Finance Controller, Merchant

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet. 

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions. 

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At Linde, every day is an opportunity: an opportunity to learn, to grow, to share success and to contribute to one of the world's leading industrial gas and engineering companies. Seize the opportunity: take your next step with us and join our team. 

Finance Controller, Merchant & Onsite (Full-Time) - Mississauga, ON

Position Description

Reporting to the Linde Canada Inc. Vice President Finance,  this position designs and prepares financial and operational performance assessments in support of senior management analysis; coordinates the preparation of monthly financial forecasts and annual operating plans; and assists in the completion of regional financial reporting requirements.

Principal Responsibilities

• Strong partnership with the Vice President of Merchant & Onsite as well as the Business Director's and other functional staff to identify operational and financial issues and implement corrective action plans, as appropriate.
  • Assist sales team in developing proposals for new merchant and onsite business
  • Accountable for optimizing working capital
  • Coordinate with sales and customer financial services on Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and late paying customers
  • Assist senior management in developing growth strategy for the businesses
  • Responsible for validation and approvals on capital spend
  • Provide guidance to management on overall financial policies and regulations
• Responsible for the compilation of information used in the review of actual financial results versus forecasted results on a monthly basis:
  • Creation of meaningful financial models that facilitate timely review and analysis of actual results vs. forecasted results
  • Assist in the preparation of presentation material to senior management highlighting the regional performance versus forecast and versus prior actual periods
  • Assist in the regional closing review process
  • Liaise with the accounting team locally as well as in Danbury to ensure appropriate accounting treatment for transactions in the business
  • Be responsible for assigned month-end closing activities for Merchant and Onsite business, including the preparation and/or and review and approval of Journal entries.
• Responsible for the overall coordination of the monthly financial forecast cycle, including:
  • Preparation and administration of work process timeline to ensure timely completion and submission of reporting requirements on a month-end and quarter-end basis
  • Compilation of quarter variance reports, income statement variance reports, DSO, productivity, capital expenditure, headcount reporting requirements
  • Creation / maintenance of meaningful financial models that summarize forecasted financial results compared with prior forecasts, prior actual periods and plan
• Responsible for the overall coordination of annual planning cycle, including:
  • Preparation and administration of planning cycle timeline and ensuring compliance by department managers
  • Coordination in development / maintenance of budgeting environments used for plan consolidation and analysis
  • Coordination with Corporate FP&A to ensure submission deadlines are met timely and accurately
  • Development / maintenance of multiple financial models analyzing plan submissions in terms of financial trends
  • Assist in the preparation of detailed presentations to senior management
• Adhoc reporting to assist in the evaluation of emerging financial and operational performance trends, including Product Line, Customer, Variable and Operating Profit Margin, and Fixed Cost analysis both at the consolidated region / location levels.  Also responsible for the development / maintenance of financial models analyzing organic and backlog growth activity.
• Oversee the integration of finance and accounting discipline into operations.
• Development / Maintenance of multiple financial models, which include but are not limited to:
  • Pass-thru calculations 
  • Backlog and base growth project performance
  • Industry/peer group comparisons
  • Acquisition analysis

• Lead the automation and modernization of reporting, planning and forecasting processes for the Merchant and Onsite business.

• Directly manage and provide leadership to a team of 2 staff members, including setting objectives, conducting performance reviews, supporting professional development, and ensuring alignment with departmental goals.
   

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA and/or MBA preferred
• 10+ years Finance experience is strongly preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel; Microsoft PowerPoint
• Intermediate knowledge of Hyperion, and JD Edwards is required
• Knowledge and experience with Power BI, dashboards or other automation tools is strongly preferred

Linde has an extensive background check process which may include but is not limited to, a criminal background review, reference checks, employment and education verification.

Linde Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Applicants requiring accommodation during the recruitment and selection process are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required. We will work with you to meet your needs.

We are committed to employment equity for women, aboriginal people, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. Interested candidates from these groups are encouraged to apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.