Funeral Home Manager

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Foster a sense of ownership in the location and pride in the staff, manage costs in a disciplined manner, and encourage profitable case volume growth. Manage the daily operations of multiple locations and multiple lines of business within the Funeral Home industry. Responsible for short-term planning as well as achieving annual sales revenue and production targets, Profit & Loss (P&L) goals, developing a professional and effective staff, and exceeding client family expectations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

Financial Management

• Develop annual business plan
• Work with local and Market Leadership to develop annual business plan and budget as well as financial, production and revenue goals
• Accountable for monitoring and achieving annual financial goals
• Understand industry finances, how daily activities impact financial outcomes, and making appropriate sustainable business decisions
• Approve expenditures and invoices including overtime 

Operations                                                   

• Manage the day-to-day activities ensuring on-time services; exceeding client family expectations
• Remove barriers, encourage ideas, and identify improvements
• Resolves moderately complex problems; provides resolution guidance to supervisors and empowering accountability
• Assure the location’s operating practices comply with applicable provincial regulations and Company policies
• Responsible for establishing location goals and priorities
• Develop, communicate, and monitor goals, priorities, processes and procedures
• Manage frontline supervisor’s responsibilities, expectations, and accountabilities
• Effectively present and communicate Company and Market strategies, values, and goals to location staff
• Collaborate with other Location Management for resource sharing, ideas, and business or operational enhancements
• Work with Market Leadership and Corporate Departments on product, process, and technology needs and improvements 
• Maintain building, facilities, and grounds in a clean, manicured, and working order budgeting appropriately for repairs including equipment and furniture
• Ensure all safety, quality control, and compliance standards are adhered   

People Development           

• Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team
• Understand team members career aspirations and provide assignments to develop skills and/or close gaps
• Constructively address issues and provide tangible and appropriate feedback
• Develop frontline supervisors’ proactive and collaborative management style in order to increase employee engagement and minimize turnover
• Monitor training and licensing requirements ensuring staff is re-trained/licensed prior to expiration
• Responsible for screening candidates (internal and external) and hiring or promoting a skilled and effective staff
• Establishes pay, recommends pay increases, special pays, and career advancements
• Discipline staff as necessary; writes development plans to close behavior or skill gaps
• Collaborates with Human Resources throughout discipline, development, and termination processes
• Recommends and discusses terminations with Market Leadership 

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• At least twelve (12) hours college courses in Finance & Accounting strongly preferred
• At least twelve (12) hours college courses in Marketing or Business strongly preferred

Certification/License

• Requires applicable provincial Funeral Director Licensure
• Technical schooling diploma Funeral Services/Mortuary Science preferred

Experience

• At least nine (9) years industry experience in applicable discipline with progressively increased responsibilities
• At least four (4) years’ experience managing people and effectively managing budgets and expense control required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of industry competitive pricing, demographic patterns, and market competition strongly desired
• Knowledgeable in Financial and Business acumen
• Professional interpersonal skills as well as cultural sensitivity and tactfulness to interact with a variety of cultures and language barriers
• Proficient in MS Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Work CONDITIONS

Work Environment

• Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
• Care center personnel may have exposure to various chemicals and fluids
• Cemetery personnel may have exposure to chemicals and equipment
• Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required
• Professional Dress is required when in contact with families
• Personal safety equipment/appropriate attire required for cemetery or crematory environment

Work Postures

• Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
• Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day
• Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

• Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. to assist with moving bodies

Work Hours

• Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises
• Travel up to 25%

Compensation

• Salary to be discussed based on experience
• Actual compensation will vary based on individual performance, geographic location, and applicable business conditions.
• Benefits include - Medical, Dental, AD&D Insurance and more
• RRSP Matching and Deferred Profit Sharing company programs
• 3 weeks of vacation
• Consideration for moving expenses and/or a relocation allowance

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Postal Code: S0G 5H0

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: CA-SK - Wolseley