Partner, Finance and Services

Position: Partner, Finance Application and Services
Location: Dorval

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Reporting to the Principal, Finance Business Partner, the Partner, Finance Application & Services, will be responsible for providing support to the Finance and Maintenance branches; through strategic guidance and understanding of the implications of inventory, M&E System application, Ariba and SAP knowledge and general financial activities. The candidate will be the first point of contact for ACM and Finance regarding all production issues, resolution opportunities and relationship management with the IT organization.

The candidate will be responsible for business requirements for System modifications and will support testing activities for System improvements and software upgrades and/or launches. The candidate will lead all inventory initiatives from a financial process improvement perspective; collaborating with ACM and YWG finance to create inventory visibility, reporting tools and proper financial management. The candidate will provide leadership and guidance to a direct report;

M&E System Analyst, who will also be responsible for M&E system and inventory related activities. The candidate will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help maximize financial processes, inventory control and System support. They will also provide superior customer service to the ACM branch and have strong relationship management skills.
Responsibilities:
Lead, collaboratively, with the ACM branch, process improvement initiatives that provide better financial controls, understanding, and strategic decision-making around Inventory and other financial processes.
Build and manage relationships with Senior Management in ACM & IT, in order to bridge finance/M&E System activities with branch strategic vision.
Ensure accounting principles and M&E System are aligned.

Lead, Investigate and identify cost saving ideas in inventory with the support of ACM BFOs & Branch through M&E System investigation activities.
Create efficiencies in cross-branch inventory processes and reporting, to optimize the financial flow of information to the Senior Leadership Team within ACM & Finance.
To be the ACM finance expert, and liaison for all M&E System users such as YWG and YUL finance, Audit, Tax, Supply Accounts and Sales.
Lead in depth training and support to BFOs and Financial Inventory group on M&E System transactions and System usage.
Lead all M&E System related monthly close out procedures, to ensure correct balances of inventory and GL values between M&E System, SAP and Ariba and the sub ledgers.
Lead identification and report on System issues, opportunities, and upgrades to M&E System that would improve internal financial procedures; through documentation and coaching of impacted business units.
Build solid relationship with IT to innovate improvements to M&E System & Finance Systems in order to increase data accuracy.
To lead, as an in-house project manager, the documentation of business requirements for all System modifications to be submitted to IT organization for evaluation and disposition.
Provide mentoring/training for new employees or existing employees as required on Systems, reporting, inventory and ad hoc related financial activities.
Provide cost control guidance and support to the ACM branch through AFC management and M&E System reporting.
Support all finance activities (budget, month ends, outlooks etc).
Lead Quarterly reconciliation of M&E System suspense (accrual) accounts, including managing balances of such accounts, creating structured reports, processes and guidelines and providing high-quality customer service to support groups.
Oversee all error queues in Ariba and SAP concerning daily issues.
Manage all monthly reporting/processes to make sure that assets balance in both M&E System and SAP.
Support and provide guidance on new Alteryx rules as well as provide reports from M&E System.
Collaborate and perform testing activities for System improvements and software upgrades and/or launches.
Qualifications
5-10 years of relevant experience in a large, complex organization is a pre-requisite.
Undergraduate degree in MIS, Finance or Project Management an asset.
Extensive experience in performing process improvement mapping, documenting business requirements and translating business requirements into product/System specifications that fully represent the business and the project requirements.
Extensive knowledge of the business area, and the interaction of business activities with the financial expression and accounting of these transactions.
Strong user knowledge and expertise of M&E System and other related IT System in the business area which interact.
Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
Strong understanding of financial processes and procedures within the maintenance…