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Financial Managers

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2022-2026
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals manage the financial services and accounting operations. They are employed by companies and organizations in the private and public sectors.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

  • Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and systems.
  • Prepare or coordinate the preparation of various reports.
  • Coordinate financial planning (budget, analysis, forecasts, etc.).
  • Supervise the development and implementation of financial simulation models.
  • Assess accounting practices.
  • Propose modifications to controllers, senior managers, and heads of other departments.
  • Hire, organize, train, and manage personnel.
  • Ensure communication between the company and shareholders, investors, and financial analysts.
  • Define standards of profitability for investment projects, evaluate them, and deal with mergers or acquisitions.
  • Inform top management on the company's financial performance.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to senior management positions such as Vice-President of Finance.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2020 to 2022.
Minimum
$30.00
Median
$51.25
Maximum
$76.92

Job prospects for 2022-2026

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Job prospects for 2022-2026

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2021

All of Québec

20,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
54% Female
46% Male

Not available.
  • 54% Female
  • 46% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$87,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • None

All of Québec

  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Finance
    NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    19% of jobs
  2. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    10% of jobs
  3. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    8% of jobs
  4. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    7% of jobs
  5. Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
    NAICS 524
    5% of jobs
  6. Others
    51% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Finance
    NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    19% of jobs
  2. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    10% of jobs
  3. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    8% of jobs
  4. Wholesale Trade
    NAICS 41
    7% of jobs
  5. Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
    NAICS 524
    5% of jobs
  6. Others
    51% of jobs