Financial Controller

**ABOUT US**
GT Group, headquartered in Montreal Canada, provides a varied range of products and services related to Containers, Transport, Logistics and Warehousing for the international shipping community. Serving both the domestic and international sectors for over 40 years, we bring a solid and innovative approach to client satisfaction.

**YOUR ROLE**

The _Financial Controller_ will be responsible to provide leadership and coordination of company financial planning, debt financing, and budget management functions. Ensure company accounting procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

The _Financial Controller_ will be responsible for all aspects of the financial process and has immediate responsibility for the organization's accounting practices, the maintenance of its fiscal records, and the preparation of its financial reports. This position directs and has overall responsibility for general and property accounting, cost accounting, budgetary controls and the data processing functions of the corporation. The _Financial Controller_ is responsible for appraising operating results in terms of costs, budgets, policies of operations, trends and increased profit opportunities.
- Note: This Job Description may not encompass the entire scope of this role, as other duties maybe assigned by management._

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Management**
- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures;
- Manage outsourced functions;
- Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives;
- Oversee the accounting operations of subsidiary corporations, especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures;
- Exercises staff supervision over cost accounting, general accounting, payroll, and data processing functions;
- Establish and implement short and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures;
- Develop systems and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective management of the company's finances;
- Dealing with external government auditors relatively to GST/PST and income tax audits;
- To develop and control a centralized accounting system to ensure that accounts are effectively managed.

**Transactions**
- Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner;
- Ensure that all reasonable discounts are taken on accounts payable;
- Ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly;
- Process payroll in a timely manner;
- Ensure that monthly bank reconciliations are completed;
- Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis;
- Maintain the chart of accounts;
- Maintain an orderly accounting filing system;
- Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions.

**Reporting**
- Responsible for maintaining and reconciling the General ledger, management of month-end and ensuring the timely completion of the account reconciliations;
- Issue timely and complete financial statements;
- Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations;
- Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics;
- Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts;
- Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management;
- Provide for a system of management cost reports;
- Provide financial analyses as needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations;
- Interprets operating results as they affect the financial aspects of the corporation and makes specific recommendations which will result in cost reduction and profit improvement.

**Compliance**
- Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants;
- Comply with provincial and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings;
- Responsible for all IFRS general accounting activities. More specifically month-end closing, adherence to all company policies and procedures, statutory tax reporting, and providing information to support external audit requirements.

**Staff Management**
- Ensure good performance of Accounting and Finance department operations;
- Participate in meetings to improve productivity, resolve customer service issues and manage workload of team;
- Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate department staff;
- Provide orientation for new staff;
- Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with those on your team, as well as cross functionally.

**Additional Responsibilities**
- Performs other related work as required.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience is required;
- 8 to 10 years post qualification experience (preferably in a Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain environment);
- Certified Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations would be an asset.
- Experience of managing staff within the Accounts department.
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