Finance Manager

Overview / Responsibilities

Wood currently has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our Mining & Minerals business in Canada. Reporting to the Operations Director in the Vancouver, BC office, this role will provide business partnering support to the Mining & Minerals business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide financial and analytical support to management
• Ensure the accuracy of monthly financial results and prepare reports to management as required. Complete analysis of information to help drive effective decision making and operational success
• Undertake the preparation of the annual budget and periodic forecasts
• Ensure that an effective control environment exists through compliance with all Group and Mining control frameworks, policies, and procedures as relevant. Maintain a current knowledge of corporate accounting policies, financial reporting requirements, and provide related direction and support to management and staff
• Manage financial and internal services arrangements for intercompany business activities
• Provide input to and review of proposals to clients including contract terms
• Engage with tax, treasury and other corporate groups and ensure compliance with all taxation, foreign currency and other requirements for bids and awarded work
• Review invoices to clients for accuracy and compliance with contract terms and conditions
• Responsible for internal and external audits as directed, ensuring the provision of accurate and timely information upon request
• Participate in monthly internal project review meetings with other management
• Contribute as required to corporate and Mining reporting and improvement initiatives
• Supervise and lead finance team
• Other duties as may be assigned

Skills / Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Professional accounting designation preferred (CPA)
• 10+ years of post-qualification experience
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading a team and managing change
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities
• Advanced user of Excel (Pivot tables, formulas, graphs, v-lookups, links between spreadsheets)
• Hands-on experience with Oracle
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter, proactive and positive

Personal Attributes:

• Safety & Assurance – Safety aware and lead by example in this area
• Relationships – Ability to form and maintain strong working relationships with operations, projects, and functional management and staff
• People – Ability to communicate effectively to both Finance and non-finance personnel
• Financial Responsibility – Demonstrates strong willingness to question and challenge
• Integrity – Demonstrates strong ethical values and communicates with openness and honesty
• Good planning and organizational skills – track record of successfully delivering to deadlines
• Communication - Ability to discuss issues clearly and concisely at all levels within the organization

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement (EEO)

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.