Job Description

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Position Title: Director Technology Finance

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time \xe2\x80\x8b

Position Location: Florenceville GTC

Requisition ID: 22916

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OVERVIEW

Our Global Technology team\xe2\x80\x99s goal is to inspire growth through innovative use of technology and data. McCain has embarked on an ambitious digital transformation across our business from Agriculture, Manufacturing, Supply Chain to how we serve our customer and consumers. As part of this transformation, we are making significant investments to build digital capabilities. We are building digital products for our customers, growers / suppliers, and McCain team members to enable digital processes and data-driven automation over time. These digital capabilities will transform McCain into a company that empowers our teams with easy-to-use tools and enriched decision making. Will you be part of this exciting journey?

We are currently recruiting a Director, Global Technology Finance who will be responsible for leading McCain\xe2\x80\x99s Global Technology budgeting and forecasting processes and providing critical support and analysis to McCain\xe2\x80\x99s Technology Senior Leadership Team, as well as the Chief Financial Officer. This role also is responsible for overseeing and producing the end-to-end quarterly and year-end financial information for internal and external purposes. This role will be involved in researching and providing input into complex and non-routine transaction.

The ideal candidate has experience working with IT transformation and partnering with the CIO in IT Product Funding model, cost transformation, cost transparency and truly driving costs by capability and services.

S/he is passionate about developing their team, building relationship with regional finance team and enjoys solving accounting problems. This is an exciting and highly visible role in a high performing team with significant exposure to many areas of the business. The position reports to the Chief Technology and Information Officer.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the Global Technology Finance team in the execution of McCain\xe2\x80\x99s global budgeting and forecasting processes and monthly/quarterly processes.
• Provide support and analysis to the CTIO and Chief Financial Officer as it relates to forecasts, budgets or ad hoc requests, as well as other senior leaders in Global Technology
• Drive the preparation of high quality/accurate deliverables and analysis, including but not limited to, month-end reporting, KPI tracking, ad-hoc reports/analysis, quarterly forecast reporting, annual budget
• Plan, prepare and finalize presentations (especially the quarterly and yearly budget review)
• Identify and communicate key opportunities, risks or challenges and potential impacts on the organization.
• Own critical processes in the reporting/budgeting/forecasting space, including but not limited to:

• Regional QBR/BUDGET template/presentation process
• BUDGET process, from target setting through to presentation to the CTIO/CFO
• Regional target setting processes
• Support medium and long-term incentive plan forecasting
• Monthly reporting and analysis processes, including driving monthly review meetings with regional teams (and updating/modifying their required deliverables as needed) and coordinating/reviewing the monthly Finance Update for the CTIO
• Act as a key point of contact and develop strong partnerships with region/country Finance teams
• Drive process/experiential improvements in Finance, with a focus on automation via systems (OneStream) or streamlining (leveraging systems or improved ways of working)
• Improve cash forecasting processes
• Take a leadership/ownership role in key financial systems, primarily IT cost management system implementation.
• Oversee the end-to-end quarterly and year-end financial information for internal and external purposes (consolidated financial statements, management discussion and analysis, board presentations, etc.)
• Work cross-functionally to collect all inputs needed for internal and external reporting, create a project plan and ensure deadlines are adhered to
• Provide advice and guidance on all technical accounting matters, including research and implementation of new IFRS standards
• Working with internal stakeholders to determine the accounting considerations of business decisions
• Lead the design, implementation, and execution of special projects which may include, but not limited to, process redesign, system implementation, and other projects as assigned
• Support with statutory filings from the global business units
• Manage numerous ad-hoc requests from stakeholders
• Understanding Cloud, APIs, AI-ML and how to drive cost transformation to invest in digital enablers

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL?

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Personal Attributes

• Integrity and trust
• Strong business acumen: can explain the story behind the numbers and recommend solutions
• Exceptional communicator and business partner
• Strong analytical abilities and problem solving skills
• Result oriented, hands on, highly motivated, and autonomous
• Displays self-awareness and ability to deal with ambiguity and change
• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage, coach and develop a high performing team

Education and/or experience

• Bachelor\'s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA and/or MBA preferred
• 7+ years of progressive financial analysis or accounting experience
• Experience managing a team of 4-5 high performing finance professionals
• Strong accounting background an asset
• Consumer products or foods experience a definite plus
• Strong understanding of general financial analysis concepts such as margin analysis, ROI, DCF, capital evaluation
• Strong understanding of currency translation/consolidation concepts
• Strong understanding of IFRS
• Strong technical, analytical and systems skills; (Excel, Power Point, Anaplan, OneStream, SAP)
• Self-starter, ability to work independently
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to build relationships, manage conflict and embrace change;
• Ability to apply broad business perspectives and experiences to identify opportunities/risks.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

The health and safety of McCain employees and their families has been our number one priority since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccination restrictions easing across the globe we do not currently require employees to be vaccinated, but we reserve the right to change this mandate in line with health guidance and regulations in each country.

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Job Family: Information Technology
Division: Global Technology
Department: \xe2\x80\x8bTechnology Finance \xe2\x80\x8b
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)

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