Program Finance Manager

Our client, a Canadian-owned and operated global manufacturing company with a strong focus on technological innovation, is hiring a Program Finance Manager for its corporate office.

Position Overview:

As the Program Finance Manager, you'll be a navigator of financial success, tackling commercial challenges head-on in this fast-paced industry. This project-oriented role is tailor-made for a finance or commercial professional with a proven track record and keen interest in commercial finance, business partnering, and complex financial and business case analysis.

Position Responsibilities:

• Drive financial strategies aligned with our commercial objectives while collaborating closely with the commercial and operational teams, providing financial insights and solutions for ongoing customer-oriented initiatives.
• Act as a financial partner, offering guidance on pricing, promotions, and resolving customer negotiations.
• Evaluate and optimize commercial deals to ensure maximum profitability while addressing open issues.
• Prepare comprehensive financial reports for commercial and operational leaders and executive management, highlighting areas requiring attention.
• Provide leadership for the commercial budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business goals.
• Track performance against budgets and proactively address financial challenges hindering commercial success.
• Provide financial visibility on newly awarded business by coordinating and assisting in the presentation of monthly financial updates to the Executive Team on the ongoing financial status.
• Help create and evaluate the business case for capital investment projects with a greater than $300 million budget.
• Help facilitate and implement more efficient systems for the collection, storage, and analysis of cost elements related to new projects for Sales, Customer Quoting, and Program Management.
• Provide financial assistance in the preparation of customer quote submissions – ensuring a logically defendable position for costing approach with the customer.
• Provide ad‑hoc financial scenario analyses for the quoting function for new business opportunities.

Required Qualifications:

• University degree in Business (Finance Concentration).
• Professional designation (CFA, CPA, etc.) is an asset but not required.
• Strong communication skills (especially to a non-financial audience).
• A minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience in an analytically focused leadership role.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively operate, communicate and gain trust in a geographically dispersed environment.
• Experience within a decentralized environment (automotive/manufacturing experience is an asset).
• Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel, including but not limited to Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, SUMIFS, and basic macro building.

Critical Success Factors:

• An independent critical thinker who displays attention to detail (curiosity to dive into the numbers when needed).
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and time-management skills with the ability to multi‑task many projects.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong interest in operations (think beyond the numbers).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – able to convey complex topics in a concise and effective manner.
• Proven self-starter, who requires limited supervision and direction, yet achieves tasks and overcomes problems and provides effective direction and analysis.

Seniority level:

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:

Strategy/Planning and Analyst

Industries:

Manufacturing