Business Manager Finance

Role and Responsibilities

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers' training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

Summary

Supervise Program Finance staff of financial analysts to establish internal forecasts, estimates at complete, and perform financial analysis using Earned Value Management. Interact with customers to develop working relationships and to maintain a continuous and productive financial relationship. Work closely with program office on key financial metrics including orders, sales, EBIT, cash, and resource planning and with FP&A to establish product line Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and monthly Short-Term Forecasts (STF). Utilize strong financial capabilities and effective communication to convey program and product line status to program office and senior management, identify any issues early, and work to establish any mitigation necessary in a timely manner. Utilize EVMS processes, focusing on cost and schedule integration, to establish program EACs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop Annual Product Line Plans for Key Metrics (Annual Operating Plan, Monthly forecasts): Orders, Sales, EBIT, Cash, Net Cash, Throughput
• Using EVMS processes with a focus on cost and schedule integration, work with Cost Account Managers, Program Managers, and Financial Analysts to develop program EACs.
  • Tracking Trends in Performance for SPI/CPI, IEACs, TCPI
• Timely preparation of monthly Internal Program Reviews with key focus on preparing team of FA, PM, PE, and Schedule to present effectively and provide support.
• Perform Risk & Opportunity analysis with early identification of R&Os to program EACs and forecasts.
  • Early warning of EAC issues
  • Establishing risk mitigation plans
  • Identifying opportunities for EBIT / ROS improvement
  • Supporting Sales Acceleration initiatives
• Ability to communicate with multiple levels of the organization to include, but not limited to, Senior Level Program Team, Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, SOX, Outside Audit Firms, Program Finance Team.
• Support of internal and external audit requests.
• Lead staff of financial analysts to build organizational talent by providing regular performance feedback, identifying opportunities for improvement and/or professional growth, conducting talent reviews and developing succession plans.
• Review any program baseline/re-baseline budgets
• Provide meaningful analysis of cost and schedule performance and associated data to members of project teams.
• Responsible for managing the preparation of monthly program financial results and monthly forecasts for relevant business segment.
• Analyze income and profit margins from contracts as well as program balance sheet items.
• Explain the variations between actual results and forecasts.
• Monitor program cost compliance with CAS, FAR, and contractual obligations.
• Monitor overhead costs in relevant departmental overhead pools.
• Prepare, update, and analyze financial models.
• Participate in monthly program management and corporate business reviews.
• Participate in cost and price reviews for proposals.
• Help create financial analyst basis of estimates (BOEs) for future proposals.
• Execute process improvements as directed by management.
• Ad hoc duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• University degree in finance or accounting.
• Three years of relevant experience.
• Ability to work in a team setting.
• Ability to manage staff.
• Analytical ability and autonomy.
• Ability to work under deadlines and multitask.
• Results-oriented with strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) an asset.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Project, Word and PowerPoint).
• Proficient understanding of Earned Value Principles with an emphasis on cost & schedule integration

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Preferred Skills

• Strong background in government contract accounting and compliance.
• Cost-Type contract accounting experience.
• Knowledge of standard accounting software, preferably Deltek (Cost Point, Cobra)
• Clearance if desired

Security Responsibilities

Must complywith all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to sit down for long lengths of time
• Ability to climb stairs
• Ability to operate a personal computer

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Position Type

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.

As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we're proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.

At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age.

The masculine form may be used in this job description solely for ease of reading, but refers to men, women and the gender diverse.