Finance Process Improvement Manager

1 week ago

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Balazs Full time
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A competitive salary range for this role in Montreal, QC is estimated to be around $120,000 - $180,000 per year.

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned Finance Process Improvement Manager to lead our Align Project and drive financial process excellence. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for promoting process improvement solutions, working closely with Corporate and Regions to support internal and external teams, and focusing on improving efficiency and effectiveness, internal controls, customer service, and EBITDA.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the overall financial process: accounting, chart of accounts, inventory, bank, taxes, cash application, roll out & reporting, and internal controls.
  • Assess current financial policies and procedures, identifying areas for standardization and industrialization through the Group FiCoPro Core Model.
  • Identify and document business process and system gaps, ensuring workflows incorporate key financial and procurement controls as identified in policies and procedures.
  • Determine how cash balance and other balance sheet items should be accounted for into the new system.

You will also assist users in acceptance testing for the deployment phase, work with Airgas Corporate and project team members to represent the Canadian Division, participate in the Prep Project for conversion to the new ERP, assist in data preparation, and manage the transition to the new ERP (hypercare).

Training and Development
  • Develop and implement SAP training and Standard Operating Procedure.
  • Train, coach, and mentor select key power users.
  • Support the Division trainers and HR organization in developing training programs and materials to enhance customer service skills of employees.
Data Analysis and Reporting
  • Analyze data to identify pain points and areas of improvement, working with the Data Quality and Process Improvement Expert to organize data clean-up with Corporate and Region.
  • Work with key finance and procurement leads to identify all types of reporting needed from the new system.
Requirements and Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, typically requiring 10 years of experience.
  • Excellent knowledge of accounting software and processes, preferably with understanding of multi-currency, multi-site, and multi-organizational implementations.
  • Customer-oriented and service-driven, answering customer requests precisely, being attentive, respecting commitments, and initiating new ideas to meet expectations.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, forming relationships, maintaining good relationships with colleagues, respecting ideas and opinions of others.
  • Team Player, sharing knowledge and experience, cooperating, making self available, listening, gathering information, considering needs, ideas, and opinions of others.
  • Problem-solving skills, identifying problem situations within an appropriate time frame, developing alternative solutions, analyzing situations, highlighting important issues, suggesting adequate, valuable, and feasible solutions.
  • Decision-making skills, considering all factors before making a decision, making quick decisions when necessary, accepting consequences and risks involved.
  • Initiative, taking actions spontaneously, undertaking action without waiting for directives, using resources before asking for help, establishing performance objectives and deadlines.
  • Ability to achieve consensus between stakeholders with divergent interests.
  • Translation skills, understanding and translating business requirements into technical requirements and vice versa.
  • Project Management experience.

At Balazs, we value diversity and inclusion, committing to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background.

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