Associate Director, Airport Operations POST NUMBER: 476633

About the Company
Our client is responsible for managing and operating Canada’s leading global hub airport . They are looking for a Associate Director, Airport Operations to join their team!

Why Work Here

• Strong financial performance and consistent bonus payouts
• Excellent pension and benefits package
• Mentorship opportunity working closely with senior leadership
• Exposure to large-scale, complex operations
• Retirement: Up to 8% employer match through Manulife

About the Opportunity

• Serve as the strategic finance partner to Airport Operations leadership, providing forward looking financial insight, challenge, and decision support across a complex, operationally intensive portfolio.
• Lead the full financial management cycle for Airport Operations, including annual operating plans, long range financial plans, rolling forecasts, and monthly performance reviews.
• Develop and maintain driver based financial models covering revenues, operating costs, and unit economics, integrated with operational drivers such as passenger volumes, aviation activity, and cost inflation.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights through executive ready analytics, dashboards, and storytelling that support timely, high quality decision making.
• Provide rigorous financial analysis, scenario modeling, and business case evaluation to support strategic initiatives, capital investments, and operational improvements.
• Strengthen forecasting accuracy, performance management, and financial governance through continuous improvement of processes, controls, and reporting routines.
• Oversee accurate and timely financial reporting, variance analysis, and close activities, ensuring strong alignment with internal control frameworks and audit requirements.
• Partner closely with Corporate Analytics, FP&A, Strategy, Controllership, and the Transformation Office to align financial plans with enterprise priorities and drive insight led decision making.
• Lead, coach, and develop finance team members, fostering a high performance, collaborative culture focused on analytical rigor, accountability, and continuous learning.

About You

• 7–10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, business finance, or commercial analytics, ideally within a large, complex, capital intensive or regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic financial support to senior operational leaders, with a strong track record of influencing decisions through insight and analysis.
• 5 years of experience leading or developing teams, including coaching, capability building, and performance management.
• Deep expertise in financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, business case development, and scenario modeling using driver based approaches.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with advanced Excel proficiency and experience with financial ERP/EPM systems (e.g., Adaptive, Oracle, SAP, Anaplan, TM1).
• Proven ability to convert complex information into clear, concise, and compelling narratives for executive and Board level audiences.
• A post secondary degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; CPA and/or CFA designation strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working in a customer centric, operationally focused organization.
• Ability to obtain and retain Transportation Security Clearance at the designated level for the position

Salary Range
$150,000 - $160,000 / year

How to Apply
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.