Manager, Financial Reporting (Contract)

Silver Hills; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food industry is seeking a Manager of Financial Reporting. This role involves overseeing financial reporting for key business segments, leading audits, and budgeting processes. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess strong analytical skills, and have a passion for healthy living. Opportunities for career growth and a supportive work culture await you.

Benefits

Opportunities for career growth and development

Competitive Healthcare Benefits Package

Free delicious and healthy bread

Fitness incentive fund

Friendly and supportive work environment

Discounts at retail store

Company social events

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years post-designation experience.
• Experience leading a team and full-cycle accounting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accountants in cashflow forecasts preparation.
• Prepare month-end financial statement package.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Attention to Detail

Leadership

Self-Starter

Education

Degree in Business

Canadian CPA accounting designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Great Plains

Job description

Position : Manager of Financial Reporting – (Contract Role) Reports to : Controller, Bakery Division

The Manager of Financial Reporting will have complete responsibility for all aspects of financial reporting of the Vibrant Health Products Inc and Carbonaut Baking Inc business segments as well as a leadership role in the audit and budgeting processes.

You will thrive in this role if you are an eager and driven individual who demonstrated progression and initiative in your previous roles. One of the key challenges is consistently meeting deadlines, while maintaining a focus for detail in a fast-paced food production environment. As the Company continues to grow and evolve, an understanding of the big picture will be just as important. With this growth you will have an excellent opportunity to gain progressive financial leadership experience in various areas of the business and grow your career together with the company!

Here is who you are…

Drive & motivation

• You are a business minded self-starter
• You are passionate about healthy living and values which align with Silver Hills
• You want to join a company that is crushing it in the food industry
• You want to progress and do what it takes to learn the business and acquire new skills

Character & abilities

• You are an excellent communicator who can work independently and collaboratively in a team
• You are organized and have a keen eye for detail
• You are deadline-oriented and able to manage tasks
• You take ownership of all aspects of managing staff who directly report to you
• You are an analytical and technical thinker who can think outside the box
• You take time to learn business operations and apply your accounting knowledge accordingly
• You are a team player with the strong desire and ability to coach, mentor and work collaboratively with team members within Finance and Accounting and with business partners across the organization
• You have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel including lookups and pivot tables and have an interest in adopting data visualization
• You have a strong understanding of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (APSE)
• You are capable of identifying, computing and analyzing key financial drivers within a food manufacturing company
• You have advanced financial modelling skills and can prepare fully integrated three-statement financials, budgets and forecasts independently

Experience

• You have experience with full-cycle accounting, closing month-end and preparing robust financial statements
• You have a Canadian CPA accounting designation (or equivalent) and a minimum of 4 years of post-designation experience at the assistant manager level
• You have experience leading a team
• You have working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Great Plains (or an equivalent ERP system)
• You have a Degree in Business or related discipline

Things you will do…

On a weekly basis :

• Oversee the accountants in the preparation of cashflow forecasts on an individual entity and combined basis
• Create reports outlining dashboards and key performance indicators (KPI’s) for the Vibrant Health Products and Carbonaut Baking business segments and perform primary review on similar dashboards created by members of the Finance team

On a monthly basis :

• Prepare and present the month-end financial statement package for VHP, VHP USA, CBT and CBT LLC including the following :
• Three financial statement model
• Supporting month-end working papers such as account balance reconciliations including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepaid expenses, inventory, intercompany, long-term debt and foreign exchange among others
• Budget to actual variance analysis on a line item by line-item basis in conformity
• Ratio and trend analysis with analytic commentary
• Liaise on-site with the warehouse team and electronically with third-party warehouses to support the physical inventory count process and follow up on inventory discrepancies with the goal to eliminate material unexplained inventory variances
• Perform landed cost analysis on inventory purchases
• Implement controls in order to track raw materials and finished goods inventory quantities with the third-party co-packer
• Assist where necessary, the overall finance team inclusive of VHP, VHP USA, CBT and CBT LLC, in the preparation of the month-end financial statements, audit documents, and P&L Analysis
• Lead the creation of the quarterly bank reporting package as required as a whole including the following :
• Stand-alone and consolidated, fully linked, three financial statement model as at quarter-end (and forecasted to year-end when necessary)
• Bank covenant calculations for the current quarter and forecasted to year-end

On an annual basis :

• Lead the annual budget and LE forecasting process for VHP, VHP USA, CBT and CBT LLC
• Perform the primary review of the annual budget for the VHP, VHP USA, CBT and CBT LLC and future business segments if required
• Perform annual budget refreshes when required
• Assist with all aspects of the year-end external audit
• Assist with the preparation of year-end tax returns

As needed :

• Support projects related to production planning, cost analysis, and the A / R and A / P functions
• Lead product item creation and maintenance in the ERP system
• Maintain the chart of accounts including the setup of new general ledger account codes
• Help to coach and mentor finance and accounting team members
• There will be an expectation to work outside of regular office hours as the job requires in order to ensure targets are met

We offer our team members many benefits to help them achieve their goals and support our company culture :

• Opportunities for career growth and development
• Competitive Healthcare Benefits Package
• Free delicious and healthy bread
• Fitness incentive fund to help you thrive
• Friendly and supportive work environment and an ambitious team
• Discounts at our retail store with a great selection of healthy organic products
• Company social events focused around health, great tasting food and getting together as a team

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