Bilingual Manager, Finance Business and Data

**Job Requisition ID**: 10173

**Position Status**: Permanent Full Time

**Position Type**:Hybrid

**Office Location**:Ottawa (ON); Montreal (QC); Toronto (ON)

**Travel Requirement**: Travel not required

**Language Designation**: Bilingual

**Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak)**: CBC

**Salary**: Our salaries generally range from $ 99646.37 to $ 124557.97 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

At CMHC, the work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to realize a future where everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and meets their needs.

Our people are second to none. We lean in with courage, band together as a community and try new things to make a lasting impact on housing from coast to coast to coast.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s what you get when you’re a permanent employee:

- 5 weeks of vacation.
- Annual individual performance bonus.
- Defined benefit pension plan.
- Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
- Support in your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more - because when you thrive, we thrive.
- An inclusive workplace culture and environment with Employee Resource Groups and more.
- A hybrid work model that lets you balance working from home and nurturing in-person connections by coming into your region’s office at a minimum of 4 times a month.

Join the Accounting Operations and Procurement Team, in the Bilingual Manager, Finance Business Transformation position. In this role, you will act as a key enabler within Finance, supporting modernization and operational excellence. You will lead a team of 5-8 individuals, supporting and executing finance transformation initiatives, supporting design, development and implementation of re-engineered finance business processes, data and analytics and automation solutions while ensuring a strong financial control environment. In this role, building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders is key to support the Corporation's overall objectives.

**What you’ll do**:

- Drive impactful change across the finance function and deliver process transformation and optimization initiatives leading to improved efficiency, reduced risk and enhanced customer/employee experience.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and needs, and translate them into effective financial processes, systems and data strategies.
- Oversee and undertake necessary activities related to key design decisions, enhancements to technology solutions, detailed business requirements and workflows, process mapping, fit/gap analysis, integration/conversion plans, test cases, documentation updates, performance of testing, and change management.
- Collaborate with IT and Business Transformation teams to ensure smooth integration and interoperability of solutions and platforms supporting the Finance data and technology strategy.
- Conduct thorough analysis of existing data infrastructure, processes, and systems to identify areas for improvement and optimization in order to facilitate automation of finance analytical and operational tasks. Incorporating automation tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, or development of requirements for RPAs and IT led projects.
- Analyze and interpret complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, and insights that drive operational excellence.
- Take ownership of financial data and analytics, performing ad hoc and rapid data analysis while equipping the team with proper data for advanced analytics. Additionally, create user-friendly data visualizations to report complex business processes, including related KPIs, benchmarking, and exception reporting.
- Align people, work and systems to achieve business process efficiencies and results. Set objectives and take responsibility for engagement, enabling a culture of learning, coaching, development and accountability.

**What you should have**:

- An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Data Analysis, Commerce or a related field of study.
- A CPA designation.
- A minimum of seven (7) years of prior relevant experience in business process engineering, finance transformation, data analytics or business intelligence, including three years of supervisory experience.
- A hands-on experience with ERP systems and experience with automation technologies and data visualization tools such as Power BI, Power Automate or RPA.
- Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills, with an ability to persuade, influence and debate with senior level management using tact, diplomacy and judgment.
- A demonstrated experience conducting research and performing in-depth analyses of