eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Michael Page

• Location

  Canada-QC-Montreal

• Compensation

  Competitive compensation + Downtown location + On Canada’s 50 Best Employers list for 2007

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  11 Jul 2008

• eFC Ref no

  434568

Our client is a leading professional services firm in Canada, providing audit, tax, financial advisory and consulting services. Recognized as one of the best employers in Québec in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, our client is dedicated to helping its clients and people excel.

Consulting is a fully integrated part of our client's full range of services. They work hand-in-hand with clients to improve business performance, drive shareholder value and create competitive advantage.
A career in Consulting will offer you the opportunity to:

• Work in a fast growing and challenging environment with like-minded people who are eminent in their respective technical field
• Develop solutions through debate and discussion, in our teams and with clients
• Continue your professional development to reinforce and expand your chosen career path
• Work with high profile clients on a variety of Canadian and international engagements

As a Senior Manager, you will play an active role in the planning and execution of diverse advisory mandates related to finance and accounting:

• Integrated Performance Management
• Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
• Performance Measurement, Reporting and Scorecards
• Finance Transformation (process, benchmarking, and best practices)
• Finance Organization Design, Shared Services and Outsourcing
• Finance Merger Integration
• Strategic Cost Management including Activity-Based Costing
• Enterprise Cost Reduction

A Senior Manager plays a key role in growing current services in their market. The primary mandate for this role includes increasing market share by developing and executing business development strategies as well as delivering top quality work to clients.
As a Senior Manager, you will lead a diverse team of highly talented Consultants in a cross functional environment, taking a lead role in delivering consulting services to high growth organizations. A Senior Manager creates long-term relationships at a senior client level and has strong knowledge in leveraging prevalent methodologies. This role employs a structured approach to project management to ensure complete client satisfaction and project profitability. You will anticipate the long term, multifunctional impact of all decisions and take a broad approach to problem solving. You will execute a client service plan on complex engagements and work closely with the Partners in exceeding our client's expectations while identifying and mitigating business risks associated with projects.
Who we are looking for :

• Accounting professional designation (CA or CMA) or a Masters degree in a related specialization;
• MBA an asset;
• 5+ years in a senior position delivering finance type projects, ideally in a consulting environment;
• Demonstrated track record in business development and practice building;
• Proven project management skills;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Existing network and exceptional reputation in the marketplace;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both French and English are essential;
• Must be open to periodically working on projects that require travel within Canada and the United States.