Senior Director, Finance Shared Services

Sofina Foods Canada; Brampton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sofina Foods Inc. in Brampton, Ontario, seeks a Senior Director, Finance Shared Services to lead Accounts Payable, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Trade Spend finance functions on a Canadian-wide basis.

The role partners with the Chief Financial Officer to provide governance, controls, and strategic direction for service delivery with a focus on efficiency and accuracy. The successful candidate will drive process standardization, continuous improvement and KPI monitoring while collaborating

Qualifications

• Requires at least 10 years of increasingly responsible management experience in Shared Services.
• Experience leading Finance Shared Services for similarly sized businesses.
• Strategic, business-driven finance instincts with strong acumen.
• Capable of both strategic and operational leadership.
• Proven track record in implementing and improving shared services processes and systems.
• Experience with automation tools or IT systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Establish and improve policies for AP, payroll, AR, and trade spend; drive efficiency and control.
• Oversee preparation of financial reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end basis.
• Coordinate with auditors and manage shared services budget and operating costs.
• Ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and system effectiveness.
• Lead service delivery to meet SLAs and client expectations.
• Design and implement standardized end-to-end processes and automation initiatives.
• Develop strategic partnerships with business leaders and executives.
• Maintain governance, controls and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute the shared services strategy and roadmap.

Skills

Shared Services leadership

Financial strategy

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Communication

Education

MBA

CPA designation (asset)

Tools

ERP systems

Data analytics software

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Director, Finance Shared Services will have Canadian national responsibility for driving and managing all aspects of the Accounts Payable, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Trade spend finance functions, including managing all relevant internal and external stakeholder relations as well as serving as a strategic partner to the Chief Financial Officer. The Senior Director Finance shared services provides counsel and strategic direction on related processes, governance and controls, and is responsible for service-level delivery including timeliness and accuracy.

Job Summary

The Senior Director, Finance Shared Services will have Canadian national responsibility for driving and managing all aspects of the Accounts Payable, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Trade spend finance functions, including managing all relevant internal and external stakeholder relations as well as serving as a strategic partner to the Chief Financial Officer. The Senior Director Finance shared services provides counsel and strategic direction on related processes, governance and controls, and is responsible for service-level delivery including timeliness and accuracy. They will play a key role in establishing the financial strategy to drive operational efficiency and enterprise value; through standardization of processes, service delivery, controls and compliance and other continuous improvement opportunities. They will work in partnership with the Chief Financial Officer and the business stakeholders to drive continued growth and attain the company’s strategic goals, as well as providing proactive support to leadership throughout the business. The successful candidate must be able to succinctly articulate the value proposition for the business, while driving process optimization and cost efficiency for the internal finance function, as well as for the business.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Establish, evaluate, and improve policies and procedures for effectiveness; implement changes to improve department performance and alignment with Company’s growth.
• Oversee preparation of relevant daily, weekly monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reports.
• Review month-end closing activities related to AP, payroll and AR and Trade Spend including subledger maintenance and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Serve as a key point of contact for AP, payroll, AR and trade spend inquiries from external auditors as needed.
• Manage shared services budget and operating costs.
• Ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and system effectiveness.

Service Delivery Excellence

• Lead the delivery of all shared services activities in cost efficient manner, while meeting agreed service levels.
• Ensure Services are delivered accurately, efficiently, and consistent across the organization
• Establish and monitor service levels and KPIs and customer satisfaction metrics.

Process Standardization and Continuous Improvement

• Design, implement and continuously improve standardized end to end processes including process automation and process simplification initiatives.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, duplication, waste and non-value added activities
• Benchmark performance against industry best practices.

Business Partnership and Customer Experience

• Act as strategic partner to business leaders and functional executives
• Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand needs and priorities

Governance, Controls and Compliance

• Develop and maintain internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, audit, and corporate policy requirements.

Strategy and Executive Management

• Develop and execute the shared services strategy and roadmap
• Champion and lead organizational and process change initiatives.

Requirements

• Shared Services professional with at least 10 years of increasingly responsible management experience.
• The ideal candidate will have led the Finance Shared Services function for a business with similar size and complexity.
• Strategic, “business-driven” finance instincts and business acumen.
• Equally capable on both strategic and operational levels.
• Must have a strong track record of having built, implemented and continuously improved shared services processes and systems to drive synergies, savings, and/or improved controls
• Experience with integrating and implementing automation tools or information technology systems.
• Early career foundation in accounting and control.
• MBA and/or CPA an asset.

Job Posting Range

• Hiring Range: CAD $120,100 - $170,100
• Bonus: This position is eligible for a bonus up to 17.5% of base salary subject to the plan terms and conditions.
• Please note that the expected hiring range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sofina. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, skillset of the candidate and internal equity.

This position is currently an active vacancy.

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.