SPRING LIVING OVERVIEW

Spring Living Retirement Communities (springliving.ca) is a boutique, rapidly growing Canadian senior living owner/operator, who currently owns and operates 28 retirement communities in Ontario and Quebec. The company has an ambitious growth plan to expanding through acquisition of mid-market retirement residences across Canada over the next 5 years. Spring Living’s mission is to create warm, welcoming and secure environments for residents, foster caring connections, and provide personalized services by team members who are committed to making a significant IMPACT every day.

Spring Living is the Retirement Community platform of the BAZ group; a Real Estate company that strategically acquires, develops, constructs and repositions assets throughout North America.

JOB OVERVIEW

REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer

The Strategic Project Analyst will support the CFO to project manage process refinements within the finance function, including accounting and reporting, business performance analysis and corporate finance activities.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Office of the CFO, reporting directly to the CFO, acting as right-hand on all actions
• Implementing the CFOs strategic plan and vision for the entire Finance Department
• Role may also evolve to support corporate finance activities, including financing, capital markets, treasury and liquidity management

Strategic Project implementation:

• Supporting the CFO on the roll-out of an expanded finance department organizational design and new functional areas (including corporate finance, FP&A, etc.)
• Working with the Director of Business Systems to design business performance outputs (KPI dashboards, revenue and labour metrics, etc.) and implement new finance technology
• Lead a working group on process optimization and improvement within existing accounting workflow processes
• Support finance and operations on strategic sourcing and procurement
• Partner with investments, operations and other departments to ensure better collaboration/coordination and performance improvement opportunities
• Assist CFO with board/EC level presentations and materials
• Such other special projects as may be required from time-to-time

Financial Strategy:

• Design a new budget and cash flow forecasting tool for the finance function
• Assisting with board and executive reporting on financial performance, including improvements to existing framework
• Leading on improvements to our financial reporting to investors
• Assisting the CFO with various corporate finance activities and corporate development activities
• Preparing financial analysis and models as required to assist the CFO
• Working with the FP&A team to develop best-in-class performance analytics and NOI optimization strategies

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2-3 years in investment banking, consulting or strategic project management
• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Real Estate or Accounting or an equivalent discipline is required
• Post-graduate qualifications like a CPA, CFA or CBA are additive
• Strong, relatable project management experience is essential
• Skills and Personality:
• Excel proficiency
• Powerpoint and Power BI
• Strong communication skills, ability to convert analysis into action plan – board level presentation skills
• Confident, assertive
• Strategic and creative thinking
• Problem solving
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, under tight deadlines

Pay: From CA$90,000.00 per year

Spring Living is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under Ontario’s accessibility laws.

Spring Living is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternative format documents, ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.