Finance Manager

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our growing team at Modern Niagara. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in coordinating and overseeing all daily accounting processes for the Corporate office, ensuring they are executed efficiently, effectively, and within established timelines.

As Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the monthly financial reporting of shared service departments. You will collaborate with Finance teammates, the executive team, operations staff, and lenders to deliver the highest level of service to our internal operations, external clients, and vendors.

Reporting to the Corporate Director of Finance, you will embody and promote Modern Niagara’s Core Values in all your actions, supporting the team's efforts to achieve established financial and business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This role offers a unique opportunity for professional development and career advancement within Modern Niagara through diverse experiences.

Overview Of Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all financial operations of the Corporate office.
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reports, including annual budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and KPI monitoring.
• Compile a consolidated monthly financial reporting package for the Executive Leadership Team, providing insights and data to support strategic planning and business development initiatives, including collaboration on the 5-year plan.
• Cultivate relationships with regional business leads to serve as a business partner in managing performance.
• Oversee cash flow forecasts, ensuring optimal cash resource management and liquidity maintenance.
• Evaluate internal controls and identify areas for improvement.
• Pursue efficiencies in financial transaction processing and reporting.
• Complete special projects and analyses on an ad-hoc basis as assigned.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting designation (CPA) required.
• Minimum of 5 years of financial management or controllership experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with a team-oriented mindset.
• Experience in the construction industry is a plus.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to trend analysis.
• Openness to continuous improvement and change, with ERP implementation experience being an asset.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGTBQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at [email protected].