About the Company Our client is responsible for managing and operating Canadas leading global hub airport. They are looking for an Associate Director, Airport Operations to join their team! Why Work Here - Strong financial performance and consistent bonus payouts - Excellent pension and benefits package - Mentorship opportunity working closely with senior leadership - Exposure to large-scale, complex operations - Retirement: Up to 8% employer match through Manulife About the Opportunity - Serve as the strategic finance partner to Airport Operations leadership, providing forward looking financial insight, challenge, and decision support across a complex, operationally intensive portfolio. - Lead the full financial management cycle for Airport Operations, including annual operating plans, long range financial plans, rolling forecasts, and monthly performance reviews. - Develop and maintain driver based financial models covering revenues, operating costs, and unit economics, integrated with operational drivers such as passenger volumes, aviation activity, and cost inflation. - Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights through executive ready analytics, dashboards, and storytelling that support timely, high quality decision making. - Provide rigorous financial analysis, scenario modeling, and business case evaluation to support strategic initiatives, capital investments, and operational improvements. - Strengthen forecasting accuracy, performance management, and financial governance through continuous improvement of processes, controls, and reporting routines. - Oversee accurate and timely financial reporting, variance analysis, and close activities, ensuring strong alignment with internal control frameworks and audit requirements. - Partner closely with Corporate Analytics, FP&A, Strategy, Controllership, and the Transformation Office to align financial plans with enterprise priorities and drive insight led decision making. - Lead, coach, and develop finance team members, fostering a high performance, collaborative culture focused on analytical rigor, accountability, and continuous learning. About You - 710+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, business finance, or commercial analytics, ideally within a large, complex, capital intensive or regulated environment. - Demonstrated experience providing strategic financial support to senior operational leaders, with a strong track record of influencing decisions through insight and analysis. - 5+ years of experience leading or developing teams, including coaching, capability building, and performance management. - Deep expertise in financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, business case development, and scenario modeling using driver based approaches. - Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with advanced Excel proficiency and experience with financial ERP/EPM systems (e.g., Adaptive, Oracle, SAP, Anaplan, TM1). - Proven ability to convert complex information into clear, concise, and compelling narratives for executive and Board level audiences. - A post secondary degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; CPA and/or CFA designation strongly preferred. - Demonstrated experience working in a customer centric, operationally focused organization. - Ability to obtain and retain Transportation Security Clearance at the designated level for the position. Salary Range $150,000 - $160,000 / year #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Associate Director, Airport Operations