Senior Manager, Finance

Position Title
Senior Manager, Finance (Controller) (Finance) (English Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status Of Employment
Permanent

Position Language Requirement
Language Skills:
Work at CBC/Radio-Canada
At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date
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This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with the hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.
Your role
CBC Local Services Finance is looking for a Senior Manager, Controller, Finance to join our CBC Atlantic Regional team, responsible for the Atlantic region (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island). We are a 24-7 breaking news, radio programming, and digital content organization, with reach across television, radio, online, and mobile platforms.

Based in Halifax, you will lead the CBC Atlantic Region Finance team, and will be integral to the Regional Management team work directly with program and operations leaders, providing a high degree of professional counsel, and advice to ensure financial decisions support local and corporate strategies. Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance – Local Services, you will be responsible for the business management of the day-to-day activities of CBC News and Radio programming and operations. This role includes a broad range of financial and non-financial responsibilities and deals with confidential and sensitive local services strategy initiatives.

Key Areas Of Responsibility

• Manage and execute Atlantic Region, annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and business reporting.
• Provides detailed analysis of business operations, including monthly and quarterly expenditure tracking, budget variances, recommending and implementing courses of action to maintain budget integrity. Present results to Senior Director, Finance and Regional Director.
• Provides guidance on cost effective production schedules to make daily business decisions for the production unit(s) in order to achieve overall program objectives.
• Provides Financial support and guidance for complex projects such as Federal and Provincial Elections and evolving technical aspects tied to production of live events.
• Interpret, explain, report on and provide advice on business management issues to Senior Management and Program Producers and other non-financial programming managers.
• Adapt and evolve the Finance support role to better partner with the business and operations to provide analytic support both anticipating and reflecting ongoing and future business support requirements
• Manage competing priorities for resources and identify incremental funding requirements when necessary. Ability to interpret programming requirements in terms of both budgetary and human resources required
• Review and adapt and streamline processes by identifying and reducing non value-add and redundant workflows in order to maximize analytical and business support to the business and operations.
• Work in conjunction with Human Resources and Business Affairs to ensure that staffing and contracting adhere to agreed terms. Ensure compliance with labour agreements, CBC policies and CBC/Industry business practices.

Lead Expert And Key Contact For The Following

• SAP/BW inquires.

• CBC Policies – including Procurement, Travel and Employment.

• Lead in adopting and adapting new financial analytic tools by leveraging new resources such as BW and TM1 to automate workflows and better respond to business reporting and information needs.

• Support the Senior Director Finance, Local Services on consolidated files and reporting.
• Responsible for recruitment, selection, mentoring, and development of 4 staff.
• Play a leadership role as senior member within in the extended English Services Finance and the One Finance teams by engaging with and contributing to the Finance team mandate and objectives.
• Work collaboratively within the Local Services Finance team to share best practices, identify opportunities to standardize processes and workflows, maximize. technology and systems opportunities and mentor and lead Local Services Finance staff in conjunction with fellow regional controller colleagues.

Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• Relevant University degree combined with a professional accounting designation (CPA CA, CPA, CMA, CPA CGA).
• 5+ years of progressive experience within a relevant financial role.
• Experience working effectively in a Senior Management team structure.
• Demonstrated ability for strong strategic management and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and manage a team through an environment and culture of change.
• Strong time management skills to manage multiple projects and competing priorities under tight timelines in a dynamic and demanding environment.
• Experience in managing internal and external business relationships, with a strong client-focus orientation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Superior interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of SAP and BI is an asset.
• Experience in media or communications is an asset.
• Travel to Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island is required.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:

• A mandatory Criminal record check.
• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country's diversity. That's because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That's why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada's public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:
6940 Mumford Road Suite 100, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3L 0B7

Number Of Openings
1

Work Schedule
Full time