{"id":4017461,"url":"https://alion.io/job/walterfedy-director-finance","title":"Director, Finance","company":{"id":2596895,"name":"WalterFedy","domain":"wfad.se","url":"https://alion.io/company/wfad","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Dayforce","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Kitchener, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Rest-Assured","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T05:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-10","last_verified_at":"2026-11-10T18:37:31Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Job Overview\nThe Director, Finance leads the day-to-day operations of the Finance function — financial planning & analysis, accounting, treasury, reporting, and controls — ensuring the organization's financial operations are accurate, timely, and disciplined. This role translates the CFO's financial strategy into operational execution and partners closely with the Director, PMO to ensure enterprise programs are properly resourced, tracked, and financially governed.\n\nReporting to the CFO, the Director, Finance partners with the Director, PMO; Director, Innovation; and Director, Human Resources as part of the CFO's core leadership team, ensuring finance, technology, people, and program delivery function as a coherent, well-run “operating system” for the business.\nDuration: This is a 14-month maternity leave contract, running from February 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.\nWalterFedy is growing! For outstanding talent, this role has real potential to be extended. It's an opportunity to make an immediate impact and build a long-term future with our Finance team.\nAccountabilities / Responsibilities\nClient Delivery\nThis role's “clients” are primarily internal: business/practice line leaders who rely on Finance for accurate reporting, forecasting, and decision support. The role also maintains day-to-day external relationships (auditors, lenders, insurers), escalating strategic matters to the CFO.\nServe as the primary finance business partner to practice/business line leaders on budgeting, forecasting, utilization, margin, and project financial performance.\nMaintain strong day-to-day working relationships with auditors, banking partners, and insurers, escalating strategic matters to the CFO.\nSupport practice leaders with accurate, timely financial data to inform pricing, resourcing, and project decisions.\n\nFinancial Delivery\nLead day-to-day financial planning & analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting for the organization.\nOwn the accounting function: general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, payroll coordination, and month-end/year-end close.\nLead treasury operations, cash flow management, and banking relationships.\nEnsure the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial statements and internal management reporting.\nMaintain strong internal controls and support audit readiness and regulatory compliance.\nMonitor utilization, realization, backlog, and project margin performance, escalating trends to the CFO.\n\nBusiness Processes\nOwn and continuously improve core finance processes, systems, and reporting tools (ERP, financial reporting/BI tools).\nAutomation & AI enablement: Partner with the Director, Innovation on finance system upgrades, automation of manual finance processes, and adoption of AI-enabled tools for forecasting, reporting, or analysis.\nDevelop and maintain financial policies, procedures, and delegation of authority frameworks.\nSupport enterprise governance by ensuring enterprise program budgets and business cases meet finance standards before approval, in partnership with the Director, PMO.\n\nLeadership and Culture\nLead, coach, and develop the Finance team, building depth and succession within the function.\nPartner with the Director, Human Resources on workforce planning, compensation benchmarking, and headcount/capacity planning from a financial lens.\nAct as a trusted, approachable finance partner to non-finance leaders, building financial literacy across the organization.\nModel financial discipline and transparency, reinforcing a culture of accountability.\nSupport the CFO on special projects, board materials, and executive-level financial analysis as needed.\n\nSkills / Competencies\nStrategic Vision & Long-Range Planning: Finance function strategist; translates enterprise financial strategy into operational plans.\nFinancial Acumen & Capital Allocation: Deep technical expertise in accounting, treasury, and financial reporting.\nOperational Excellence, Delivery & Resource Management: Finance operations, reporting, and controls excellence.\nPeople Leadership & Talent Development: Finance team builder and developer.\nClient Leadership & External Relationships: Day-to-day auditor, lender, and insurer relationship management.\nChange Leadership: Finance process and systems change lead; partners with the Director, PMO on enterprise program financial governance.\nInnovation/Continuous Improvement: Champions automation of finance processes and adoption of AI-enabled tools.\nCommercial Acumen, Client Growth & Market Development: Supports pricing, fee models, and business case analysis.\nRisk Management & Governance: Internal controls and audit-readiness specialist.\nCommunication & Executive Presence: Trusted finance advisor to non-finance leaders.\nTechnical / Practice Leadership: Finance and accounting subject matter expert.\nCulture Building & Organizational Health: Champions financial discipline and transparency.\nCross-Functional Integration: Finance partner to the Director, PMO, Director, Human Resources, and Director, Innovation on enterprise initiatives.\nQualifications\nUniversity degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.\nActive CPA (or equivalent professional accounting designation) required.\nMinimum 7 years of progressive finance experience, including people leadership, ideally within a professional services, or engineering/architecture , or similarly project-based organization.\nDemonstrated experience in financial planning & analysis, treasury, and controls.\nExperience in a growth-stage or scaling organization is an asset.\nLife at WalterFedy\nAs a national, innovative, multi-discipline design and construction collective, our ambition goes beyond great design – we are here to enhance the world around us. We need a team of agile, ambitious, and big-picture thinkers who share our drive to harness our collective talents to do something bigger.\n\nOur team is made up of the industry's best. We share a common commitment to questioning the ordinary, infusing everything we do with creativity, and challenging our industry to redefine what’s possible.\n\nJoin us as we move past working for a living, and toward building better communities with smart, influential design.\n\nHow to Apply\nPlease apply with your resume and use the link at the top of this page. You will be redirected to our internal application platform. \n\nWalterFedy strives to create a culture of inclusivity and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those from groups traditionally underrepresented in the workforce. We are committed to equal opportunity hiring practice and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, creed, national origin, citizenship, status, age, sex, gender identity/expression, marital or domestic partnership status, or disability. \n\nShould you require an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact  or call 519-576-2150. \n\nThank you for your interest in WalterFedy! \n\nPlease note that we utilize AI-powered tools to enhance our recruitment process. These tools assist us in managing applications efficiently and ensuring a fair evaluation of all candidates. 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