Finance Compliance and Transformation Manager

About this role

Who We Are:   • CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. 

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. 

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. 

  What We Have to Offer:   • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance 

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe 

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions 

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! 

Company Overview  At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, defense and security forces and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest.  Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries.  CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight, mission and medical simulators and training programs powered by digital technologies. We embed sustainability in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.  Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, CAE has built an excellent reputation and long-standing customer relationships based on experience, strong technical capabilities, a highly trained workforce, and global reach. CAE’s shares are traded on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: CAE; NYSE: CAE).    Defense & Securit y  CAE’s Defense & Security is a $1B employee business operating under a Special Security Agreement (SSA) to mitigate foreign ownership, control or influence in order to allow the execution of classified work and research and development in the United States. CAE Defense & Security is now the largest platform-agnostic, global training and simulation pure play organization, dedicated to supporting worldwide defense customers maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.  CAE’s Defense & Security (D&S) business unit focuses on helping prepare its customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. CAE is a world-class training systems integrator offering a comprehensive portfolio of training centers, training services and simulation products across the air, land, naval and public safety market segments. The D&S business unit serves its global defense and security customers through regional operations in Canada, the United States/Latin America, Europe/Africa, and Asia-Pacific/Middle East; all of which leverage the full breadth of CAE’s capabilities, technologies and solutions. 

CAE is a global leader in the development and delivery of integrated live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) training solutions for defense forces. Most militaries leverage a combination of live training on actual platforms, virtual training in simulators, and constructive training using computer-generated simulations.     The solutions provided by CAE’s Defense and Security business unit typically include a combination of training services, simulation products and software tools designed to cost effectively maintain and enhance safety, efficiency, mission readiness and decision-making capabilities.    Position Summary  CAE USA is at the front-end of a newly reset five-year strategic plan to profitably grow. The Compliance & Transformation Lead will lead through influence, and successfully partner with internal and external program, functional, and government stakeholders to deliver results. This candidate will be responsible for providing thought leadership and financial and operational strategies to ensure the achievement of the business plans and objectives.      Specific Responsibilities     • Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance financial processes, technology, and operational excellence.  

• Promote collaboration and global execution within the finance team.  

• Ensure compliance with customer RFPs, FAR/DFARS, CAS, and internal policies for proposals and pricing.  

• Guide teams on regulatory interpretation and develop compliant proposal responses.  

• Support audits and prepare compliance documentation.  

• Improve forecasting, cost estimating, and proficiency in pricing submissions.  

• Identify and address training needs, fostering a culture of high performance.  

• Continuously refine compliance tools, best practices, and processes. 

  Professional Experience/Qualifications   • A minimum of 8 years of work experience on a progressive career growth path, with much of that time in a financial management position. 

• Significant experience in rapid growth technology markets, with emphasis on the U.S. defense industry, both domestic and international.  Experienced in taking a company forward in a fast growth environment, providing insight for direction and managing change effectively. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting. An MBA is desirable. 

• Ability to multi-task with a high degree of versatility and flexibility. 

• Experience with Cognos and Costpoint a plus. 

• Hands-on pragmatic approach to business, asset management, cash flow and profitability. 

• Comprehensive understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFAR). 

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