Position Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance, this position is accountable for compiling, consolidating, analyzing, interpreting and presenting statutory and management financial results for the Canadian operations and Global results to Senior Management. In addition, the role includes supporting the controllership function at Markham (Head office), which includes business partnering with selected functional departments to review fixed and variable spending, recording journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and compiling its financial results.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Consolidation of the monthly and annual statutory financial results of all Sofina divisions and Europe operations, including monthly Executive presentation materials.

2. Preparation and consolidation of Treasury reporting requirements, which include calculating the Company’s bank covenants, compliance certificate, updating the bank model, and other ad hoc support

3. Controllership responsibilities include the monthly close and reporting for the Markham Head Office location and functional management report distribution. This includes updating the standard reporting package and review and explaining variances.

4. Supporting the Senior Manager, with drafting the consolidated financial statements, along with Notes to Financial Statements

5. Work with business divisions and acquisition companies to align and integrate all financial reporting, including master data / chart of accounts.

6. Schedules and analysis for income tax returns and audits.

7. Update PowerBI reports weekly or monthly (Functional department expense analysis, Foreign Exchange)

8. Update of weekly distribution reports, including working capital, AR financing, insurance/supplier claims tracker.

9. Consolidation of the Capital expenditure reports for the Engineering team which includes actual results and forecasted results from Sofina’s plant operations and the Engineering department.

10. Consolidation of the utilities reporting for the Canada operations

11. Key stakeholder for preparing and submitting on standard Statistics Canada Reports.

12. Managing the Stewardship reporting process and working with the Corporate Engineering team

13. Supporting the Senior Manager with the external audit

14. Review and approval of accounts payable invoices for Head office.

15. Ad hoc special projects and investigations.

Requirements:

1. Relevant post-secondary education in Finance with a professional designation –CPA or CMA, CGA, CA, with minimum 5 years’ experience in a leadership role.

2. Experience with an ERP system and strong computer skills including advanced excel skills and spreadsheet modelling, and PowerBI experience.

3. Expertise in ASPE and IFRS financial reporting standards

4. Experience with Accounting Standard for Private Entities, and International Financial Reporting Standards

Sofina Foods Inc. is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements, for the purpose of accommodation under AODA, known to Human Resources when they are contacted for an interview.