Finance Business Partner

**Job Title**: Finance Business Partner

**Department**: Finance & Strategic Operations

**Position Type**: Permanent Full-time

**Expected Start Date**: October end

**Application Deadline**:October 17, 2025

**What we offer**:

- Flexible work arrangements
- Comprehensive Benefits package includes Extended Health Care, Dental Benefits, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and Employee and Family Assistant Program (EFAP)
- Employee discounts on food and retail items and free parking
- Free entrance to the Park, including to our many public special events
- Working in a beautiful park setting
- Generous paid time off, including Vacation days, Sick Time
- Employer-matched Pension Plan at 5%

**Who We Are**:
Heritage Park is Canada's largest living history museum and offers visitors a chance to experience life in Western Canada from the 1860s to the early 1950s. The park features historical buildings, costumed interpreters, working antiques, and various exhibits that provide insight into the region's past.

**Job Overview**:
The Finance Business Partner (FBP) plays a strategic role in financial planning, reporting, and analysis, serving as a trusted advisor to the VP of Finance and to the organization. This role encompasses financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, capital and asset management, compliance oversight, and financial modeling. The Finance Business Partner ensures accurate and timely financial information to support organizational decision-making and collaborates with operational leaders to drive financial sustainability and strategic growth.

**Responsibilities**:
Financial Reporting and Variance Analysis
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and alignment with organizational objectives.
- Collaborate with department leaders to interpret financial results, highlight trends, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare AFRC and other Board-level financial reports, presenting insights in a clear and actionable manner for executive stakeholders.
- Lead organization-wide variance analysis, providing actionable recommendations to improve financial performance and resource allocation.

Budgeting, Forecasting, and Financial Planning
- Lead the annual budget process, coordinating input across all departments to ensure alignment with strategic goals and operational priorities.
- Partner with department leaders to provide financial analysis and scenario planning that informs decision-making.
- Build and maintain multi-year financial models to support long-term planning and sustainability.
- Prepare quarterly forecast updates, integrating actual performance and emerging business conditions into revised projections.

Capital and Asset Management Reporting
- Oversee capital accounting, including project tracking, capitalization, and fixed asset reporting.
- Monitor capital projects for adherence to timelines, budgets, and financial controls.
- Collaborate with capital planning, operations, and facilities teams to develop lifecycle strategies for infrastructure and major assets.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards for capital expenditures, amortization, and depreciation.

Compliance, Audit, and Regulatory Oversight
- Lead preparation for external financial audits, ensuring readiness of schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Serve as a liaison with auditors and regulators, fostering positive and transparent relationships.
- Maintain up-to-date financial policies and procedures, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee compliance reporting (e.g., GST, AGLC, CRA/charity filings), ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

People Leadership
- Manage a team of three with portfolios in inventory, capital, and AP/GL.
- Lead change management initiatives, equipping the team to adapt to evolving systems, processes, and organizational priorities.
- Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, and collaboration within the finance team.
- Establish annual SMART goals with direct reports and ensure regular feedback and progress tracking.
- Provide day-to-day coaching, mentorship, and performance management to foster technical growth and professional development.

Applications, Systems, and Reporting
- Leverage financial systems (e.g., Business Central, Excel-based models) to generate reports and dashboards that enhance decision-making.
- Ensure continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, and reporting capabilities.
- Analyze and present key financial metrics to leadership, highlighting risks, opportunities, and trends.
- Collaborate with IT and other stakeholders to optimize system use and improve reporting automation.

Organizational Excellence and Wellbeing
- Contribute to inspiring and immersive experiences at the Park by engaging in Heritage Park initiatives that align with our mission and vision, ensur