Senior Manager – Internal Control

Danone; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentive bonus

Group insurance

Group retirement plans

Wellbeing account

Flexible time off

Hybrid work environment

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Danone Canada is seeking an experienced Internal Control professional to ensure effective controls and reliable financial reporting. You will lead control testing, collaborate with process owners, and drive continuous improvement across multiple sites.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in accounting/finance, CPA/CIA/CISA preferred, 7+ years in internal control or audit, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and bilingual French and English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field.
• CPA/CIA/CISA certification strongly preferred.
• 7+ years in internal controlling, auditing, or related roles, preferably in a multinational.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior management.
• Strong Excel/PowerPoint skills and data analytics proficiency (Power BI).
• Fluent in French & English; bilingual communication with business units outside Québec.

Responsibilities

• Lead control testing across scope with timely stakeholder alignment.
• Perform control evaluations and monitor results using analytics.
• Occasionally conduct on-site testing during multi-location visits.
• Document controls testing per internal guidelines.
• Conduct risk assessments and propose mitigations for high risks.
• Prepare presentations and reporting for key stakeholders.
• Manage leadership reporting with clear, impactful messages.
• Ensure action plans have owners and are tracked.
• Partner with business units on risk management and continuous improvement.
• Promote adherence to DBS and CBU policies.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement using analytics, RPA, and AI.
• Travel for business as needed.

Skills

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influence senior leaders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

CPA/CIA/CISA certification

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About The Job

In this role, you will be providing reasonable assurance that our Company is operating effectively and efficiently, has a reliable financial reporting system and complies with applicable local laws and regulations. Also, you will support the development and adoption of effective controls across different processes of the Company and drive continuous improvement in internal control processes.

About The Job

Reporting to the Director, Internal Control, this role will involve managing multiple internal stakeholders such as Business Process Owner and Business Control Owners, in addition to working closely with the Global Danone Internal Control and Internal Audit Communities. In this role, you will need to have proper seniority to influence, a sense of urgency, ability to provide context and seek compromise with many areas.

Responsibilities

• Manage, Lead, and complete control testing for processes in your scope by performing efficient resource allocation and timely alignment with business stakeholders.
• Perform and oversee control evaluations, review and align results with business, utilizing technology to facilitate continuous monitoring and testing by exception.
• Occasionally perform operations control testing during multi-location on site visits, review and align results with business.
• Ensure high quality documentation of controls testing as per the Danone Internal Control guidelines.
• Conduct risk assessments on key business processes and provide risk mitigation recommendations when high risks are identified.
• Contribute to presentations and reporting in terms of both content and delivery to key stakeholders.
• Manage management and leadership reporting and presentations, creating impactful content and effectively communicating key messages to the business.
• Ensure actions plans are reviewed and implemented to mitigate risk with clear ownership.
• Partner with the business in risk management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote adherence to DBS and CBU’s policies and procedures.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities for business processes.
• Utilize Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation, and Generative AI to facilitate testing and process improvement.
• Travel for business purposes when needed.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree considered an asset.
• Professional certification (e.g., CPA, CIA, or CISA) strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience, ideally within a multinational organization, in internal controlling, internal or external auditing; exposure to audit practices is a strong asset.
• Proven experience working in a dynamic environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously to meet evolving organizational and departmental needs.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint), accounting systems, and data analytics tools (notably Power BI).
• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior levels of management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Solid understanding of financial and operational risks and mitigation strategies.
• Strong management and mentoring skills combined with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and effectively explain financial and audit concepts to non-finance professionals.
• French & English are mandatory (spoken and written). Bilingualism is required for this position, as it involves frequent communication with our business units, plants, and business partners located outside Québec.

The annual base salary range for this position is $95,000.00 to $135,000.00 CAD. The final salary offered will be determined by factors such as relevant experience and qualifications, internal equity and external market condition

Danone Canada also offers a competitive short-term incentive bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including group insurance, group retirement plans, wellbeing account, flexible time off, true hybrid work environment, paid parental leave, and other attractive options.

As part of our commitment to transparency in our hiring practices, we may use AI-enabled tools at certain stages of the recruitment process. However, all final hiring decisions are made by people.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

About Us

What are you waiting for? Join our team and enjoy these exceptional benefits!

Danone Canada is a business unit of Danone and operates from headquarter offices in Boucherville, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Danone Canada is the country’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation, demonstrating that the company meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. From year to year, Danone is recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for its forward-thinking work environment and was awarded the Parity Certification Women in Governance for our commitment towards gender equality in the workplace. We have 500+ employees across Canada that are engaged and energized to deliver Danone’s mission Bringing health through to food to as many people as possible, by working on strong brands such as Activia, Oikos, Danone, Silk, International Delight and many others. Come join our movement for a healthier world One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone Canada doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to cultural background, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or age. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

Please note that the masculine form is used solely for ease of reading. We encourage diversity and invite all individuals who possess the above-mentioned qualifications to apply.