Finance Director, Canada

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What this job involves:

We are seeking an exceptional, strategic finance leader to serve as Finance Director for our Canada team, overseeing a business generating $250+ million in revenue across Real Estate Management Services, Markets, and Leasing. This is a high-impact, business-partnering role for a finance professional who thrives on influencing strategy rather than simply reporting on it — someone who can surface the right data at the right moment, challenge assumptions constructively, and serve as a trusted sounding board to senior business leaders across the region. You'll drive financial planning and reporting while shaping the corporate strategy and vision for Canada, working hand-in-hand with leadership to translate financial insight into decisive action. The ideal candidate understands commercial real estate and professional services, exceptional partnering skills, and high level corporate finance.

This role is based out of JLL's Corporate office in Toronto and requires being in-office 4 days/week (flexibility to work remote one day/week). The Finance Director leads a small team and plays a key role on JLL Canada's Executive Leadership team. You will work closely with leaders across all business lines and report into a Global Finance team.

What your day-to-day will look like:

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Serve as the primary strategic finance partner and advisor to the Country CEO, country business line leaders, country functional leaders, and regional/global finance leadership.
• Lead the preparation, management, consolidation, and delivery of the annual financial plan, reforecasts, and long-range planning efforts.
• Drive proactive, data-informed decision-making across all stakeholder groups.
• Translate global business line strategy into local Canada priorities, providing the financial insights and analysis that connect country-level execution to business line direction and identify opportunities to support revenue growth and margin improvement.
• Oversee the integrity of all financial processes within your scope of responsibility.
• Bridge discussions between business leadership and technical finance teams to inform, guide and influence business decisions

Performance Management & Reporting

• Lead the preparation and delivery of comprehensive monthly financial reporting and analysis for country, business, and finance leadership.
• Produce and analyze monthly/quarterly financial variance reports with actionable insights.
• Develop pipeline reporting and key performance metrics for business and service lines.
• Facilitate pipeline reviews as a forum to inform decision-making and develop forecasts.
• Oversee all fiscal reporting activities, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and strategic relevance.
• Own the month-end close cadence in partnership with the Controllership team, ensuring timely and accurate financial close.
• Identify and diagnose the root cause(s) of margin variance and proactively bring recommendations to remedy

Client & Commercial Finance

• Lead finance input on major client relationships and contracts, including pricing, fee structuring & negotiations, and contract issue resolution.
• Support client-specific commercial finance matters such as capital-funded project reimbursements and rebate pool administration, in partnership with account and operations teams.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team within the realm of FP&A and business partnering.
• Create and execute succession planning and professional development programs.
• Partner in compensation planning and design to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Act as an ambassador for the broader Finance function across the organization

Required qualifications:

• 10+ years progressive financial leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, or Commerce.
• Proven track record of leading financial strategy and operations in complex businesses.
• Outstanding business partnership skills with experience advising and shaping strategy alongside business unit executives.
• Experience leading high-performing teams through periods of growth and change.
• Superior analytical capabilities and financial modelling expertise
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial concepts.
• Strategic mindset with demonstrated ability to drive business results.
• Demonstrated experience owning a planning/budgeting cycle forecast process for a business unit or country.

Preferred qualifications:

• CPA/CFA preferred.
• Bilingual English/French considered a strong asset.

Estimated compensation for this position:

160,000.00 – 210,000.00 CAD per year

This range represents the estimated base salary and actual compensation may differ. Final base salary is determined by various considerations including but not limited to candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations. Some roles and employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, benefits, or other compensation.

Location:

On-site –Toronto, ON

Opening Type:

Replacement

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