Financial Manager

FINANCE MANAGER – NORTH AMERICA

BASED IN SUDBURY/CANADA

We are assisting our international client to recruit a Finance Manager – North America. The incumbent will provide financial support to our client's North Americas business and enable decisions through accurate, reliable and timeously available financial information. The ideal candidate will be from the mining, mining contractor or manufacturing space.

**Canadian citizen OR Canadian Permanent Residence

**100% office based in Sudbury/Ontario

**Our client will NOT consider candidates who are not already based in Sudbury

**Not a hybrid or work-from-home position

Reporting and Cashflow Forecasting

• To ensure that the monthly and quarterly reporting processes for the respective countries are met and executed within the stipulated deadlines.
• Compiling information for the Business Review Process
• Executing ad-hoc reporting requirements
• Support the Finance Manager and head office with effective and on-time reporting, forecasting and cashflow management to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements.
• To actively compile and utilise North America financial reports as a management tool for continuous business performance and improvement cashflow management.
• Analysis of actual versus forecasted cashflow position and advise on course of action for improvement purposes.
• To ensure that the monthly reporting processes for the respective countries are met and executed within the stipulated deadlines.
• Compiling information for the Business Review Process
• Preparing the audit and tax packs for interim and year end reporting in Vena.
• Support the Finance Manager with effective and on-time reporting, forecasting and cashflow management to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements.
• To actively compile North America financial reports as a management tool for continuous business performance in order to analyse actual versus budgeted results.
• Liaising with other territories outside North America regarding interco debtors, maintaining interco loans, cost of sales and other expenses.
• Competence with D365 ERP, Vena and other systems.

Balance Sheet Management

• To support the reconciliation of fixed assets accounts and ensure monthly reviews of the asset register.
• To ensure active and on-time reconciliation of the inventory, attending stock counts, identify and manage potential risks.
• Highlight any potential in accounts payable/receivable to the respective parties.
• Maintain the accuracy of the general ledger for the North American entities. Substantiating all transactions against supporting documents and the process of identifying and adjusting for discrepancies ensure that all transactions within the general ledger have been verified and reported correctly.
• Compiling Corporate income tax, HST, GST and PAYE for the Canadian entity
• Liaising with tax advisors in the North American region in order to ensure compliance with the relative tax authorities.
• Liaising with other stakeholders for other adhoc queries requiring resolution.

Control Environment

• To ensure annual audit preparation processes are in place and are effectively implemented.
• To actively develop management controls emanating from the audit findings and ensure on time implementation thereof.
• To provide the necessary support in the review and or development of accounting policies and procedures to ensure adherence to all relevant accounting framework and statutory compliance.
• Compiling of annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
• To ensure annual audit preparation processes are in place and are effectively implemented.
• To actively develop management controls emanating from the audit findings and ensure on time implementation thereof.
• To provide the necessary support in the review and or development of accounting policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence to all relevant accounting framework and statutory compliance.
• Ensure implementation and execution of inventory controls
• Compiling or co-ordination of annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and within the timeframe set by the Group.

Financial Business Partner

• Participate in the review of business performance.
• Management of finance function and relevant personnel on a day-to-day basis.
• Actively engage with the operations, advise, provide financial coaching where necessary and deliver timely, relevant, and insightful management to the region to inform business decisions.
• Support the Finance function and partner with the operations in protecting the assets of the company and in ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
• Actively supporting manufacturing environment in reviewing costs allocated to products through ERP system and accurate costing within system.
• Participate in the review of the business performance by explaining Opex expense variances on a monthly basis.
• Actively engage with the operations, advise, provide financial coaching where necessary and deliver timely, relevant and insightful management to the region to inform business decisions.
• Support the Finance function and partner with the operations of the company and in ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
• Support in reviewing weekly payroll submissions and ensuring data captured in ERP is accurate.

Budgeting

• Actively support the Finance Manager in various activities pertaining to the budgeting and forecasting process
• Reviewing the region's budgets and submitting them to the Finance Manager for review and approval.
• Actively support the Finance Manager in various activities pertaining to the budgeting and forecasting process in Vena
• Preparing or reviewing the region's budgets and submit to Finance Manager for review and approval

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Not negotiable: Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting
• Not negotiable: Must be Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Experience

• 5 years demonstrated experience in financial management
• At least 3 years demonstrated experience in people management
• 2 years demonstrated post articles experience in a similar role.

Advantageous

• 2 years demonstrated experience in multi-national and multi currencies environment.
• Experience in mining/manufacturing is desirable

Skills

• Advanced financial skills and demonstrated experience.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to deal with complex reconciliation processes.
• Interpretation and analysis of financial statements and management accounts
• Demonstrated experience in business planning.
• Project Management skills