Senior Director, Commercial Finance & Performance Management (CFPM)

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Major Job Functions:

Strategic & Commercial Leadership

• Drive financial strategy aligned to Finning and Caterpillar objectives

• Provide executive decision support and investment governance

• Identify competitive trends and growth opportunities

• Operate with integrity through maintaining social ethical and organizational integrity in conducting business activities; maintains confidentiality adheres to corporate policies and procedures

• Accountable for the Commercial Governance for Finning Canada. $6Bn of revenue $500M of EBIT

• Accountable for delivering the strategic plan governance processes and alignment internally with Finning and Caterpillar

• Accountable to be a change agent in how we manage and re-shape the business

Drive Financial Performance across the business

• Leader in driving understanding and analysing financial performance on a monthly quarterly and annual basis

• Owner of identifying gaps in performance and implementing action plans to address

• Take an objective view balancing operational and corporate requirements

• Identify communicate and mitigate potential issues or liabilities; recommend effective solutions

• Focus on EBIT Invested Capital ROIC and FCF

Financial Planning Analysis & Reporting

• Own budgeting forecasting and longrange plans

• Responsible for the efficient management of financial and accounting operations including financial reporting budgeting asset management and control

• Provide financially sound information and manage the effective flow of that information through financial systems reports and dashboards

• Ensure highquality Csuite reporting and KPI insight

• Improve forecast accuracy and performance analytics

Governance & Capital Discipline

• Lead large deal/tender governance and postinvestment review

• Approve major commercial decisions and business cases

Leadership & Stakeholder Influence

• Act as trusted advisor to the FINCA EC FLT and Board

• Represent FINCA with Caterpillar and external stakeholders

• Lead the CFPM Team driving engagement development talent and providing a succession pipeline

• 100% accountability for results and impact on people by setting a strong example in high performance leadership

Education and Qualifications:

• 10 years of relevant industry experience is required

• 10 years experience in a leadership capacity

• 10 years of progressive accounting experience in related industry or public practice.

• Masters or Bachelors degree in finance or related degree preferred

• Accounting designation or graduate degree preferred

• Highly effective senior leadership skills gained through previous leadership experience

• Experience leading implementation projects for financial systems at a senior leader level on a global scale (system examples: BPC SAP Hyperion M3 Peoplesoft or Other)

• Practical experience and theoretical knowledge in Dealership Business Models end-to-end supply chain management and Financial & Commercial practices

• Operational experience across a number of disciplines / functions

• Global business strategy and corporate finance knowledge

• Advanced general accounting knowledge coupled with a sound understanding of business processes the interrelationship of business functions corporate governance issues and operational needs

• Knowledge of financial systems with historical proven positive track record of solution implementation optimization and sustainment

• Knowledge of the operations of related industry segments

• Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite and in-house systems including BPC M3 Power BI Concur

• Understands and adheres to Finning policies and procedures including safety inclusion and diversity

• Ability to determine key performance indicators (KPIs) variance issues and improve internal controls

• Experience working with CAT systems tools data or reports including DFRS CAT dealer portal is preferred

• Change management training experience and/or PROSCI or Lean Change Agent certification preferred

Soft Skills:

• Strong team leadership skills capable of representing the business at a senior management level with robust stakeholder management.

• Effective verbal communication skills presenting messages clearly concisely and directly.

• Influencing skills ability to drive results without direct line responsibility and ensure the wider team are engaged and effective.

• Strong Analytical / Problem solving attributes. Ability to Design interrogate and review Financial and Operational information and create clear and effective understanding with stakeholders.

• Advanced Commercial acumen with the ability to drive improvements in financial returns and profitability.

• Ability to clearly articulate the value of financial analysis linked to business results

• Must possess highest standard of accuracy and precision and be highly organized

• Self motivated and results oriented with a desire to achieve

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and assist in creating sustainable competitive advantage

• Effective change management capabilities

• Professional timely and accurate presentation of information

• Ability to continuously learn and develop role related skills

• Ability to manage motivate and develop a large and diverse team

At Finning we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do notdiscriminate against applicants based on gender identity race national and ethnic origin religion age sexual orientation marital and family status and/or mental or physical Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process please inform your recruiter.