Chief Financial Officer

7 months ago


Dartmouth, Canada Mara Renewables Corporation Full time

**Company Overview**:
At Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara), we exist to re-engineer nature’s pantry, reimagine human nutrition, and revitalize wellness and the environment. We believe there has never been a more critical need to evolve health ingredients for human nutrition and related industries using the power of science and nature to build a more sustainable and healthier world.

Mara’s remarkable journey has transformed us from a research & development startup into a global leader within the algal omega-3 oil industry, encompassing pivotal sectors such as food, beverage, and infant nutrition. Our commitment to commercializing our unique patent-protected technologies, coupled with the expertise of our diverse team of exceptional research scientists specializing in biology, fermentation, extraction, product quality, and analytical chemistry, has been the driving force behind our expansion.

We currently have an opening for a CFO at our Dartmouth, NS location.

**The Position**:
The CFO functions as a strategic partner to the CEO, collaborating closely in overseeing daily financial operations and contributing as a crucial member of the executive team to ensure effective strategy execution within specified budgets across all business functions.

If you are a proactive financial leader who drives strategic financial initiatives, identifies operational opportunities, and implements innovative solutions to optimize financial processes, with a proven success record, join us on a transformative journey to make a lasting impact o human health and the environment.

**Responsibilities**:
The key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
Strategic Business Partnership:

- Collaborating closely with the CEO and other executives to provide financial insights for strategic decision-making.
- Serving as a strategic advisor by providing financial perspectives on business initiatives and opportunities.
- Supporting cross-functional teams in aligning financial objectives with operational goals.

Financial Planning & Strategy:

- Developing and executing financial strategies aligned with the company's short
- and long-term goals.
- Creating budgets, forecasts, and financial plans that support the overall business strategy.
- Conducting financial analysis to identify opportunities for growth and risk mitigation.

Financial Reporting & Compliance:

- Overseeing the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
- Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and reporting requirements.
- Managing audits and liaising with external auditors to ensure financial transparency.

Capital Management & Investment Decisions:

- Managing capital structure and optimizing the company's capital allocation.
- Evaluating investment opportunities, mergers, acquisitions & partnerships to support business growth.
- Leading fundraising, capital acquisition, and navigating financial markets, successfully losing funding initiatives and securing capital for growth, acquisitions, and strategic investments.
- Assessing risks associated with investments and making informed decisions.

Risk Management & Internal Controls:

- Identifying and mitigating financial risks that could impact the company's stability or profitability.
- Establishing and monitoring internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Developing risk management strategies to protect against market fluctuations or unforeseen events.

Financial Operations:

- Manage financial operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and cash management.

**Required Skills & Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in business, commerce, finance or related discipline, with a CPA designation.
- Leadership experience in finance, strategy and corporate development in the same or similar industry, manufacturing or technology company.
- Skilled in strategy development, including project prioritization, hypotheses development, financial and business modeling, strategic options identification, consensus building, and implementation.
- Foundational builder; you thrive in building financial practices for strong foundational performance and able to identify evolving needs.
- 5-10 years experience in fundraising, capital acquisition, and navigating financial markets, demonstrating a track record of successful funding initiatives and securing capital for growth, acquisitions, and strategic investments.
- Global experience (North America/EMEA/APAC), multi-currency experience, and understanding of international tax to support international growth.
- Track record of establishing a highly effective global treasury system, including F/X management, risk management and transfer pricing.
- A strong finance and accounting background with proven success leading and managing all functions of a finance organization, including a track record of building and



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