Financial Director

3 weeks ago

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Keolis Full time

Keolis is a leading mobility provider, serving over a billion passengers annually across 15 countries. Our team of almost 1,000 employees in Keolis Canada operates various modes of transportation, including light rail vehicles, urban buses, intercity coaches, and airport shuttles. For over 12 million passengers, we strive to deliver a safe, reliable, and pleasant experience.

The Director, Finance and Commercial Strategy will contribute to the Region of Waterloo's successful ION Light Rail Transit (LRT) system by leading the financial and commercial strategy areas of Keolis Grand River (KGR) in the context of our long-term Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation (OM&R) contract as part of this Public-Private Partnership.

This role is responsible for leading a small team of multi-disciplinary employees in the areas of finance, contract management, IT, procurement, and business analytics. Financial services include financial reporting, budget development, and generating deliverables with our corporately centralized financial group.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead KGR's financial management and produce yearly budget, and business planning, including organization-wide forecasts and five-year plans, ensuring corporate alignment;
  • Produce periodic future-looking financial information and outputs on performance, financial statements, and financial ratios;
  • Manage, support, mentor, and coach both direct and remote employees to reach their potential and build a strong and motivated team;
  • Work with all KGR departments and with Keolis corporate groups to analyze, understand, and report on the financial results, and to meet quality and consistency of reporting;
  • Provide contract management oversight on the ION LRT agreements binding the various partners of our Public-Private Partnership and provide advice in strategic planning and decision-making through the insightful identification, understanding, and assessment of business levers and plans;
  • Work with the contract manager for the analysis and interpretation of contracts, documents, and correspondence; propose appropriate positions for the organization; and develop and monitor responses to contract management requirements, obligations, and opportunities;
  • Work positively with key business, contract, and finance stakeholders to carry out detailed analysis and produce necessary reports for appropriate oversight, including internal and external auditors.
  • Deliver and coordinate financial monitoring and audits with all departments, for budgetary tracking, control, identification of risks, and opportunities;
  • Recommend, develop, and implement strategies and measures for financial performance, minimize the impact of variances, and develop business cases as appropriate;
  • Review and assess procurement and purchasing practices, and suppliers' individual services, performance, and costs, and propose changes as appropriate in line with the corporate framework;
  • Identify, analyze, and address contractual, business, and financial risks, as well as gaps in compliance, performance, and reporting;
  • Coordinate legal analysis, interpretation, and position on contract management issues with internal and external counsels as required;
  • Lead, monitor, and ensure accountability, transparency, legal, and ethical compliance, and traceability in financial processes.
  • Lead continual improvement programs to further KGR's financial performance.

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