Director of Finance Canada

City : Montréal

Province / State : Quebec

Job description :

Our client is looking for a Director of Finance, Canada to lead all financials and P&L of the division including internal and external financial reporting, stewardship of the company's assets, and ownership of cash management. The role is both current and forward-looking and incorporates strategy and business partnerships.

As an integral part of the LT, the incumbent will be an active contributor to the leadership team by working collaboratively across all departments and functions in Canada as well as with international colleagues in finance team. The Director of Finance will be a recognized partner who will foster profitability, analytic decision-making with a passion for success.

The incumbent will also continue to build and develop a strong and sustainable Canadian finance team in Montreal and Toronto around the Company core values. The Director of Finance will be a proactive, entrepreneurial, and energetic individual with strong leadership skills who thrives in a fast-paced and multi-site environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Full P&L responsibility of the Canada Business Unit, setting, monitoring financial targets.
• Helping design and articulate the strategic plan of the Canadian Business Unit

Accounting and Administrative Management

• Implement and apply the internal control measures necessary for the quality of financial information and cost control.
• Supervise and verify the work performed by accounting personnel.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements and report them to general management and the board of directors.
• Supervise functions related to payroll processing, CSST and other related matters.
• Supervise the preparation of the annual audit file.
• Manage working capital and approve payments.
• Maintain relationships with financial institutions, the auditor and any professional related to his/her function: tax specialist, lawyer, government departments, etc.

Financial Analysis and Support

• Prepare and monitor budgets.
• Perform financial ratio analysis.
• Analyze the profitability of products sold, by category.
• Perform financial analysis of any major company project: acquisitions, equipment purchases, fixed assets, etc.
• Develop various scenarios related to the financing of special projects.
• Be the financial manager of affiliated companies.
• Ensure that subsidies available to the company are obtained.
• Be a support to executives for everything related to the accounting or financial aspect of their work.
• Any other mandate that may be assigned to him by management.

Skills and qualifications :

• Undergraduate university degree in accounting CPA accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA).
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in Finance in a similar or related field, ideally food and/or manufacturing.
• Experience in managing people including controller, AP and AR.

• Bilingualism - Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.

• Good knowledge of common computer software, ideally with SAP or other ERP application.

Leadership Capabilities 

• Sense of responsibility and urgency.
• Demonstrate rigor and attention to detail.
• Good judgment and critical thinking.
• Bilingual (to communicate with the various stakeholders).
• Excellent relationship and team building skills and the ability to partner with various levels of management including C-Suite, business and functional leaders.

Collaborating and Influencing 

• Successfully collaborates on projects and programs with leadership and other team members. 
• Invites and uses the opinions and perspectives of others.
• Understands that co-creation and buy-in is key to successful execution. Engages people in a dialogue to gain commitment and bring them "on board" linking their perspective to the intent.
• Adapts own approach to the audience, anticipating impact of words and actions, preparing for possible resistance and responding in an appropriate style, using a range of influencing styles.

Other Personal Attributes 

• Has a clear bias for action and leads by example.
• Is a builder with an entrepreneurial spirit – possesses a high sense of urgency and a passion for organization success.
• High energy, self-motivated executive with a solid work ethic. 
• High level of cultural and emotional intelligence with the confidence and conviction to challenge accepted thought.
• Autonomous, hands-on leader, able to synthesize information and facts to draw supported conclusions and insights.
• Highly motivated self-starter with a commercial attitude; innovative approach.

If you are ready to take on this leadership role, please contact Richard Portelance at Richard Portelance au 514-312-EXEC(3932) poste 432. You can also send your cover letter and resume to rportelance@stratoexec.ca, indicating the job title in the subject line of your email.

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