Senior Finance Manager

Location: Kingston, ON (hybrid)
Language: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Background Check Requirement: Criminal Sector Check required
About the OpportunityAre you a strategic finance leader who enjoys building relationships, influencing decisions, and making a meaningful impact? Our client, a leading post-secondary institution, is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Services to help shape a newly integrated finance service model.
In this role, you'll be a trusted financial partner to senior leadership, providing forward-looking advice, leading financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and overseeing finance service delivery. You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on leadership to help teams navigate change and make informed financial decisions.
What's in it for You
An opportunity to shape a new finance operational model.
Direct exposure to senior executives and complex financial decisions.
A leadership role that balances strategic advisory work with team development.
The chance to drive innovation, process improvements, and meaningful organizational change.
Your Responsibilities
Act as a trusted business partner to senior leaders, providing strategic financial advice on budgets, resource allocation, investments, and operational priorities.
Lead financial planning and analysis, including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, multi-year projections, scenario modelling, and financial reporting.
Oversee integrated finance operations, ensuring accurate reporting, effective controls, and timely transactional support.
Lead and develop a finance team, including managers or team leads, while fostering accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
Provide proactive financial insights to support workforce planning, organizational restructuring, major initiatives, and long-term financial sustainability.
Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, financial systems enhancements, and change management.
Skills and Qualifications
7+ years of progressive finance experience, including financial management, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic advisory.
CPA designation and a university degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience partnering with senior executives and translating complex financial information into actionable recommendations.
Proven leadership experience managing finance professionals, teams, or interconnected financial workstreams.
Advanced Excel, financial modelling, enterprise financial systems and reporting capabilities.
Strong relationship-building, communication, problem-solving, and change management skills.
Experience in complex, publicly funded, or highly regulated environments is an asset.
Note from the Hiring Manager"We're looking for someone who can see beyond the numbers and become a true partner to our leaders. Someone who understands the business, builds trust, develops their team, and helps us create a more connected and proactive finance function."
We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.
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