Director, Finance Transformation – Systems

Intact

Lead finance systems transformation and data initiatives at Intact, collaborating across Finance, IT, and Operations. Drive delivery and governance while enabling corporate growth through effective data solutions.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeMontréal • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$149,600 - CA$182,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead transformational finance systems and data initiatives, partnering across Finance, IT, Operations and Planning.
Co-own the finance systems roadmap and drive end-to-end delivery—turning business needs into modern, scalable, supportable solutions—while ensuring strong governance, testing/UAT discipline, and successful adoption.
Co-develop the long-term Finance systems roadmap aligned to business strategy, regulatory requirements, and data capabilities.
Assess emerging technology and data capabilities to improve efficiency, controls, and insight.
Partner with project managers to define scope, milestones, success metrics, and change control; establish clear decision rights and manage RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies).
Lead resource planning, effort estimation, and budgeting with Finance Transformation peers, IT, Operations and Planning.
Own business requirements, functional specifications, test strategy, UAT execution, and defect triage/prioritization for finance systems projects.
Serve as the primary liaison between Finance and IT for end-to-end delivery.
Partner with leaders to evaluate impacts to external reporting, KPIs, processes, and team structures.
Drive change management, communications, and training to ensure organization-wide adoption.
Support Finance teams with day-to-day issues and continuous improvement.
Advance initiatives that improve data quality, process efficiency, control, and insight generation across Finance.
Enable corporate growth and optimization through fit-for-purpose systems and data solutions.
Strong end-to-end systems understanding, including upstream/downstream dependencies and controls.
Ability to translate complex requirements into functional/technical specifications, including source-to-target mappings.
Trusted liaison with IT/Data/Architecture teams to shape designs and manage delivery.
Hands-on leadership of test strategy, UAT planning, data validation, and defect management.
Understanding of financial data controls, reconciliations, and regulatory/reporting requirements (e.g., IFRS).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business/Management (MBA) or equivalent, CPA is a strong asset.
Minimum 8–years relevant experience, including at least 5 years in transformation projects, leading cross-functional programs.
Minimum 5-years leading and managing high-performing professionals, including people managers – is required.
Proven delivery of finance systems/data initiatives strong program/project management practices.
Experience leading operational and business change (change management and training).
Strong planning, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country and globally.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance): 20%

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Hard Skills & Tools

finance systemsdata initiativesprogram managementchange managementUAT executiondefect managementfinancial data controlsreconciliationsregulatory requirementssource-to-target mappings

Soft Skills

leadershipcritical thinkingproblem-solvingdecision-makingcommunicationcollaborationplanningtrainingadaptabilitystakeholder management

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBACPA