Finance Business Partner

The Marine Group Finance Business Partner is responsible for the long-term business planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and board reporting process. This role is responsible for the Marine Group analysis and reporting of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results compared to budget, forecasts, and prior periods. The Finance Business Partner partners with divisions, operations, commercial and business development personnel to model major investments for asset replacement, infrastructure investments and business opportunities.

This role is responsible for annual budget, periodic forecasting, short and long-term cashflow forecasting, capital project and operating project review processes. The Finance Business Partner delivers financial modelling and scenario analysis to assist business operations and development in making informed decisions.

**What you'll do**
- Leads the team and their priorities, identifies departmental goals, manages performance and succession planning.
- Defines, manages, and coordinates the long-term financial modelling, board financial reporting, annual budgeting, and periodic forecasting processes.
- Develops and executes monthly Business and Divisional financial reviews, including financial, operational and Safety reporting.
- Supports strategic initiatives for business case development. Provides advice, validation, and coordination to project initiators. Produces analysis, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting advisory.
- Monitors short and long-term cash flow forecasts, and the distribution of the completed weekly cash forecasts reports.
- Produces investment models for asset replacement, infrastructure investments and business opportunities.
- Performs cost analysis to determine areas of possible inefficiency and communicate those to operational management to determine root cause and/or corrective action.
- Designs and maintains standard financial reports and compiles and validates monthly consolidated reporting package. Works closely with senior leadership team.
- Conducts analysis for new customer contracts and pricing model reviews, including audit of existing contracts.
- Support Systems implementation projects.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.

**What you’ll bring**
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field.
- Professional Designation (CPA, CFA, etc.) or MBA (or equivalent) is required.
- Minimum 15 years of work experience in accounting or finance, with at least 5 years in a FP&A role. Experience in modelling, analysis, and reporting.
- 7-10 years of experience managing team members (project or staff).
- Project Management designation is an asset, and/or equivalent experience.
- Skilled at asking probing questions to deepen understanding of business issues.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Prioritization and planning abilities, ability align across functions.
- Goal oriented, open minded, and possesses a high level of integrity.
- Attention to detail, critical thinking, negotiating, problem solving and analytical skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) with advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint presentations.
- Knowledge of accounting and financial analysis concepts, practices, processes, and procedures.
- Highly skilled in ERP Business Systems (Oracle preferred) and data analytic tools (PBI)
- Advanced financial, economic and excel modelling and data analysis.
- Leadership and communications skills with ability to communicate with others with tact and diplomacy.

**Why you'll love working here**
- This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come
- We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (e.g. unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, wellness/fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Free on-site gym
- Parking is included

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