Finance Business Partner
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About the Role
CIRA is looking for a Finance Business Partner to act as a trusted financial advisor to business leaders, providing insights that influence decisions. The role involves budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and performance analysis.
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Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted financial advisor to business leaders, providing insights that influence decisions and outcomes
- Lead and coordinate annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes across assigned business units
- Support development of multi year financial outlooks aligned with strategic priorities
- Monitor performance against plans and provide forward looking insights
- Analyze financial and operational performance, identifying key drivers, trends, and variances
- Develop KPIs and performance frameworks to track progress and support accountability
- Build financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate investments, optimize costs, and drive value creation
- Drive continuous improvements in financial planning, reporting, forecasting, supporting tools and data structures
Requirements
- 3 5 years of experience in FP&A, finance, or business partnering roles
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA (or in progress) is an asset
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes
- Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex insights clearly
- Experience working cross functionally in dynamic environments
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Who You Are
- You’re a Finance Business Partner who brings both rigour and perspective to your work.
- You go beyond reporting. You bring a clear point of view, ask thoughtful questions and help translate financial insights into actions that improve performance.
- You build trusted relationships with senior leaders and work collaboratively to connect financial results to business outcomes.
What You’ll Do
- Act as a trusted financial advisor to business leaders, providing insights that influence decisions and outcomes
- Proactively challenge assumptions and support continuous improvement in decision making
- Lead and coordinate annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes across assigned business units
- Support development of multi year financial outlooks aligned with strategic priorities
- Monitor performance against plans and provide forward looking insights
- Analyze financial and operational performance, identifying key drivers, trends, and variances
- Develop KPIs and performance frameworks to track progress and support accountability
- Build financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate investments, optimize costs, and drive value creation
- Drive continuous improvements in financial planning, reporting, forecasting, supporting tools and data structures
- Promote consistency and discipline in financial practices across teams
- Build strong cross functional relationships (including Procurement, Legal, and Operations)
- Support procurement and contract evaluation through financial analysis
What You Bring
- 3 5 years of experience in FP&A, finance, or business partnering roles
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA (or in progress) is an asset
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes
- Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex insights clearly
- Curiosity and a proactive mindset to identify opportunities and challenge assumptions
- Experience working cross functionally in dynamic environments
- Experience with financial planning tools or systems
- Exposure to strategic planning or investment evaluation
Who We Are
- At CIRA, we’re driven by a passion to make a positive impact on Canada’s digital future.
- Our recognition as one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers for ten years is a testament to our vibrant culture.
- CIRA embraces a blend of remote and IRL in office work to keep our team connected and engaged.
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