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Finance manager - Digital initiatives

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In-Office
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC
Senior level
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Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC
Senior level
The Finance Manager oversees financial aspects of digital initiatives, managing budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and supporting strategic decision-making for corporate investments.
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About This Role

                                                                                                         

Passionate about your field? Want to join a worldclass company and industry leader and be proud to contribute to our projects and mission? Come share your passion with us! 

The role we are offering you: 

Finance manager is responsible for managing the finance around the global digital initiatives (GDI) by overseeing actuals, forecasting, and budgeting as well as variance analysis. This role provides key financial insight to support strategic decision-making. 

Ready to: 

  • Be responsible of the finance section (business case) of all corporate investment book. And help putting in place a recurring governance to govern/report on the operational and financial KPIs committed in previous approved business cases. 

  • Provide accurate financial insights on the global digital initiatives’ portfolio helping supporting CAE's strategic goals and drive long-term growth. 

  • Through accurate/effective forecasting and budgeting, ensures proper governance, deliver holistic view and strong tracking over the financials aspect of the GDI. 

  • Contribute to identify opportunities for reduction and risk of overspent. 

  • Ensure corporate policies and procedures impacting Finance are being carefully applied (Primarily on the approval of Business cases - Threshold, Process and approvals requirements around ''changes order''). 

  • Provide a complete diagnostic of what would be require performing a monthly (or quarterly) full reconciliation of all intangibles in CAE. 

  • Deliver monthly Forecast of Tech portfolio. 

  • Report on the global Intangible spent and the investment outside Corporate headquarter. 

  • Provide a complete diagnostic of what would be require performing a monthly (or quarterly) full reconciliation of all intangibles in CAE. 

  • Be the Finance Point of contact to support PDLC process. 

  • Responsible to deliver forecast of amortization of intangibles (Quarterly deliverable) 

Our ideal candidate has: 

  • CPA Accounting title. 

  • 8 years’ experience in financial analysis, preferably in a manufacturing / operational environment. 

  • Experience in management.

  • Experience in preparation of investment business cases .

  • Experience in budgeting, gap analysis, monthly forecasting and preparation of presentations to executive members. 

  • Excellent analysis skills and ability to work under pressure as part of a team. 

  • Good communication skills at all hierarchical levels. 

  • Excellent knowledge of Excel and of the Planisware system. 

  • Be autonomous and rigorous. 

  • Customer-oriented. 

  • Bilingual (French and English). 

CAE offers: 

  • a positive work atmosphere. 

  • a job stability. 

  • Fully flexible Benefits Program - Defined Benefits Retirement Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Group RRSP. 

  • Employee and Family Assistance Program: Policies related to Well-Being. 

  • flexible hours and occasional telework. 

Come share your passion with us! 

With over 13,000 employees located in 40 countries, CAE is a global leader in training for the civil aviation, defence and security.

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Position Type                       

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender indentity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by local laws.

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]

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