Company Description

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion! We are looking for the Senior Director of Finance of the Health & Care business in Canada.

Sodexo is the global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, an essential factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in 67 countries, we serve over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of services. We pride ourselves on being committed to the highest standard of Employment Equity and Diversity. By partnering with the Stop Hunger Foundation, we have dedicated ourselves to a corporate responsibility by fighting hunger worldwide. Start your journey with Sodexo, as we continue to grow across Canada!

Job Description

How You’ll Make an Impact:
Reporting to the CFO of Canada, this role operates as a Business Partner to the Segment providing finance leadership and support.
The Senior Director of Finance role is to provide actionable insights and leadership to drive the contract/site performance in accordance with the financial terms and spirit of the contract, leveraging transversal finance teams and providing a conduit to the client for financial issues e.g. overdue debt follow-up, change control, etc.

The position will provide the opportunity to deliver real value both to the clients and Sodexo while ensuring robust analysis and reporting to the business, Sodexo, and the client, as to the progress of the area. The Senior Director of Finance is responsible for driving the financial and commercial performance in North America in partnership with the CEO, ensuring risk mitigation plans are in place.

Responsibilities include:

Budgeting and forecasting for Canada’s Health & Care Segment
Lead financial analysis and reporting for all Segment areas
Support the CEO for the Segment to maximize profitability of the division through financial interventions including performance mitigations, driving growth and advising on new and renewal business strategy
Lead development of departmental business plans including financial and operational priorities, ensuring alignment to segment goals and objectives
Partnering on operational improvement actions including contract development and execution
Actively participate in client retention activities and initiatives, engaging key client representatives to explain, grow and develop business strategy
Oversight and direction to Segment finance team as well as operations management on finance strategy, including shared accountability for performance delivery within the Segment
In this role, you will have oversight and responsibility for leading a team of 2-5 employees both directly & indirectly
Ensuring appropriate internal governance, in line with Delegation of Authority and ensuring internal governance is aligned to the North America policies, including ensuring that the units and above site team
Engage and participate as part of the Health & Care Senior Leadership team in development of overall Segment business strategy
Accounting, Auditing and Risk Assessments for all areas within the segment
Providing technical guidance as needed to Segment partners, corporate teams and customers

Qualifications

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Bachelors degree with major in Finance or Accounting
5-7 years’ experience of progressive financial management in a leadership position, including preparing budgets, analysis, auditing and overall costing
CA, CPA, CFA, and/or CMA required
Demonstrated experience leading a diverse team of experienced and decentralized professionals within a rapidly changing, high-performance environment
Commercial finance experience e.g. supporting client pricing modelling and negotiations
Strong presentation skills and influencing skills
Challenger mindset
Comfortable with client interaction and appropriately represents Sodexo externally
Understanding a variety of contract structures including Joint Ventures
Superior communication skills, verbal, written and interpersonal
Ability to work in a matrix environment
Bilingual English (mandatory) and French (an asset)

Additional Information

What Sodexo Can Offer You:

Flexible work environment  
Competitive compensation & great employee benefits 
Training and development programs  
Countless opportunities for growth  
Corporate responsibility & sustainability  
2021 Canada’s Best Diversity Employer
2021 Canada’s Greenest Employers
2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index featured company
Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Program company – Gold Level
And so much more!

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other federal, provincial or local protected class. 

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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