Finance Business Partner Jobs

We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Management Team in Langley (Vancouver BC, Canada).

Working for Signify means being creative and adaptive. Our culture of continuous learning and commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that allows you to build your skills and career. Together, we’re transforming our industry.

As the world leader in lighting, we’re constantly ahead of the curve. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we’re breaking new grounds in data analytics, AI, and smart homes, offices, cities and more!

Signify is one of the few companies in the world to achieve carbon neutrality and our next sustainability goals are even bolder: doubling our positive impact on the environment and society by 2025.

As a Finance Business partner you’ll be responsible for delivering financial insights and results of ruining activities as well as future outlook.

We’re on the lookout for forward-thinking innovators with a passion for sustainability. If you match this description, get in touch!

What You’ll Do

• Connect with the Financial Controller on any Accounting Operations topics and where appropriate, ensure input is provided to ensure completeness of External, Statutory reporting and Tax requirements.
• Take ownership for the integrity of business results, business ethics, and financial risk management. Sign off the financial statements of the ORUs in scope
• Co-manage the business, support and guide strategic and tactical decisions by means of sound business analysis (bus. modelling, opportunity & risk assessments, scenario analysis etc.)
• Provide advice on the financial implications of business activities and take accountability for reviewing financial business cases on investments and resource allocation
• Co-manage the outcome of financial planning processes (Target setting, quarterly forecast), working closely with plant management team to optimize value drivers and manage risk
• Monitor the financial position of the plant. Identify risks and opportunities to current financial projections and take corrective actions where needed (e.g., cost improvements, productivity improvement, cash flow improvement)

Your Qualifications

• Decision Influencer: Provide a clear financial recommendation to the business to a specific decision. Communicates financial statements, performance and recommendations to business leaders. Able to model complex business decisions, including business risk management (e.g. contracts, investments).
• Strategic Thinker: as a value creation architect, leverage knowledge of the business and customers in determining winning strategies for the business, challenging the assumptions critically. Translate that long term vision and strategy of the business into short to medium term actions to drive the business. Track the impact of those strategic actions and adapt to the changing environment.
• Operations Finance Management/Business Partnering experience required
• Business Performance Management: Take action to drive business performance by understanding the end-to-end business and how financial results are delivered. As part of a Management Team, understand the key value driver of the business and its processes to drive financial and non-financial decisions that generate value. Balance risk and reward in the deployment of the assets of the company applying sound financial discipline. Challenging the business forecast to ensure it is realistic and then tracking performance against plans.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Related Field
• SAP knowledge
• Financial Acumen: A foundational knowledge of financial and management accounting to provide financial advice to the business. Understands IFRS and Signify Accounting Principles, management accounting techniques, Directives, Local Statutory and Local Taxes and how they apply to the business.

Our candidate profile is just a guide. We know that many talented people only apply for jobs when there is an exact match. If you don't fit all the criteria but believe this role is for you, we would very much like to hear from you.

What You’ll Get In Return…

We’re offering multiple opportunities for career development, like mentoring, coaching and stretch assignments, with strong international exposure for dynamic profiles. Learning is fundamental to our culture. Through continuous learning, we are transforming the industry. You have the chance to learn every day, acquire new skills and perspectives through customized online programs, and on-the-job experiences.

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