Business Partner, Finance

2 months ago


Ottawa, Canada CMHC - SCHL Full time

 

Job Requisition ID: 10606  

Position Status: Permanent Full Time 

Position Type: Hybrid 

 Office Location: Ottawa (ON); Calgary (AB); Halifax (NS); Montreal (QC); Toronto (ON); Vancouver (BC)

Travel Requirement: Limited 

Language Designation: English Essential 

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ 

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 83038.35 to $ 103797.93 and are based on qualifications and experience. 

 

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

 

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. We have flexibility, in how, when, and where we work, within the boundaries of the business needs and the nature of your role. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

 

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 the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:

  • Annual paid vacation.
  • Annual individual performance incentive.
  • Defined benefit pension plan.
  • Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
  • Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more. 
  • An inclusive workplace culture and environment.
  • While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

 

About the role
Join the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in the role of Business Partner, Finance. You will contribute to the synthesis and delivery of financial guidance to clients. You will act as a strategic business partner, helping clients establish moderately complex financial processes that provide business insights for better financial and strategic decisions. You will develop and maintain a strong understanding of the business operations through discussion and analysis, distilling financial needs and gaining trust as a business partner. You will also develop and implement various financial initiatives on process improvement activities and performance measurement to achieve more effectively finance and business goals.
 
What you'll do:

  • Act as a proactive business partner, understand the business strategy, and provide relevant financial insights on business performance to support decision-making. 
  • Promote a business-partnering dynamic, understanding both finance and business needs and focused on providing moderately complex analysis and advice guidance to clients, leveraging available systems, new technology and tools.
  • Consult and share expertise with internal client groups, ranging from middle management to vice-presidents, providing guidance, advice and recommendations with regards to special initiatives and unique business cases and applying guidelines, policies and risk management.
  • Provide advice, recommendations and coaching to clients in the development of business and cost driver analysis, monthly forecasting, annual and 5-year business financial plans, the allocation and re-allocation of budgets, business cases and assumptions used in financial models.
  • Support the development and championing of management reporting, financial modeling and implications of business strategies and policies by identifying emerging issues, trends and opportunities, researching and analyzing their implications and recommending solutions.
  • Identify non-value-added processes and mapping improved processes, which includes assessing current financial processes including those related to financial infrastructure, controls, financial model inputs and output procedures to recommend specific and meaningful improvements in efficiency.
  • Coach and guide the development and documentation of financial plans, including, but not limited to, developing and monitoring moderate complexity financial planning models, challenging assumptions and coaching to link the financial planning process to enterprise-wide integrated planning.
  • Apply a strong understanding of business performance measures and implements and oversee delivery management reports containing quantitative and qualitative analysis, which provides strategic insight into the underlying drivers of performance from operational and strategic metrics, key expense performance indicators, benchmark comparisons and other variables, and contribute to recommendations to senior management to optimize client performance.

 

What you should have:

  • An undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, business administration, economics or commerce. 
  • A minimum of five (5) years in finance, business analysis and strategy support.
  • Knowledge of relevant financial, legislative and regulatory environments.
  • Understanding of financial statements and general accounting principles.
  • Excellent organizational skills to manage several ongoing and competing projects.
  • Strong ability to prioritize and work in a multi-demand environment.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in various software applications and planning tools (e.g. Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
  • Excellent ability to gather and analyze information, synthesize key elements and summarize recommendations.

 
It would be great if you also had:

  • An MBA or professional designation such as a CPA.
  • Experience with IFRS.


Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

 

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

 

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

 

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion 

 

What happens after you apply 

We know that applying for a new job can be both exciting and daunting, and we appreciate your effort. Learn more about our hiring process.  If you are selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

 

If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around



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