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About the Role

Payments Canada is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to act as a trusted financial partner to business teams. This role leverages business insight and analytical skills to support assigned teams, constructively challenge the status quo, and is actively involved in corporate planning, budgeting, and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Act as a proactive business partner by providing managers with strategic decision support through advanced analytics and a solid understanding of business results.
• Advise management on the business implications of financial data to anticipate future changes, opportunities, and challenges.
• Collaborate with internal clients to proactively develop and implement new or revised business plans in the context of their specific goals.
• Lead the annual planning and budgeting process by coordinating stakeholders, consolidating departmental plans, and analyzing resource budgets.
• Manage the monthly forecasting process in close collaboration with departments to provide functional analysis to senior management.
• Prepare comprehensive annual and quarterly financial reports for the Operational Leadership Team, Executive Leadership Team, and the Board of Directors.
• Facilitate planning sessions to produce and update 1-year and 5-year Corporate Plans, ensuring alignment with annual business plans and departmental roadmaps.
• Maintain and evolve the framework for corporate investment projects while guiding the implementation of business case disciplines throughout the organization.
• Evaluate and report on strategic plan progress to divisions and committees using effective performance metrics that support management decision-making.
• Lead complex projects requiring financial acumen, such as transaction pricing, financial modeling for new products, and scenario analysis.
• Analyze and mine current financial data to identify insights for revenue-generating prospects or potential cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with peers across the organization to streamline work processes and eliminate duplication of efforts.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting tool (Board), collaborating with service providers to maintain the system.
• Manage the implementation of new modules within the financial reporting system and provide training to relevant cost centre owners.
• Support the continuous improvement of financial reporting infrastructure to ensure data integrity and user proficiency.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance; a CPA designation is considered a strong asset.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial Management, specifically in corporate planning, financial modeling, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A).
• Proven experience in project and portfolio management, including the ability to maintain investment frameworks and business case disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate decision-making and provide strategic recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Directors.
• Strong knowledge of best practices related to KPIs, scorecards, and business performance frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in financial reporting systems (e.g., Board) and the ability to manage system implementations or module upgrades.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-management skills to act as an effective Business Partner across different divisions.
• High level of curiosity and the ability to mine data for revenue opportunities or cost savings.
• Eligibility to successfully complete background checks that will be carried out by Payments Canada, including criminal, credit, identity, employment, and education checks.

Skills

• Financial Management
• Corporate Planning
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
• Project Management
• Portfolio Management
• KPIs
• Scorecards
• Business Performance Frameworks
• Financial Reporting Systems (Board)
• Communication
• Relationship Management
• Data Mining

Location

• Hybrid (remote/office)

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum of 5 years of experience

Education Level

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA designation (asset)

Salary/Compensations

• $88,500 to $147,500

Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid (remote/office) environment.
• Competitive compensation package, including annual variable bonus and defined contribution pension plan with employer matching percentage (if eligible).
• Comprehensive health and dental benefit coverage, including mental health coverage, life insurance and a health spending account for you and your dependents (Permanent and temporary employees with contracts 12 months and over).
• Paid time off: minimum four weeks paid vacation, sick and personal days, December holiday shutdown and cultural holiday observance days.
• 26 weeks of paid maternity and parental leave top-up.
• Rewards and recognition program.
• Access to office gym facilities.
• Internal and external professional development opportunities.
• Fun team and organizational events.
• Monthly all staff forums led by our Executive Leadership Team.

About the Company

• Payments Canada is a public purpose, non-profit organization situated at the centre of Canada’s payment ecosystem.
• We own and operate payment systems that process hundreds of billions of dollars worth of payment transactions every business day.
• We convene ecosystem participants to discuss their multiple and diverse interests and ideas and to navigate industry-level challenges.
• We adhere to a set of values that are our north star: Inspire trust, build community and enable change.

Equal Opportunity

• At Payments Canada, we are dedicated to fair, transparent and inclusive hiring.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
• Our recruitment process uses automated tools, but not generative AI, to objectively screen and evaluate applications and confirm that a candidate’s qualifications meet job requirements.
• It is important to remember that these tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making.
• Our trained recruitment professionals and hiring managers always make the final hiring decisions.
• At Payments Canada, we are committed to making everyone feel they can be themselves and thrive at work.
• We will continue to build on a foundation of respect and appreciation for diversity in all forms and collectively create an inclusive and equitable culture where our differences are valued.
• We are committed to employment equity and actively encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities.
• If selected for an interview, please advise us if you require special accommodation by emailing hrinfo@payments.ca.
• We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity.
• Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
• Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.