer Operations, IT, and Supply Chain, and translate operations into financial outcomes for leadership decisions. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, governance of capex, and regulatory support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a related field.
• 10+ years of related experience, including 3+ years in a Lead/Management role.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent designation preferred.
• Experience managing O&M budgets and capital investment portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities for the CAO organization.
• Provide financial leadership for O&M and capital expenditure planning and governance.
• Support regulatory filings and rate proceedings with detailed financial analysis.
• Deliver financial reporting and performance analysis to Customer Care leadership and executives.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and efficiency initiatives to improve financial performance.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Business partnerships

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional designation (CPA/CMA/MBA)

Job description

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN), parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility. AQN is committed to providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy and water solutions through our portfolio of utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada.

At Algonquin, our vision is to be the most trusted utility service provider in North America – a premium regulated utility, known for our customer focus, commitment to sustainability, and strong community partnerships. Our employees are at the heart of that vision. We believe that when people are empowered to learn, grow, and contribute their ideas, we can achieve remarkable results together.

We are building a culture that values integrity, inclusivity, and innovation. By joining Algonquin, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy and water, while creating long-term value for our customers, communities, employees, and shareholders.

Purpose

The Manager, Finance Business Partner serves as the strategic finance leader supporting the CAO (Chief Administrative Officer) organization, providing financial oversight and ownership for operating and capital expenditures. This role partners closely with Customer Operations, IT, Supply Chain, Operations, Accounting, Regulatory, and FP&A teams to strengthen financial performance, support investment decisions, improve efficiency, and ensure disciplined management of O&M and capital spending. Acting as a trusted advisor, this position translates operational activities and business decisions into financial outcomes, helping leaders understand cost drivers, risks, opportunities, and investment tradeoffs. The role focuses on financial stewardship, business performance, capital governance, planning, forecasting, and regulatory support while providing operational inputs into enterprise financial planning processes led by FP&A.

Accountabilities

• Serve as the primary financial advisor to CAO leadership, supporting operational and strategic decision-making on all matters relating to O&M expenditures, capital investments, productivity initiatives, and financial performance.
• Partner with leaders to evaluate initiatives, identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency, workforce investments, technology enhancements, service improvement programs and overall business performance.
• Translate operational activities and service performance metrics into financial impacts and business insights.
• Influence decision-making through financial analysis, scenario planning, and business case development.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Own O&M and capital expenditure forecasts and provide assumptions, spending outlooks and business drivers to FP&A to support integrated financial planning and enterprise forecasts.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and emerging business trends affecting financial performance.
• Develop operational financial scenarios to support strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Provide financial leadership and oversight for capital planning, project prioritization, and capital execution activities.
• Lead monthly capital reviews, ensuring appropriate project governance, forecasting accuracy, and spending discipline.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to evaluate project business cases, investment priorities, and funding requirements.
• Monitor project performance against authorized budgets and forecast completion costs.
• Evaluate the financial impact of workforce planning decisions, staffing models, customer growth trends, and service initiatives.
• Support financial planning related to each business function within the CAO organization
• Develop business cases and financial analysis for investments and process enhancements.
• Deliver financial reporting and performance analysis to Customer Care leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Analyze spending trends, service delivery metrics, productivity measures, and operational performance indicators.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve efficiency, financial performance, and resource allocation.
• Lead monthly operational and financial performance reviews.
• Ensure adherence to financial policies, governance standards, internal controls, and SOX requirements.
• Support regulatory filings, information requests, and related analyses required for rate proceedings and regulatory requests through detailed financial analysis and documentation.
• Monitor financial transactions, accruals, allocations, and expenditure reporting to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Lead financial evaluation of process improvement, automation, digital transformation, and customer experience initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen financial visibility, reporting effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
• Support implementation of enterprise initiatives.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10+ years of related experience, 3 of which or more in Lead/Management role.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent professional designation preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing O&M budgets and capital investment portfolios.
• Strong financial planning, budgeting, stakeholder management, and business partnership capabilities.
• Financial experience within utilities, telecommunications, or other regulated environments a plus.

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.

• Customer Centric
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Outcome focused
• Continuous learning

What we offer

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

401k Plan with matching

Share purchase/match plan

Leadership Development Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

Variety of Health & Wellness programs

Discount and Perks program

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.

Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.