Financial Director
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Scarborough, ON, Canada
$160,000 to $180,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- Pay
- $160,000 to $180,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Minimum 10-15 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Director, Finance - Scarborough, ON
Compensation: $160,000 - $180,000 + total compensation package
Lead and mentor a team of eight accounting professionals, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Consolidate financial statements from eight separate manufacturing plants into corporate-level reporting.
- Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness including visiting plants monthly to coordinate with the finance team to meet such targets.
- Monitor cash flow, working capital, and liquidity across all entities.
- Partner with plant controllers to ensure alignment on accounting policies and procedures.
- Develop and understand an appreciation of the day-to-day activities for each plant, including coordinating with vendors and suppliers as needed. Coordinate with individual General Managers for understanding their financial needs.
- Analyze variances and provide actionable recommendations to improve financial performance.
- Develop and maintain robust internal controls and compliance with GAAP (ASPE) standards.
- Prepare and present consolidated financial reports to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Manage annual audits and coordinate with external auditors.
- Implement and optimize ERP systems and financial reporting tools.
- Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial operations.
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes, providing consolidated insights for strategic planning.
- Ensure compliance with tax regulations and oversee corporate tax filings.
- Lead special projects such as system upgrades, mergers/acquisitions integration, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Responsibility for treasury function.
- Assessment of corporate financing alternatives.
Qualifications:
- CPA designation required.
- Minimum 10-15 years of progressive accounting experience. Ideal candidate will have at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Expertise in consolidations and multi-entity reporting.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
- Proficiency with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills.
Travel:
Travel once a month on average with more frequent travel where issues arise at plants (mostly travel across the US)
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead an eight-person accounting team and oversee consolidated financial reporting, close processes, cash flow, treasury, audits, tax filings, and compliance across eight manufacturing plants. Partner with plant controllers and general managers on financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, financing, ERP improvements, and other strategic initiatives.
Requirements
Requires a CPA designation and 10–15 years of progressive accounting experience, including ideally at least three years in a leadership role. Candidates should have expertise in consolidations and multi-entity reporting, strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills, ERP proficiency, and advanced Excel skills.
Skills
- Financial Consolidation
- Multi-Entity Reporting
- Team Leadership
- Month-End Close
- Cash Flow Management
- Working Capital Management
- Financial Analysis
- Internal Controls
- ASPE Compliance
- Budgeting And Forecasting
- ERP Systems
- Advanced Excel
- Treasury Management
- Corporate Financing
- Audit Management
- Process Improvement
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- CPA
- ASPE
- GAAP
- Financial Consolidation
- Multi-Entity Reporting
- Manufacturing
- Month-End Close
- Quarter-End Close
- Year-End Close
- Cash Flow
- Working Capital
- Liquidity
- Treasury
- Corporate Financing
- Internal Controls
- External Audits
- Corporate Tax Filings
- ERP Systems
- Financial Reporting Tools
- Advanced Excel
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Mergers And Acquisitions
- Cost Optimization
- Process Improvement
- Financial Statements
- Plant Controllers
- Vendor Coordination