Director, Finance Operations

Livingston International; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in international trade as a senior finance professional, overseeing operational excellence in finance processes. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience, management skills, and proficiency in financial systems, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and exceptional service delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in finance.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational excellence program in finance.
• Manage financial teams and ensure adherence to standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes.

Skills

People Management

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Business Acumen

Process Mapping

Proactivity

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

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Join Livingston andgrow your career inthe constantly changing world of international trade. Livingston is a market leader offering customs brokerage, international trade consulting, compliance and freight forwarding services around the world. Livingston has over 3,000 employees at more than 90 key border crossings, sea ports, airports and other strategic locations in North America, Europe and Asia.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment offers you the opportunity to work with leaders in the industry, receive recognition for achievements and develop your expertise in the complex and evolving world of trade. Learn how you can make an impact at Livingston.

Job Type:Full Time

Reporting to the Vice President, Treasury the successful candidate in this position will be working closely with the Vice President, Treasury to drive the operational excellence program in support of Treasury, Risk, Payables and Financial Products functions. This role oversees the development of financial teams to set standards, service and execute transactional, analytical and support services for several finance functions. The role will ensure the service group supports reporting and accounting requirements, timely and accurately execute financing transactions, ensure the set up and administration of finance technology platforms and pursue continuous improvement programs to achieve higher service levels and better support Corporate Finance success.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build a responsive and efficient organization with focus on providing exceptional service to the Company’s finance and operations organizations
• Development and adherence to service level, standards and key controls for finance processes; be highly metrics driven
• Manage all activities associated with the financial team’s delivery, including developing and implementing policies and procedures for Treasury, Risk, Payables and Financial Products and establish self-service tools and operating standards across all core functions
• Drive focus on continuous improvement opportunities and identify trends in performance metrics
• Develop effective communication and training materials to ensure the financial team is providing timely, consistent and accurate services in accordance with finance policies, key controls and best practices
• Work closely with the portfolio owners in Treasury, Risk, Payables and Financial Products to elevate the teams’ performance and pursuit of excellence
• Oversee the timing and accurate completion of all monthly journals, preparation of monthly management and external stakeholder reports accurately and within strict deadlines, and maintain service and administrative support for finance technologies and platform used by the financial team and portfolio owners
• Timely execution of Treasury and Payables transactions, invoice and payment processing against service levels and ad hoc high priority requests from operations partners
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
• Adhere to established policies and procedures.
  

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Demonstrated success in providing support to business and finance leaders to meet their operational and strategic needs
• Strategic and results oriented leader who understands accounting and finance processes and has extensive financial systems experience with high volumes of data.
• Excellent people management skills including team building, mentoring and development, demonstrated ability to successfully people manage
• Challenge the status quo in order to achieve a culture dedicated to continuous improvement and best practice
• Thrive in fast paced / dynamic work environments
• Strong business acumen, advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Process mapping; aligning technology to support critical business processes
• Metrics driven; establishes service standards and strives to exceed target results for the group
• Proven ability to meet tight timelines in an environment with competing priorities
• Be proactive and energetic in the work situation, seeking to get things done and able to multi-task
• Communicate effectively and professionally
• Take ownership and get things done
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) required.
  

WORK EXPERIENCE – MINIMUM REQUIRED

10 + years of progressive experience

EDUCATION

Required: Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Finance or Accounting

CERTIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION

COMPETENCIES

Accountability

Agility

Customer First Focus

Inclusion and Collaboration

Leading and Developing

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

For Canada:Livingston is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity, respect and one which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate. Accommodations are available for applicants and employees with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please advise when submitting your application.