Ice Cream Canada Assistant Controller Simcoe

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**Job Title**: Ice Cream Assistant Controller - Simcoe

**Location**: Simcoe

**ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY**:
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments - and having fun doing it.

With 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.

If you want to **grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream**, this is the place for you

**Background & Purpose of the Job**:
At The Magnum Ice Cream Company, we act fast to anticipate consumer needs, fast to translate ideas into new products, and fast to make, distribute and market them. We create products that people enjoy, trust and use as part of their daily lives. Which is why, as part of The Magnum Ice Cream Company, you can make an impact We look for people with different views, ideas, experiences and backgrounds to bring dynamism to the business and, most importantly, an empathy with consumers. It's those individuals working together that make The Magnum Ice Cream Company one of the most successful consumer goods companies in the world.

We need individuals with the courage to be heard, seize opportunities and take risks. A job at The Magnum Ice Cream Company is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity. The **Assistant Plant Controller**is reporting to the Plant Controller and is his/her right hand in managing the performance of the site and in developing and implementing the site strategy.

**Who You Are & What You’ll Do**:
The **Assistant Plant Controller** should have exceptional leadership and be an innate problem-solver, with the ability to support the business in developing and executing on effective business strategies; including the planning and budgeting process. Some of the responsibilities include:

- Partner with leadership team to enable the business to meet its' financial goals, proactively lead efforts to identify opportunities and implement solutions to enhance the financial performance
- Plays an active role in driving for change and continuous improvement in the business and within finance; identify areas that require improvement
- Contribute to drive financial performance of the site through World Class Manufacturing (WCM). Be the site expert on WCM CD (Cost Deployment) data gathering, analysis, and providing cost guidance to other pillars
- Maintain a robust forecasting system in operation and assure budget holders are involved
- Lead annual business planning process, forecasts and actual reporting
- Participate in cost improvement / restructuring / capex / sourcing projects, challenge, calculate sensitivities and build business cases
- Provide financial expertise and challenge on ad hoc project
- Play a key role in the finance community within the North American supply chain, developing relationships to drive performance improvements in the SU, sharing best practices with colleagues

**Most importantly** - **You are looking for the next challenge and the opportunity to be promoted to the site Finance Lead**

**You love to win, and have fun doing it**: Models success and fulfillment, achieves satisfaction by helping others to continue developing their skills.

**You’re a changemaker**: Ability to drive change and innovation by gathering knowledge and resources to ensure tasks are completed within timelines to a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.

**You’re a paradox navigator**: The ability to navigate the many embedded operational tensions.

**You’re a culture & change champion**: Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative relationships with multiple and diverse stakeholders.

**What You’ll Need To Succeed**

Bachelor degree in a related field; Masters degree or CPA preferred

Minimum four years of relevant work experience

Prior work experience in Supply Chain Finance strongly preferred; Consumer Product Goods (CPG) preferred

ERP Experience required; SAP preferred

Microsoft Office required; Advanced Excel required

Business partnering experience with clear, focused and sound financial assessment and guidance (strategic insights, risks, and opportunities)

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