Director, Finance Business Partnering, GTS

About the Company
Our client is a Canadian financial markets organization. They are looking for a Director, Finance Business Partnering who will be responsible for strategic finance partnership, budgeting, forecasting, technology spend management, investment analysis, executive reporting, business cases, FinOps and technology cost governance. Key focus on technology cost management (cloud, AI/token-based billing, vendor negotiations, CapEx under IAS 38). Currently 95% hands on work, target state is 30% strategic, 70% execution. Sits at the tech leadership table and acts as the CIO’s finance business parter  Lots of M&A – room to transition into other business lines, or grow in the technology division Strategic Finance Business Partnering Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CIO and Leadership Team, providing financial leadership, strategic guidance, and commercial governance across all technology spend.  Drive cloud financial management (FinOps), developing models to monitor, forecast, and optimize variable cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), SaaS licensing, and emerging GenAI consumption costs.  Provide rigorous business case development and ROI tracking for major technology investments, cybersecurity initiatives, enterprise platform upgrades, and infrastructure refresh cycles.  Oversee technology capitalization governance (IAS 38 / IFRS), optimizing the financial treatment of internally developed software, R&D, and capital project portfolios.  Accountable for the consolidated planning (budgets, multi-year strategic plans, and rolling forecasts) for the organization.  Partner with Central Corporate FP&A to shape the technology cost allocation framework (Shared Services / CAM), helping defend technology charges and articulate unit-cost value to business unit leaders.  Lead vendor spend analytics and commercial evaluations for major technology, hardware, and software contract negotiations.  Ensure pristine financial integrity, accounting rigor, and month-end/quarter-end reporting accuracy for all operational and capital ledgers.  Support a deeper understanding of the technology cost base, enabling the organization to adapt to a rapidly changing technology landscape and increased adoption of cloud and AI services.  Provide in-depth, highly personalized decision support to executive decision-makers, including initiative modelling and tracking, business case development, proactively guiding executives to meet and exceed performance goals, and monitoring leading indicators.  T Senior Leadership Team and a key advisor to the CIO.  Collaborate with PMO and Corporate FP&A teams on enterprise portfolio governance.  Partner with Corporate FP&A, Corporate Strategy, and Strategic Finance teams to advance enterprise analysis and insight generation.  Partner with the Corporate Controller to migrate appropriate portions of accounting work to the central accounting team.  CPA designation preferred (may consider MBA, CFA, or an exceptional "bullseye" profile)  ~ Experience in Technology Finance, IT Business Partnering, and/or FinOps  ~ Experience supporting cloud spend, technology investment planning, software capitalization, and/or FinOps activities  ~ Experience serving as a finance partner to a CIO, CTO, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or Data organization Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s