Vice President Finance, Canada - Montréal, Canada - Fiera Capital

Fiera Capital

Verified Company

Montréal, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

At Fiera Capital

We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard.

Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions:

Your Inclusive Experience: We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.
Your Growth & Empowerment: We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.
Your Rewards & Recognition: We deeply value our people and their contributions and that's reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.
Your Wellness Your Way: We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees' wellbeing.

What we are looking for:

The Vice President of Finance, Canada, will be a key finance leader for Fiera Capital Corporation (FCC) and will report directly to the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer.

The Vice President of Finance, Canada will be responsible for providing commercial business decision support to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiera Canada and Global Private Wealth, including providing monthly reporting on key financial performance metrics.

In addition, this position will have responsibility for all aspects of financial controllership, including statutory filings and the annual audited non-consolidated financial statements of Fiera Capital Corporation and supporting the group Company audit; day to day financial management; regulatory compliance, and providing key business decision support by acting as a strong business partner to the regional and global leadership team.

In addition, the Vice President of Finance, Canada, will be responsible for supporting treasury and tax related matters for the Canadian legal entities.

This position will have a team of 6 finance professionals reporting into them, and will work closely with the Global Controllership Team, Corporate Accounting, Treasury, Billings, Tax and FP&A and will be involved with special projects as required.

The role will be based in Montreal or Toronto, Canada, and travel will be required to other Fiera locations, from time to time.

Your responsibilities:

Act as the lead finance business partner to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiera Canada and Global Private Wealth, with a strong focus commercial focus (i.e. pricing, terms etc.);
Lead the accounting and financial reporting requirements related to the preparation of the audited nonconsolidated financial statements of Fiera Capital Corporation, in accordance with IFRS;
Supporting Corporate Finance in the preparation of the quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements of Fiera Capital Corporation (FCC) and related financial analysis and presentations, as required;
Supporting Corporate FP&A in the development of forecasts and annual budgets for Fiera Capital Canada;
Ensuring all financial regulatory and compliance matters related to Fiera Capital Corporation are appropriately adhered to;
Provide support for all Corporate Treasury and Tax related matters in the region;
Development of a strong and scalable accounting team to manage the monthend close process to producing accurate financial results in an efficient manner and to facilitate management reporting views (including by division and by country);
Development of accounting policies and practices which are consistent with Global and Corporate policies that are well documented;
Ensuring appropriate internal controls are designed and operating effectively in support of CEO and CFO internal control certification;
Building a strong accounting and finance team and providing coaching and mentorship to ensure their continuous professional development;
Manage the relationship with external auditors.

Must have requirements to be successful in this role:

7 or more years of progressive management experience in Asset Management
University degree in Accounting or Commerce, as well as a CPA (CA) designation
Prior experience in a finance business partnership role i.e. Finance business decision support
Prior big 4 accounting firm experience
Strong leadership and ability to develop employees, provide guidance, direction and training, and promote a positive working environment
Solid technical accounting knowledge under IFRS and the ability to interpret complex technical accounting issues and implement practical solutions
Excellent project management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple deliverables concurrently
Drive for continuous improvement, leveraging and adapting system functionality and challenging existing processes
Strong strategic skills, including the ability to leverage resources (people, processes, departments, tools) and collaborate to complete objectives effectively and efficiently
Strong decision making and problemsolving skills, including the ability to