Key responsibilities
- Enable financial processes to deliver accurate financial metrics in support of strategic plans, including new service offerings and assets.
- Review and analyze financial metrics, including revenue, gross margin, utilization, leverage, controllable expenses, and exposure, offering timely insights and recommendations for improvement. This includes involvement in month, quarter, and year-end processes aligned with business priorities.
- Prepare, review, and consolidate annual budgets and ongoing forecasts/projections.
- Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision-making issues affecting the business, including financial results against budgets/forecasts, historical performance, and future estimates.
- Support leadership with the management of engagement economics and exposure, including billing, collection, and revenue days.
- Maintain effective internal controls over financial measurement and reporting of business results and region reporting.
- Support the Canadian CFO by driving common solutions and best practices across Canada.
- Lead and participate in firmwide finance initiatives.
- Demonstrate leadership in delivering strategic finance and operations initiatives across all service lines and finance functions.
- Manage a team of finance professionals in Canada, including mentoring, coaching, and development.
Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities
- Strong analytical skills and decision-making capabilities are essential for this role.
- Collaborate with other National functions (Markets, Talent, Risk Management, Operations, Experience Management, etc.) to ensure exceptional support and insight to the CFO, Executive Committee, Leadership Team, and overall business.
- Operate in a rapidly changing market and environment, assessing financial result drivers with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Advise the CFO and Leadership Team on expected financial performance vs. plan/forecast based upon analytics such as trend analysis and modeling forward-looking scenarios.
Leadership and coaching
- Able to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Ability to work collaboratively with senior leaders in Canada and other super regions/Global.
- A successful track record of implementing and leading key business change initiatives.
- Experienced in building, leading, managing, and coaching a team of finance professionals.
- Collaborate effectively with other super region Finance Teams, GDS, Global Centre of Excellence, other National Functions, and within the Canadian Finance Team.
Client service
- Embed trusted business advisor practices throughout the finance team and deliverables.
- Focus on analysis, advice, and solutions that drive the modernization and continuous improvement of financial performance, with a focus on emerging technology including AI.
- Collaborate with finance colleagues and other functions to enhance service to clients and leverage best practices.
Analysis, modeling & advice
- Communicate strategic financial performance clearly and concisely.
- Synthesize and communicate detailed financial and market trends to support effective decision-making.
- Utilize sound financial practices and seek leading practices to achieve operational excellence.
Qualifications
- CPA or other professional certification is required for this position.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
- SAP experience preferred.
- A thorough understanding of the services offered by the Firm and Service Lines and the overall markets landscape would be beneficial. EY experience preferred.
Certification Requirements:
- CPA or other professional certification.
What we offer
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you to decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm-paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays, and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial, and social well-being. Plus, we offer:
- Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry.
- Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.
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