Senior Financial Systems Specialist

At Northland, we're enablers of change, united by our journey to transform the energy sector into the foundation for a sustainable future.

Since our inception, we've been early movers in the energy industry, adopting new initiatives that pave the way for communities across the globe and helping forge their path towards a carbon-neutral landscape.

We're a different kind of independent power producer. As developers, owners and operators who are at the forefront of the energy transition, we're uniquely positioned to leave a lasting impact in the regions where we operate. We've expanded our business across Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia to become a global leader, all by bringing together industry experts to find solutions with an entrepreneurial mindset.

While our work powers communities across the globe, Northland is powered by our people.

The Senior Financial Systems Specialist is a key player within the Finance team and is responsible for managing Company's Workday ERP Finance system and future finance tools. This position will be a hands-on subject matter expert in Workday Finance. The position requires that the candidate have both a strong financial background and experience in system implementation, configuration, integration, and administration. You will be the principal interface between Business Transformation, IT and Finance for our global ERP and financial tooling. This role will support the business needs of North American and European users.

Key activities include oversight of the different financial functional areas in Workday, and management and maintenance of key areas such as FDM and Financial Accounting. The position will work closely with the Corporate accounting teams, senior leadership team, and business leaders providing financial, strategic, and ad-hoc support as needed. The position will report to the Senior Manager, Consolidations.

This role will be based in our Toronto Head Office.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for global configuration decisions, business processes design, and ongoing maintenance in the Workday ERP Finance environment
• Support bi-yearly Workday release including testing, documentation, and training users on new features and enhancement
• Support the business and be the finance representative in deployment of finance IT tools and projects
• Integrate Northland projects (legal entities) within the Northland ERP System Workday
• Coordinate with other departments with cross application configuration and processes
• Maintain reports inventory and create new custom reports when required
• Develop and recommend policies and standard operating procedures to ensure proper control and system effectiveness
• Management of the system; including controls, enhancements, improvements, and documentation
• Provide technical/functional expertise and serve as subject matter expert for the different Workday modules
• Train and develop financial staff to better utilize the system and system related reports
• Perform functional configuration and enhancements, system maintenance and business process testing for ERP maintenance, which includes managing custom fields, forms, records, workflows, searching and reporting, and user roles to support business requirements
• Provide oversight, technical support, and change management of ERP platform, including data governance and assessments to improve financial system processes

Who You Are

• Collaborative: You build relationships, seek diverse perspectives, leverage effective communication, and encourage cross-functional sharing of information.
• Proactive problem-solver: You evaluate problems through critical thinking. You have a knack for creative problem-solving and are able to develop and implement innovative solutions.
• Analytical: You can formulate thoughtful and comprehensive analyses that assist in strategic decision-making.
• Diligent: Your solid attention to detail will ensure the accuracy of the consolidation results, and you will follow up with others to ensure outstanding information or actions are complete.
• Thinking like an owner: You demonstrate initiative and ongoing commitment to Northland´s objectives. Take responsibility for actions and quality of the work.
• Globally minded: You have the ability to adapt and work with different time zones, cultures, perspectives, and attitudes. You are able to bring different perspectives together while providing support to regional and global counterparts.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or related professional equivalent
• Experience with Workday Finance in Subject Matter Expert and administrative roles. Workday Pro certification desirable.
• Experience with Oracle EPM is a plus
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Able to prioritize workload and execute tasks independently
• Experience in analyzing system requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting data tests, troubleshooting issues, and interfacing with business users
• Good understanding of finance & accounting concepts. Accounting designation good to have.
• Motivation to lead positive change throughout the organization
• Experience with Adaptive Planning is a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong in business English

What's In It for You

• Thoughtful benefits - A competitive RRSP matching scheme of 8%; extended health, dental and vision benefits for yourself and your immediate family from day one; paid parental leave; Accident and Life Insurance and disability benefits are just a few of the benefits you'll be able to access.
• Wellbeing first - Staying true to our taking care of ourselves and each other value, you will have access to our global Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program, including access to mental health resources.
• Floating days and Birthdays off - As part of our commitment to promoting a healthy work-life balance, you will get your birthday off so you can celebrate however you choose! You will also receive three additional days off annually to observe any other events that are important to you.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds. If you're excited about a role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with this job description, we still encourage you to apply. Learn more about our diversity, inclusion and belonging commitments.

Disclaimer

This document is a guide. The duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the jobs as described herein are not inclusive and are subject to change.

Northland Power is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and accessible environment. As part of our commitment we work to ensure our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you require special assistance or accommodation during the hiring process, please notify a member of the HR Department.