ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• REPORTING: Responsible for the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and related analysis comparing results with budget, forecasts and prior period, while ensuring deadlines and performance standards are met
• CONTROLS: Responsible for monitoring compliance with all corporate policies and procedures, enhancing internal controls, and adherence to IFRS including compliance with local, state and federal reporting responsibilities, including assisting with physical inventory counts
• MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS: Prepare monthly and quarterly business review packages and related analysis to support management presentations, identifying areas of opportunities and risks
• FINANCIAL PLANNING: Own the financial planning and forecasting process, building both the quarterly, annual and long-range financial plans and targets that are aligned with strategic objectives. Drive an efficient and effective process for developing financial budgets including timeline, budget templates and preparing budget deliverables while engaging all internal stakeholders
• OPERATIONAL/COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS: Interface with internal and external stakeholders and monitor performance against plan, conduct extensive customer, product line, product manufacturing, and ROI analysis interpreting results and trends and identifying areas of improvement impacting sales, gross margin, operating profit, cost savings, working capital, etc.
• GROWTH SUPPORT: Understand key business drivers for long-term sustainable growth, as well as develop predictive analytics and tools to support the portfolio in achieving profitable growth
• BUSINESS DECISION SUPPORT: Review all capital projects for conceptual and financial soundness. Develop ad-hoc modeling and analysis to support business decisions. Partner with cross-functional teams to develop tools that provide critical financial and operational information and KPIs
• TEAM: Develop, mentor and guide the activities of the finance and accounting teams. Motivate and manage the workloads of direct reports; assist with learning and professional development
• RELATIONSHIPS: Build great working relationships with all internal stakeholders (sales, operations, purchasing) including corporate teams and interface with internal/external stakeholders, including auditors

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• University Graduate with an Accounting/Finance and/or Business Administration degree
• MBA and/or a professional designation a plus
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS
• 8+ years of progressive FP& A, costing and operational finance management experience
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is required
• Progressive managerial experience is required, with strong people and project management skills
• Experience with ERP systems and proficient in the use of various software programs
• Knowledge of IFS and Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is an asset

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent leadership, team building, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills along with superior financial reporting, planning and modeling skills, coupled with sharp business acumen
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Solid self-starter and collaborator who understands and can articulate key drivers of the business and can prioritize efforts and resources accordingly, and has a history of leading improvement initiatives that have driven successful results
• Understanding and support of Company policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and abide by all safety rules and regulations to perform the job.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Office environment; prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Travel as necessary

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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