Finance Accounting Manager

Company Description

Leaf Infusions Inc. is a cannabis brand house specializing in innovation, development, manufacturing, and distribution of cannabis-infused products on the West Coast of Canada in British Columbia. The company operates a comprehensive platform that includes research and development, brand creation, hydrocarbon extraction, formulation, infusion, product manufacturing, inventory, and distribution under Canada’s cannabis regulatory framework. Leaf Infusions is the licensed producer behind several top-selling brands, including HIGH KEY, BIGGIES, and TROPHY WELLNESS, and also offers brand development and contract manufacturing services for other established cannabis brands.

Privately held and headquartered in Canada, its main facility is located in New Westminster, British Columbia, approximately 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver. The company emphasizes quality and affordability, providing accessible products while maintaining high standards of compliance and production.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Accounting & Finance Manager to take ownership of our day-to-day accounting function while helping us continue to modernize how financial information is used across the business.

This role is responsible for the integrity of our accounting records and core finance processes, including the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, payments, corporate credit cards, payroll support, period-end processes, and regulatory reporting.

Beyond traditional accounting, this individual will work closely with our senior leadership team on product costing, margin and profitability analysis, financial reporting, and business trends. They will also play an important role in overseeing and validating our internally developed Finance Agent and financial intelligence tools.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable owning the details of the accounting function but is equally interested in understanding what the numbers are telling us and how they can help us make better business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Manage and maintain the general ledger, ensuring accurate and timely financial records.
• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable, including reconciliations, aging, credits, collections, supplier obligations, and payment processing.
• Manage month-end and period-end accounting processes, including journal entries, accruals, adjustments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage corporate credit cards, expense reconciliation, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate vendor payments and help monitor upcoming cash requirements.
• Assist with year-end preparation and work with external accountants as required.
• Develop and maintain strong internal accounting controls and processes.

Financial Reporting & Intelligence

• Review and validate financial reports and analysis produced through our internal Finance Agent and financial intelligence platform.
• Act as the accounting subject-matter expert responsible for ensuring automated financial reporting agrees with underlying accounting records.
• Investigate discrepancies and unusual transactions or trends.
• Review key management reports and provide recommendations to the senior leadership team.
• Help develop new financial reports, KPIs, controls, and analytical tools.
• Support the continued automation and improvement of our finance function while maintaining appropriate human oversight and financial controls.

Product Costing & Business Analysis

• Work with senior leadership to develop, maintain, and improve product costing.
• Analyze product costs, gross margins, and profitability.
• Monitor changes in material, packaging, production, and other product-related costs.
• Identify product and SKU-level trends, margin changes, cost increases, and profitability opportunities.
• Provide financial analysis to support decisions around pricing, purchasing, production, inventory, and product strategy.

ERP & Systems

• Develop a strong working knowledge of our Plex ERP system and its accounting and operational functions.
• Ensure appropriate reconciliation between ERP subledgers, operational information, and the general ledger.
• Help improve how financial and operational data is used throughout the organization.
• Participate in the continued development of more automated, data-driven, and AI-assisted finance processes.

Payroll & Regulatory Reporting

• Assist with payroll processing, review, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Assist with preparation and review of CRA B300 cannabis duty reporting.
• Assist with applicable provincial filings and regulatory reporting.
• Maintain supporting documentation and ensure filing and payment deadlines are met.
• Coordinate with external accountants, advisors, payroll providers, and government agencies where required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Approximately 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Strong practical knowledge of general ledger accounting, AP, AR, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end processes.
• Experience taking ownership of a significant portion of an organization's accounting cycle.
• Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Experience working with an ERP or integrated accounting system.
• Experience with inventory accounting, manufacturing, product costing, or CPG is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, unusual transactions, financial risks, and emerging business trends.
• Comfortable learning and working with new technologies, automation, data, and AI-assisted financial tools.
• Able to translate financial information into clear recommendations for management.

A CPA designation or progress toward a CPA designation would be considered an asset, but equivalent hands-on accounting and finance experience will also be considered.

Previous experience with Plex ERP, manufacturing, cannabis, CPG, or another inventory-based business would be an asset.

Who We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

• Hands-on: Comfortable working directly in the accounting system and owning the details.
• Analytical: Interested in understanding why numbers are changing, not simply reporting them.
• Accurate: Takes ownership of the integrity of the company's financial information.
• Commercially minded: Understands how accounting, costing, margin, cash flow, and operations connect.
• Technology-minded: Interested in using automation, data, and AI to make the finance function better.
• Curious: Will investigate something that doesn't make sense instead of assuming the report is correct.
• Collaborative: Comfortable working directly with senior leadership and other areas of the business.
• Adaptable: Comfortable working in a growing organization where systems and processes continue to evolve.

Why This Role Is Different

This is not simply a traditional accounting position. The successful candidate will have responsibility for the company's core accounting function, while also helping shape how we use financial data, product costing, automation, and AI to make better business decisions.

We have already deployed and are further developing an integrated financial intelligence (AI) environment that brings together accounting, ERP, costing, sales, inventory, purchasing, forecasting, and operational information.

This role will be an important bridge between the accuracy of our accounting records and the intelligence we use to run the business.