Vice-President, Finance

Oceanex isseeking an experienced finance executive to join its Executive Leadership Teamas Vice-President, Finance.

This is anopportunity to play a central role in the financial stewardship of a criticalsupply-chain link for Newfoundland and Labrador during a period of significantinvestment and growth.

Located in St.John’s, NL and reporting to the Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President,Finance provides strategic financial leadership across an integratedtransportation business that includes marine transportation, trucking, terminaloperations and logistics services, and is directly accountable for the finance,accounting, taxation, customer pricing and procurement functions.

Working closelywith the Executive team, shareholders and the Board of Directors, thesuccessful candidate will help guide major capital investments, fleet renewalinitiatives, financing strategies and corporate growth opportunities.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Shape and execute Oceanex’slong-term financial strategy, annual budget, rolling forecasts and keyperformance indicators as a member of the Executive team.
• Lead the Company's financeorganization, including accounting, taxation, customer pricing andprocurement teams in St. John’s and Montréal, and develop high-performingprofessionals.
• Provide financial leadership forfleet renewal and major capital investments and evaluate acquisition andorganic growth opportunities.
• Lead relationships with commerciallenders and financial partners and develop funding strategies andnegotiate financing arrangements.
• Own the customer pricing strategyand the procurement strategy and governance framework to optimize revenue,protect margins and control costs.
• Ensure the integrity of financialreporting (ASPE/IFRS), internal controls, tax and pension compliance, andthe external audit.
• Present financial results, budgets,forecasts and capital proposals to the Board of Directors.
• Contribute to enterprise riskmanagement and drive continuous improvement across finance systems andprocesses.

Qualifications

• Chartered Professional Accountant(CPA) designation in good standing.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressiveaccounting or finance experience, including at least five years in anexecutive role (Director level or above).
• Demonstrated treasury, banking andfinancing experience, including negotiation of credit facilities.
• Experience preparing and presentingfinancial results, budgets and strategic plans to a Board of Directors orequivalent governance body.
• Expert knowledge of Canadianaccounting standards (ASPE/IFRS), Canadian tax legislation, internalcontrols and audit processes.
• Strong knowledge of cost accountingand its application to pricing, margin analysis and operationalefficiency.
• Strong working knowledge of ERPsystems, financial planning and analysis tools, and business intelligenceplatforms.
• Professional proficiency inEnglish.

Assets

• Industry experience intransportation and logistics (strong asset); experience in marine,infrastructure, industrial or manufacturing sectors is also an asset.
• Experience in capital-intensiveindustries, including fleet or major capital project financing.
• Bilingual proficiency in Englishand French (strong asset).

Skills

• Strong strategic and commercialjudgment.
• Demonstrated leadership ofmulti-disciplinary finance teams across multiple locations.
• Excellent verbal communication andrelationship-building skills as well as written communication skills.
• Ability to influence across alllevels of an organization.
• Strongcommercial and business acumen with the ability to link financialperformance to operational drivers.

Oceanex Inc. is committed to equity in employment and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest but wish to advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone inquiries please.