Divisional Controller

**Divisional Controller - Agrocrop Exports Ltd.**

**FOOD MANUFACTURING**

**Who we are**:
From humble beginnings, Agrocrop Exports Ltd. (Agrocrop or the Company); a proudly packaged Canadian company that has grown through persistence, focused efforts, appropriate risk taking with a commitment of discipline. Our products are plant-based nutrition sourced from around the world such as beans, lentils, rice, and quinoa to name a few that ships from either of our 2 (Bolton, ON and Calgary, AB) manufacturing facilities and proudly lands on consumer plates.

**The Role**:
The Divisional Controller manages all financial planning and analysis as well as financial control and accounting activities of our manufacturing facilities. This individual will build and enforce strong processes to support our growing business. This position will provide leadership to the accounting team (5 FTE) and oversee day-to-day effectiveness of staff by managing for the highest performance. The Divisional Controller will report to the Vice President Finance.

**The key priorities for this role include**:
**Financial Reporting and Analysis**
- Manage and accurate and timely month-end close and reporting process including providing oversight and guidance to finance team as well as specific oversight over accounts that are complex or have significant estimates or judgements
- Develop, prepare and distribute the monthly management reporting package inclusive of in-depth variance analysis and comments on the implications of performance trends
- Deliver timely and accurate reporting to internal and external stakeholders, in accordance with business requirements
- Champion best practices and adherence to the Company’s Internal Control Framework
- Align with stakeholders and leadership team to develop and implement key metric reporting dashboards
- Manage annual audit requirements, as required

**Financial Planning and Performance Optimization**
- Prepare and manage the annual budget process in accordance with Company timelines, including the consolidation of information, review of inputs and assumptions
- Develop and present monthly budget to actual/forecast meeting with Agrocrop leadership team
- Guide the business to achieving budget objectives by monitoring expenditures, analysing variances and initiating corrective actions
- Responsible for preparing and maintaining for the rolling income and cashflow forecast while ensuring the consideration and inclusion of up-to-date information from business stakeholders
- Partner with Commercial and Operations departments to ensure consistency and accuracy in all operational reporting and analysis as well as the development of analytical tools to aid functional performance
- Contribute to and attend operational meetings focused on process governance, identifying areas of improvement and optimization

**Risk Management**
- Manage the Company’s Risk and Opportunities process including the identification and aggregation of information and assessing the ongoing impact on the business forecast
- Identify financial risk areas and recommend financial risk mitigation opportunities or actions
- Support annual insurance renewal process

**Internal Controls and Continuous Improvement**
- Maintain the Company’s key internal controls matrix including evaluating the ongoing alignment with business processes
- Ensure the adherence to internal controls and finance policies. Identify and address internal control weaknesses, as necessary.
- Drive process improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and provide value-add services to internal stakeholders
- Act as a partner to internal stakeholders by staying informed on business needs and supporting ad hoc analysis

**Treasury**
- Manage financial processes for optimization of working capital management through ongoing engagement with cross-functional leaders
- Evaluate and foreign exchange requirements and exposures
- Contribute to capital reporting process by managing capital reporting obligations

**Tax**
- Prepare support required for the Company’s income tax filings
- Oversee the filing of Commodity tax and ad hoc reporting

**Other**
- Responsible for overall Finance team development through regular feedback and periodic performance reviews.
- Through mentorship, contribute to developing a Finance centre of excellence through training, development, and focus on outputs.
- Oversees processes related to ERP Finance module
- Support ERP enhancement initiatives
- Considers quality in all aspects of the job and respects effective procedures and norms.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or business administration
- CMA/CA/CPA Professional Accounting Designation and minimum of 10+ years progressive experience
- Robust understanding of Canadian GAAP, budgeting, treasury matters and internal controls
- Demonstrated, independent Controllership experience in a manufacturing environment incl