Description

Highlights of the job

As the Manager, Commercial Services, you are accountable for the performance of the financial reporting and analysis function for Technical Services and Commercial Operations within North American Commercial Services. You use your subject matter expertise to ensure accurate and timely reporting and analysis to achieve business targets and objectives. You lead a team of professionals and support their growth and development for the success of the team. You support continuous improvement by creating an open environment and identifying areas and ideas for improvement. You have excellent listening skills, comfortably give and receive feedback, and possess effective oral and written communication skills.
What you'd be responsible for

Reporting to the Associate Director, Finance & Regional Reporting, this position is accountable for the following:

• Providing input to Technical Services and Commercial Operations' plans and directions, ensuring an appropriate understanding of the related EUI and business unit strategies and ensuring on-going effective positioning and appropriate relationships between this position and other positions at EPCOR.
• Leading and developing a strong team of employees, focusing on recruitment, retention, and development.
• Developing, implementing and reviewing Technical Services and Commercial Operations processes to ensure compliance to policies, standards, regulatory requirements and ensure mitigation of risks.
• Ensuring the timely and accurate completion of budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans for Technical Services and Commercial Operations through cooperation and collaboration with the business and within the prescribed cross-functional accountabilities.
• Ensuring the completion of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting and external audit process requirements for Technical Services and Commercial Operations.
• Delivering customer focused accounting advice, analysis and technical expertise of financial systems to operations managers to support financial business processes and decisions.
• Maintaining high quality internal controls, including adherence to CSox requirements.

The ideal candidate should possess natural leadership traits and confidence to foster a climate of trust and mutual respect with internal and external stakeholders. Success in this role requires strong expertise in financial reporting and hands-on experience with working with operations.
What's required to be successful

Education & Designation

• Degree in the field of Business, Finance, or Accounting.
• CPA designation is required.

Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience
• 2+ years of supervisory or team leadership experience

Technical Competencies

• Demonstrated capability to apply the relevant knowledge and technical skills of financial accounting practices, policies and accounting standards under IFRS.
• Highly experienced in ERP and budgeting tools (i.e. Oracle, Workday - Adaptive, Power BI, Databricks)
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong communication and collaboration skills in supporting operations with financial analysis and input to aid decision making.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Dedicated to coaching, providing performance feedback, and developing staff
• Committed to continuous improvement, identifying opportunities and making improvements on an ongoing basis and delivering on plans and expected results.

Assets

• Experience in the utility or other regulated industries
• Experience with regulatory accounting and supporting rate filing

Other important facts about this job

Jurisdiction: MGMT

Hours of work: 80 hours biweekly



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