Finance Manager

**Big Ass Who?**

We didn’t set out to start a fan company. We set out to solve a problem—workplace discomfort. (Sorry, HR, not your kind.) Facilities become furnaces during the summer, but businesses still expect peak performance and productivity. Without providing the basic human right of comfort, that’s just asinine. Seeing how overhead fans cooled California dairy cows begged a massive question for our founder. “Can a fan be made to revolutionize comfort for people?” he uttered.

That’s when the HVLS Fan Company was born—with the first-ever patented high-volume, low-speed fan. But that name? BOR-ing. And customers knew it. We kept getting calls asking, “Are you the guys who make those big ass fans?” Hell yeah, we are. And Big Ass Fans was born, complete with our own cheeky donkey mascot, Fanny. Today, we don’t just move air, we transform experiences. Big Ass Fans deliver comfort where it counts. We build every product like lives depend on it. Because, turns out, they do.

**Opportunity**

**What You’ll Do**
- Contribute to the development, delivery, and achievement of Canada Business Unit strategic financial objectives and priorities.
- Enhance Canada Business Unit financial performance through improved forecasting, business analysis, reporting (i.e. budget-to-actual/variance reporting) and overall systems and processes.
- Accountable for all relevant Financial and Accounting processes (Accounting, Treasury, Finance, Tax, etc) in the Canadian Business Unit.
- Deliver timely, complete, and accurate financial statements, management reports, budgets and forecasts, while adhering to all regulatory requirements.
- Manage sales tax filings and remittances on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Act as a steward of all financial assets of the Canada Business Unit.
- Analyze and communicate the trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relating to financial metrics such as sales, expenditures, and profit margin within each Business Unit.
- Interpret and communicate monthly financial results and business performance for the Canada Business Unit.
- Collaborate with Canada Business Unit Managing Director on monthly business reviews to Senior Leadership.
- Partner with Corporate FP&A in the annual budget process and quarterly forecasting for Canada Business Unit.
- Create and manage Business Unit pricing models; contribute to commercial business decisions via, as well analyzing monthly leading indicators to help predict future performance.
- Create and lead continuous improvement and strategic best practice initiatives necessary to drive financial efficiencies and processes.
- Analyze complex financial scenarios to provide detailed insight into Canada Business Unit drivers and potential value creation opportunities; this may require gathering and interpreting of marketing, logistics, manufacturing data.
- Partner with Sr. Leadership - CEO, Int’l VP and Group CFO - on data requests regarding Business Unit financials, strategic initiatives, and ad-hoc duties as required and necessary to support the business.
- Manage and administer all aspects of payroll and employee benefits in compliance with sound business practice Canada-wide.
- Provide operations with CBSA support and assist with coordination.

**What You'll Bring**- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting- 5+ years finance experience required- Systems: ERP, CRM, and Consolidation reporting ledger systems experience required (Epicor, Salesforce and Planful preferred)- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including strong working knowledge of Excel- Experience with product inventory management- Experience with managing direct reports.- Self-starting, flexible and responsive - able to make decisions in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks/assignments within specified deadlines- Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders- Strong attention to detail and analytical capabilities- Proven team player with ability to work with colleagues at all levels, including senior management and peers- Maintain company and employee confidentiality at all times and handle sensitive employee information and protect BAF proprietary information in an appropriate manner

**First 90 days**

Every Big Ass Fans employee is essential in working towards the company’s growth goals, and no goal is successful without a plan. When you kickstart your BAF journey with a strong 90-day plan, you’ll be set up for a great first day, week, month, quarter and beyond Here’s a snapshot of the first 90 days as a BAF [insert Job Title]:
**Days 1-30**:Learn & Integrate (Foundation)- Complete your onboarding activities, including an on-site 4-day FANdamentals training- Develop an understanding of the team’s structure and procedures, including shadowing team members for core processes around month-end, payroll, and AP/AR- System training - learn Salesforce CRM and Kinetic ERP software and their integrations

**Days 31-60: Engage & Strategize