Finance Business Partner

Job Description
The Marine Group Finance Business Partner team is responsible for the long-term business planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and board reporting process. Specifically, this role will focus on the Seaspan Ferries Business which is part of the Marine Group. Seaspan Ferries Business serves the Vancouver Island supply chain via commercial ferry services for general freight products, consumer goods, regulated commodities and automobiles between the various Vancouver Island and Greater Vancouver ferry terminals. The business has a fleet of seven vessels. This role is responsible for collaborating and assisting with the 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. 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. The Manager, Finance Business Partner would report to the Senior Manger, Finance Business Partner.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 7700 Hopcott Road, Delta.
What You'll Do

• Continually partnering with the Seaspan Ferries operations and logistics teams to better enhance financial analysis and reporting including assisting these teams where necessary to make better strategic business decisions.
• Assist with coordinating and producing the long-term financial modelling, board financial reporting, annual budgeting, and periodic forecasting processes.
• Assist with collating and producing monthly Business financial reviews, including financial, operational and safety reporting for presentations to Senior Leadership.
• Support strategic initiatives for business case development. Provides advice, validation, and coordination to project initiators. Produces analysis, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting advisory.
• Assist and produce 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. Working closely with the Senior Leadership team.
• Conducts analysis for new customer contracts and pricing model reviews, including audit of existing contracts.
• Support Systems implementation projects and continually improve processes.
• 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 10 years of work experience in accounting or finance, with at least 2 years in a FP&A role.
• Project Management designation is an asset, and/or equivalent experience.
• Experience in modelling, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience collaborating with Operations and Logistics teams.
• 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 to 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.
• 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.
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate's experience.
• We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Access to Pemberton campus gym.

The estimated salary for this position is $126,000 - $154,000. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate's skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company's sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

About Us
Seaspan Marine Transportation:
With more than 130 years of experience navigating in some of the world's most complex and difficult waters, Seaspan Marine is the largest and most diverse tug & barge company on Canada's West Coast.

Seaspan Shipyards:
Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America's most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada's Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.

To learn more, visit our website:

This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. In compliance with ITAR, the successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations and Defense Production Act. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position.

Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at for confidential support. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment.