Business Manager

A little about Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power . This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star . With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity

One Permanent Full Time Position.

Are you ready to take on an exceptional and rewarding administrative role? As a Business Manager at Capital Power, you will be at the heart of our operations, working cross-functionally to drive our financial and administrative success. This is an outstanding opportunity to be a key player in a fast-paced environment that values learning and career growth.

As the Business Manager, you will be accountable to the Plant Manager and provide outstanding administrative services.

You will contribute to our team by:

Adhering to corporate practices and policies relating to finance, and supply chain.

Tracking and developing site financial data for submission to corporate finance in support of monthly and annual finance reporting activities, PPA related production invoices, budgeting, and forecasting.

Supporting the development of the Annual O&M Budget, with accountability for the preparation of the Admin budget using comparisons from previous spending and forecasts.

Understanding the chart of accounts and ensuring transactions are booked against the appropriate account and cost codes.

Tracking and assisting with forecasting budget spending and reviewing it with other managers at the plant.

Assisting with outage cost tracking and reporting variances, as needed.

Managing corporate travel arrangements and expense reconciliation, as required.

Managing monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting including accrual entries, actual versus budget variance reports, and reviewing open purchase orders and work orders.

Advising managers to ensure expenses are allocated accurately.

Determining sales and using tax that is due monthly.

Establishing and maintaining supplier relationships for all administration related activities.

Working with Commercial and Management Team to build and manage the Budget, development and guide budget adherence discussions.

Assisting with tracking and communication of critical metrics as directed by the Plant Manager.

Managing office contracts, processes, and document control while making full use of corporate resources.

Supporting procurement of outage facilities and logistics planning and site layout (ex: office trailers, security, cleaning, toilet trailers, verifying contractor orientations, etc.).

Generating, issuing, and amending purchase orders.

Reviewing requests for changes to contracts and discussing risks with Supply Chain Services.

Ensuring inventory counts and balancing physical/system balances, reporting material variances.

Working closely with vendors to ensure compliance with Capital Power standards.

Requesting and reviewing all Certificates of Insurance to ensure they meet the Capital Power standards, work closely with vendors to resolve any issues.

Supporting and aiding with coordination of training and ensuring that training records are maintained, as required.

Developing and maintaining relationships with internal cross-functional groups, such as, Supply Chain, Finance, HSE.

Serving as the first point of contact and response for site worker and corporate inquiries relating to finance, supply chain, and training.

What you will bring to the role:

Education:

Completed High School Diploma or Completed Associates Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Business preferred.

Education equivalency may be considered.

Experience and Skills:

3+ years' experience in a related industry and/or role.

Strong office software skills.

Proven ability to track and organize documents both hard copies and digital.

Intermediate ability to perform plant level financial analysis.

Strong capability to track and monitor plant finances.

Proven ability to maintain and develop vendor relationships.

Working Conditions:

Plant based role with possible very minimal travel to meet business users at Capital Power facilities or other offices.

Additional Details:

The pay range for this position is Total Base Pay Range $64,200.00 - $96,400.00 USD. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior relevant experience.

This position is eligible for health care benefits, retirement benefits, paid time off, and annual bonus.

As this is a safety sensitive position, clearance of a pre-employment drug test is required, subject to applicable law.

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in United States of America.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $500 Referral Reward!

We believe that creating a culture that supports employee physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing is critical to our success. That is why we provide flexible and affordable employee benefits, retirement savings, and paid time off programs. We also provide comprehensive onboarding, training, and programs supporting your career development.

Depending on the posting requirements relocation assistance may be available.

How To Apply and Next Steps

Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at www.capitalpower.com/careers . If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.

Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting careers@capitalpower.com .

Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.

Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.