Finance Specialist

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Finance Specialist

**Requisition ID**:9563**Location**:Mississauga, ON, CA, L4V 1S7**Pay Type**:Salary**WHO IS LAFARGE?**
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

**WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?**
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

**Overview**:

- The Financial Specialist role is part of the Regional Finance team. This role will be responsible for external audit coordination, preparation of standalone financial statements, M&A support, and various financial planning and analysis at the North American level.**Responsibilities**:
**Financial Audit & Accounting**:
Coordinating and managing external audits and hard close reviews Holcim North American operations. Leading the preparation of legal entity financial statements and notes disclosures and getting the same audited from the external auditor. Providing accounting policy expertise for Holcim (US), Holcim (Canada), and Aggregates Industries US as per HARP (Holcim Accounting and Reporting Policies). Supporting regional FP&A team with the ad hoc reporting requirements**Statutory/Stand alone Financial Statements**:
Preparation and completion of statutory/stand-alone financial statements under in accordance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements (US GAAP/ IFRS). Ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness of financial reporting, and collaborating closely with auditors to provide necessary documentation and support during audit processes.**Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)**:
Providing support for the due diligence work required for M&A. Coordinating acquisition accounting including the preparation of purchase price accounting and supporting documentation for auditors (i.e. Support for goodwill on acquisitions)**Ad Hoc Requirements**:
Working on special projects like restructuring programs accounting, new ASC/IFRS implementations, etc. Researching and preparing technical accounting memos on issues such as joint control, pension, impairment, acquisition accounting, etc. under both US GAAP and SEC guidance. Working on benchmarking exercise by comparing the KPIs and reported figures of Holcim against competitors in North America.**Relationship with Others**:

- Working directly with External auditors (both Group and North American), FP&A teams, and Americas Business Services
- Working closely with other functional and regional departments

**This position will directly report to the Senior Manager, Accounting, Audit & Controlling**

**Education and Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree in business with a major in accounting and finance; preferred CPA or equivalent recognized accounting designation
- Minimum 2-3 years of accounting and financial management experience with increasing responsibility
- Experienced with MS Office, Google Suite
- Big four experience will be considered valuable

**Knowledge and Skills**
- ASC / IFRS knowledge and demonstrated financial/business analysis/cost control skills
- Strong decision-making and analytical skills
- Self-starting, flexible, and responsive; able to make independent decisions in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks/assignments within specified deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both verbal and written
- Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, as well as internal and external customers
- Effective planning and organizational skills (balancing multiple tasks and assignments within specified deadlines including the ability to articulate project status to the supervisor, other team members, and customers)

**Position Requirements (Experience, Technical Expertise)**:

- Strong and demonstrated understanding of accounting principles, including controls and standards.
- Systems knowledge and interest are important to effectively utilize/leverage the SAP system
- The initiative is a key attribute to recognize problems/issues and propose the