Bilingual Finance Business Partner
About the role
Bilingual Finance Business Partner
The Finance Business Partner (FBP) for Quebec & Atlantic plays a critical strategic role in supporting regional leadership to drive financial performance, operational decision-making, and business growth. This is a highly collaborative, forward-looking position requiring an influential communicator with strong financial acumen and a deep desire to understand the business.
The FBP acts as the financial steward for the region, ensuring a healthy P&L, identifying risks and opportunities early, and guiding investment decisions that shape the business’s future. Success in this role requires confidence, initiative, curiosity, and the ability to simplify complex information for operational leaders. This is a pivotal role, not just for finance but for driving broader business goals.
What You Will Do
Strategic Business Partnering
- Partner closely with regional leadership to proactively guide strategic and financial decision-making.
- Provide forward-looking insight into P&L health, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities before they materialize.
- Lead scenario modeling, financial impact analyses, and ROI assessments for headcount, CapEx, new branches, and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate across functions to gather inputs needed for accurate forecasting, ensuring alignment and accountability across teams.
- Build strong relationships with business leaders, becoming a trusted advisor with a deep understanding of the region’s operations.
- Develop strategic frameworks or tools that could aid financial decision-making.
Financial Planning, Forecasting & Analysis
- Prepare integrated budgets and forecasts based on regional business plans and operational realities.
- Facilitate cross-function workshops and meets to foster a culture of financial awareness among operational teams.
- Deliver insightful commentary on monthly performance including Sales, Margin, Opex and Working Capital, while emphasizing the value of storytelling with data to make insights more relatable and actionable for leadership.
- Conduct high-level strategic financial analysis (not transactional day-to-day accounting tasks).
- Prepare and present monthly Regional Business Review materials, including presentations for the CFO and executive leadership team.
- Support special projects with data-driven insights, modeling, and strategic recommendations.
Controls, Compliance & Governance
- Perform and report on monthly SOX and Base Financial Controls compliance testing such as Revenue Cut-off, Inventory Cut-off, and Credit Note Review and demonstrate and promote ethics and integrity throughout all layers of the business.
- Ensure alignment with financial policies, processes, and best practices.
- Mentor team members are stakeholders in compliance matters to promote a culture of accountability.
What You Bring
- University degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field.
- Fully bilingual in English and French.
- CPA designation (completed or in progress) strongly preferred
- 5+ years of progressive experience in finance, business partnering, FP&A, or strategic analysis.
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capability.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel; familiarity with Oracle EPBCS/GL, Power BI, Tableau an asset.
- Highly collaborative, approachable team player with the confidence to engage and challenge leaders constructively.
- Comfortable presenting to all levels of leadership, including executives.
- Strong initiative: proactively seeks involvement, proposes solutions, and doesn’t wait to be asked.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Each resume submitted gets individually reviewed by our team and retained for 24 months if other new and exciting opportunities arise that match your skills and qualifications.
Please note: This position requires the result of a satisfactory criminal record check. A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position.
Vacancy Status : Existing position
Base Salary Range : $110,000 - $115,000 (total compensation range $110,000 - 132,250)
Please note: The total compensation range posted for this role represents the total compensation opportunity, which may include base wage, bonuses, commissions, and/or other monetary components, if applicable. Placement in the range will be based on factors such as market conditions, internal equity, candidate experience, skills and qualifications relevant to the role.
Not the right fit? Search for Bilingual Finance Business Partner jobs in Burlington, Ontario
About Wolseley Canada, Inc.
Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor to plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial markets in the country. Wolseley Canada is part of Ferguson – the world's largest trade distributor of plumbing and heat products
Our goal is to service your product needs, knowledgeably, accurately and on time. With more than 200 branches from coast-to-coast, we offer thousands of products from top manufacturers with immediate availability, as well as provide products for next-day delivery.
Our continued growth as an industry leader depends on hiring the best talent and Wolseley Canada is committed to supporting the successes and development of our employees.
