Our client, a publicly listed global manufacturing company on the TSX is hiring a new Finance Manager for their corporate office.

Position Overview:

The position is an operationally focused corporate role with responsibility of providing financial review and analysis leadership for all global divisions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership over the financial review and analysis of Budget, Forecasting and Actuals through clear, timely, critical and actionable insight
• Take initiative to improve financial tools, processes, and reports that provide value added analysis and forecast/budget accuracy
• Take on Projects which require original thought problem solving and holistic analysis for large scale investments and strategic decision making
• Complete critical analysis and recommendations with respect to Customer commercial concerns
• Serve as a key resource to the Controllership and accounting department teams (decentralized environment)
• Prepare analysis and presentation material for monthly Executive meetings and quarterly Board of Director Meetings
• Be a key resource in formulating and implementing Corporate Finance initiatives
• Oversight responsibility for strengthening internal controls over financial reporting environment (Bill 198 compliance within a TSX listed public company)
• Research accounting matters and provide solutions for policy and application
• Effectively interact with the Company’s external and internal auditors to proactively identify and resolve issues as well as meet key deadlines

Preferred Qualification and Critical Success Factors:

• Accounting designation required
• Experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry is preferred
• Prior experience in a leadership role is preferred
• Experience with SAP is preferred
• Hands-on experience in a financial reporting, planning and analysis role in a decentralized and geographically dispersed environment (automotive manufacturing environment is preferred)
• An independent critical and logical thinker who displays attention to detail
• A high degree of initiative, self-starter nature
• Desire and ability to learn about the business and develop the necessary link between operations and finance
• Displays leadership within a financially driven organization
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and time management skills with the ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of Bill 198 internal control requirements
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Good humoured and a team player
• Global travel is anticipated (up to approximately 25%)