Finance Manager

Your Opportunity 

As a Finance Manager, you will be a pivotal member of the Financial Services team and a strategic partner to our operations. You will leverage your financial expertise and commercial acumen to support and enhance the performance of the designated Business Line. Your role will involve strong collaboration, clear communication, effective leadership, and exceptional organizational skills. To excel in this role, you should possess a deep understanding of finance and accounting, ideally within a professional services environment, with a preference for engineering consulting experience. You should be a proactive and critical thinker, adept at clear and frequent communication across all company levels. We are seeking a strategic and change-oriented individual who is innovative and continually seeks improvement. You will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, demonstrating high energy and resilience. This position offers a unique opportunity to assume a key leadership role in driving transformative change and fostering sustained, profitable growth for the company.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Act as a finance business partner to Operations leadership, including Regional Business Leaders (RBLs) and Business Center Operations Leaders (BCOLs), actively participating in the management team and providing ongoing financial support to our project management teams.
• Oversee all aspects of financial operations for the business centers, including reviewing and analyzing financial statements, managing revenue recognition, DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), Work-in-Progress (WIP) and cash cycle. 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-to-date executive summaries with transparent and concise commentaries and variance analyses to aid leadership in strategic and operational decision-making.
• Facilitate the development of financial plans, annual budgets, and quarterly forecasts in close collaboration with your business partners. 
• Work together with project managers and project approvers to ensure accurate and compliant financial forecasts for material projects to the business. 
• Develop pricing and costing models for large and often complex project bids, including those involving KPI bonuses, joint ventures/arrangements and other unorthodox contractual terms.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Maintain effective key controls for financial reporting in line with Stantec’s SOX and internal control requirements.
• Collaborate with financial and operational leadership to coordinate monthly project reviews and analyze financial performance to address challenges and implement solutions.
• Work with other Finance Managers and Directors to plan and implement continuous business process improvements and best practices.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of key contractual agreements with clients. 
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors as needed. 
• Support potential new acquisitions and integration of project financial data as required. 

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Proven success in fostering strong relationships with Business Leaders, Project Managers and Project Controllers.
• Demonstrated ability to translate financial aspects of projects, business centers and other avenues to leadership.
• Proactive in implementing effective financial management practices.
• Expertise in applying systems and processes to streamline administrative tasks.
• Skilled in leading teams and collaborating effectively in team environments.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly self-motivated with strong prioritization and multitasking abilities.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business or Commerce or a related field.
• Minimum ten years of directly related financial management experience.
• A professional accounting designation such as a CPA. 
• Proficiency in both English and French is preferred and considered a valuable asset for this position.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. 

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.