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Bilingual Finance Business Partner
About the role
Bilingual Finance Business Partner
The Finance Business Partner (FBP) for Quebec & Atlantic plays a critical strategic role in supporting regional leadership to drive financial performance, operational decision-making, and business growth. This is a highly collaborative, forward-looking position requiring an influential communicator with strong financial acumen and a deep desire to understand the business.
The FBP acts as the financial steward for the region, ensuring a healthy P&L, identifying risks and opportunities early, and guiding investment decisions that shape the business’s future. Success in this role requires confidence, initiative, curiosity, and the ability to simplify complex information for operational leaders. This is a pivotal role, not just for finance but for driving broader business goals.
What You Will Do
Strategic Business Partnering
- Partner closely with regional leadership to proactively guide strategic and financial decision-making.
- Provide forward-looking insight into P&L health, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities before they materialize.
- Lead scenario modeling, financial impact analyses, and ROI assessments for headcount, CapEx, new branches, and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate across functions to gather inputs needed for accurate forecasting, ensuring alignment and accountability across teams.
- Build strong relationships with business leaders, becoming a trusted advisor with a deep understanding of the region’s operations.
- Develop strategic frameworks or tools that could aid financial decision-making.
Financial Planning, Forecasting & Analysis
- Prepare integrated budgets and forecasts based on regional business plans and operational realities.
- Facilitate cross-function workshops and meets to foster a culture of financial awareness among operational teams.
- Deliver insightful commentary on monthly performance including Sales, Margin, Opex and Working Capital, while emphasizing the value of storytelling with data to make insights more relatable and actionable for leadership.
- Conduct high-level strategic financial analysis (not transactional day-to-day accounting tasks).
- Prepare and present monthly Regional Business Review materials, including presentations for the CFO and executive leadership team.
- Support special projects with data-driven insights, modeling, and strategic recommendations.
Controls, Compliance & Governance
- Perform and report on monthly SOX and Base Financial Controls compliance testing such as Revenue Cut-off, Inventory Cut-off, and Credit Note Review and demonstrate and promote ethics and integrity throughout all layers of the business.
- Ensure alignment with financial policies, processes, and best practices.
- Mentor team members are stakeholders in compliance matters to promote a culture of accountability.
What You Bring
- University degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field.
- Fully bilingual in English and French.
- CPA designation (completed or in progress) strongly preferred
- 5+ years of progressive experience in finance, business partnering, FP&A, or strategic analysis.
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capability.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel; familiarity with Oracle EPBCS/GL, Power BI, Tableau an asset.
- Highly collaborative, approachable team player with the confidence to engage and challenge leaders constructively.
- Comfortable presenting to all levels of leadership, including executives.
- Strong initiative: proactively seeks involvement, proposes solutions, and doesn’t wait to be asked.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Each resume submitted gets individually reviewed by our team and retained for 24 months if other new and exciting opportunities arise that match your skills and qualifications.
Please note: This position requires the result of a satisfactory criminal record check. A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position.
Vacancy Status : Existing position
Base Salary Range : $110,000 - $115,000 (total compensation range $110,000 - 132,250)
Please note: The total compensation range posted for this role represents the total compensation opportunity, which may include base wage, bonuses, commissions, and/or other monetary components, if applicable. Placement in the range will be based on factors such as market conditions, internal equity, candidate experience, skills and qualifications relevant to the role.
Not the right fit? Search for Bilingual Finance Business Partner jobs in Burlington, Ontario
About Wolseley Canada, Inc.
Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor to plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial markets in the country. Wolseley Canada is part of Ferguson – the world's largest trade distributor of plumbing and heat products
Our goal is to service your product needs, knowledgeably, accurately and on time. With more than 200 branches from coast-to-coast, we offer thousands of products from top manufacturers with immediate availability, as well as provide products for next-day delivery.
Our continued growth as an industry leader depends on hiring the best talent and Wolseley Canada is committed to supporting the successes and development of our employees.