As the Senior Group Manager – Finance, you will serve as the primary strategic interface for business leaders across key organizational segments. In this role, you will lead a high-performing finance team, provide fact-based analytical advice, and address complex, multifaceted financial management issues. You will play a crucial role in evaluating business cases, supporting restructures or acquisitions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and protecting the organization's financial and operational interests.
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Advantages
Strategic Impact: Direct influence on enterprise-level financial planning, strategic initiatives, business cases, and potential M&A or joint venture opportunities.
Leadership Opportunity: Lead, mentor, and build a diverse, high-performing team of finance professionals within a collaborative, inclusive environment.
Executive Visibility: Act as a key subject matter expert and primary financial advisor to senior cross-functional leaders, committees, and internal/external stakeholders.
Professional Growth: Work within an organization that prioritizes continuous learning, colleague development, psychological safety, and career progression.
Stability: Full-time, permanent position with a leading, reputable employer.
Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement:
Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal Finance partners, business leaders, external auditors, and regulatory bodies.
Effectively communicate actionable recommendations on complex financial management issues and operational processes across all organizational levels.
Provide strategic finance insights and guidance on assigned business portfolios, journeys, and key initiatives.
Evaluate and develop significant business cases and new initiatives, applying expertise in accounting practices, tax implications, forecasted rates of return, and benchmark analysis.
Contribute finance due diligence and analytical support for potential restructures, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.
Financial Governance, Risk & Operational Oversight:
Manage overall team budgets, revenue, and expenditures to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and strategic alignment.
Leverage data systems and analytical tools to formulate structured solutions for business challenges.
Identify, manage, and mitigate financial, operational, and regulatory risks; escalate high-risk transactions appropriately.
Stay current on emerging industry trends, market conditions, and evolving regulatory requirements to recommend operational and technical improvements.
Lead the annual business planning process and maintain a robust risk-based management culture aligned with enterprise risk appetite.
Team Leadership & Talent Development:
Build, mentor, and retain an engaged, diverse team of finance professionals; foster an inclusive culture that values curiosity, respect, and diversity of thought.
Drive a high-performance culture by setting clear objectives, offering continuous feedback/coaching, and conducting regular performance reviews.
Support colleague career growth through continuous learning, recognition, and clear alignment with broader company commitments.
Lead through organizational change, establishing a psychologically safe environment that empowers team members to innovate and challenge existing practices.
Qualifications
Education: Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience: 10+ years of relevant, progressively responsible finance experience, including a proven track record in people management.
Designation: A professional accounting or financial designation (e.g., CPA, CFA) is strongly preferred.
Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of financial performance measurement, risk management practices, regulatory compliance, and strategic business planning.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale finance teams, manage complex budgets, and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Communication & Influence: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a proven track record of influencing high-level business leaders and cross-functional teams.
Summary
Our client, a leading organization in the financial sector, is seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Group Manager – Finance for a permanent, full-time role. Positioned as a high-level strategic advisor to senior business leaders, this role is responsible for driving financial performance, managing risk, and overseeing a team of dedicated Finance professionals. The ideal candidate brings extensive finance experience, exceptional leadership capability, and a proven track record of aligning financial strategy with broad enterprise objectives.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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As the Senior Group Manager – Finance, you will serve as the primary strategic interface for business leaders across key organizational segments. In this role, you will lead a high-performing finance team, provide fact-based analytical advice, and address complex, multifaceted financial management issues. You will play a crucial role in evaluating business cases, supporting restructures or acquisitions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and protecting the organization's financial and operational interests.
Advantages
Strategic Impact: Direct influence on enterprise-level financial planning, strategic initiatives, business cases, and potential M&A or joint venture opportunities.
Leadership Opportunity: Lead, mentor, and build a diverse, high-performing team of finance professionals within a collaborative, inclusive environment.
Executive Visibility: Act as a key subject matter expert and primary financial advisor to senior cross-functional leaders, committees, and internal/external stakeholders.
Professional Growth: Work within an organization that prioritizes continuous learning, colleague development, psychological safety, and career progression.
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Stability: Full-time, permanent position with a leading, reputable employer.
Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement:
Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal Finance partners, business leaders, external auditors, and regulatory bodies.
Effectively communicate actionable recommendations on complex financial management issues and operational processes across all organizational levels.
Provide strategic finance insights and guidance on assigned business portfolios, journeys, and key initiatives.
Evaluate and develop significant business cases and new initiatives, applying expertise in accounting practices, tax implications, forecasted rates of return, and benchmark analysis.
Contribute finance due diligence and analytical support for potential restructures, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.
Financial Governance, Risk & Operational Oversight:
Manage overall team budgets, revenue, and expenditures to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and strategic alignment.
Leverage data systems and analytical tools to formulate structured solutions for business challenges.
Identify, manage, and mitigate financial, operational, and regulatory risks; escalate high-risk transactions appropriately.
Stay current on emerging industry trends, market conditions, and evolving regulatory requirements to recommend operational and technical improvements.
Lead the annual business planning process and maintain a robust risk-based management culture aligned with enterprise risk appetite.
Team Leadership & Talent Development:
Build, mentor, and retain an engaged, diverse team of finance professionals; foster an inclusive culture that values curiosity, respect, and diversity of thought.
Drive a high-performance culture by setting clear objectives, offering continuous feedback/coaching, and conducting regular performance reviews.
Support colleague career growth through continuous learning, recognition, and clear alignment with broader company commitments.
Lead through organizational change, establishing a psychologically safe environment that empowers team members to innovate and challenge existing practices.
Qualifications
Education: Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience: 10+ years of relevant, progressively responsible finance experience, including a proven track record in people management.
Designation: A professional accounting or financial designation (e.g., CPA, CFA) is strongly preferred.
Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of financial performance measurement, risk management practices, regulatory compliance, and strategic business planning.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale finance teams, manage complex budgets, and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Communication & Influence: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a proven track record of influencing high-level business leaders and cross-functional teams.
Summary
Our client, a leading organization in the financial sector, is seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Group Manager – Finance for a permanent, full-time role. Positioned as a high-level strategic advisor to senior business leaders, this role is responsible for driving financial performance, managing risk, and overseeing a team of dedicated Finance professionals. The ideal candidate brings extensive finance experience, exceptional leadership capability, and a proven track record of aligning financial strategy with broad enterprise objectives.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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