Finance Manager

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

Responsible for providing strategic financial information to SaskTel International Executive for the five year planning process as well as for the 3 year Business Plan. Provides support to leadership in accurate and timely development of project, capital and operating forecasts and budgets for SaskTel International as well as the timely and accurate reporting, analysis and communication of financial results relating to project, capital and operating expense. Responsible for the efficient administrative operation of the accounting services. Support the development, maintenance and updating of pricing models for all of SaskTel International’s products and services which are marketed and sold throughout various markets. Provides backup for the SaskTel International Finance Manager - Operations position.

**LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITIES**

**People**
- Leads, directs and manages staff to ensure the effective use of HR resources. Maximizes performance by selecting (hire external or promotefrom within), developing, mentoring and sustaining a high level of expertise among staff. Organize and direct work including prioritizing assignments, establishing objectives, providing regular performance feedback, conducting year end performance appraisals and taking necessary corrective action as may be required. Assists in staff career planning, establishes development and succession plans and ensures relevant HR procedures and policies are followed (provisions of the collective agreement, performance appraisals, discipline, grievance, etc). Accountable for provisioning and managing contracted resources as may be required.
- Accountable for promoting a productive and positive environment for staff that encourages innovation, teamwork, initiative and models corporate values. Motivates staff by assigning challenging work, planning and managing internal communications and awareness of corporate direction, mission, plans and activities.
- Ensures all safety, health, environmental and code of conduct policies, programs and standards are understood and complied with at all times.
- Proactively identify and action opportunities to increase customer satisfaction (internal and external customers).

**Financial**
- Ensure sound financial control within area of responsibility by developing annual operating and capital budgets, monitoring performance to budget and taking action as appropriate. Develops, negotiates and implements contracts for acquisition of goods & services related to area of responsibility.

**Innovation**
- Accountable to research, develop, define and implement innovative long and short term plans, policies and objectives. Provides expertise to senior management providing education, studies and consulting on opportunities that will impact business strategy. Ensures alignment and integration with the corporate strategic plan and develops plan and operational metrics, including approaches for demonstrating business value.
- Accountable to proactively identify and action opportunities to improve revenue and growth initiatives, decrease costs, increase customer service levels and increase employee engagement.
- Accountable to develop opportunities to spark innovation in technology or product service delivery or process improvements.

**SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Responsible for providing strategic financial information to SaskTel International Executive Management in the development of the five year strategic financial plan as well as the 3 year business plan. Ensures that the financial plans for SaskTel International are properly modeled to reflect and correlate to the SaskTel International strategic plan.
a) Develops and maintains a process to prepare the budget that will reflect the SaskTel International Strategic Plan.
b) Develops and forecasts the 5 year financial plan for SaskTel International, by processing departmental submissions, and forecasting the Executive, Finance and corporate expenses and intercompany expenses.
c) Participates in the implementation of new accounting treatment by incorporating the new procedures into the budget/forecast.
d) Consults and provides leadership and training for departments to prepare budgets and perform monthly forecasting as a management tool for tracking performance, and addressing inefficiencies.
- Contributes to optimum team performance by providing leadership to staff and the organization. Creates an environment encouraging motivation to achieve performance targets, and fostering teamwork. Plans continuity through backup strategies and documentation.
- Responsible for the implementation of monthly reporting of actual vs. planned performance scorecards, including financial and non
- financial information, and executive dashboards with key performance financial metrics to the SaskTel International executive. This also includes researching best practice in scorecard and KPI measures, measuring and reporting the results monthly along with the maintena