Job Description

Martinrea is a diversified global automotive supplier engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of metal parts, assemblies and modules, complex fluid management systems and aluminum products. We employ approximately 15,000 skilled and motivated people at manufacturing, engineering and technical centers in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Spain and China. Our business strategy leverages world-class technologies, motivated and talented people, and high-quality products.

Our Mission is to make people's lives better by:

• Delivering outstanding quality products and services to our customers;
• Providing meaningful opportunity, job satisfaction, and job security for our people;
• Being positive contributors to our communities; and,
• Providing superior long-term investment returns to our stakeholders.

Our strength is our people

We invite you to follow your dreams and explore a challenging and rewarding career at Martinrea.

Tillsonburg Overview:

• High growth, state of the art manufacturing facility specializing in welding and assembly of light weight structural components for the automotive industry. Currently experiencing an approximately greater than 1100% increase in sales growth, with related multi-million dollar investment, mass hiring and expansion.
• World class management team highly focused on lean manufacturing processes and team development.
• Strategically located close to major highways and major automotive hubs in Ontario and the Northern United States.

Job Summary:

• Become a Business Partner to both the finance and operational team, providing timely and actionable analysis and KPI's to support management decision making and achieve financial/operational targets.

Required Education and Experience:

• Completed or working towards an Accounting Designation (CPA or CFA)
• Undergraduate Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Minimum 1 years of experience in a similar position.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English.
• High level of organizational and time management skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including data extraction, query building, financial modelling, and creating dashboards
• Experienced with integrated Finance software packages and SAP-BPC (is an asset)

Essential Functions:

• Provide visibility and insight of business operations to management through data analysis driven by exceptional excel/dash-boarding abilities to support management decision making. Including the analysis of overheads, earned vs. available labour hours, inefficiencies (scrap, overtime premium freight, etc.) to drive profitability.
• Design, prepare, and maintain daily, weekly & monthly KPI's to provide enhanced feedback and accountability to the management team.
• Take a lead on the design, development and maintenance of complex scenario based financial models to support forecasting and budgeting activities within the plant including:

• Forecasted Sales and Material by Customer/Program/Destination using multiple demand inputs including Customer Releases and Industry Vehicle Volumes.
• Labour/Manning models to appropriately flex manpower to match customer demand levels
• Other account based data extraction models to support analysis and understanding of spending and consumption trends
• Cash flow modelling to understand future cash requirements and optimize working capital
• Assist functional Managers with the preparation of department budgets and chequebooks
• Assist in the preparation of the bi-weekly full financial forecasts (P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash flow) and financial bridge analysis
• Assist in the completion of month end, quarter end, and year end processes including:

• Preparation of assigned account reconciliations and analysis to support financial statements.
• Preparation of the financial bridge to explain monthly/quarterly actual results variances to budget/forecast
• Manage and record journal entries as assigned.
• Assist in the data extraction to support the preparation of standard corporate reporting requirements including AR Aging, Head Counts, and Capital and Tooling balances by program in a timely manner.
• Support and assist in the co-ordination of external and internal audit requirements.
• Assist in the analysis and maintenance of standard costs including:

• Analysing the financial impact of proposed changes to the bill of materials
• Performing labour, overhead and cycle time studies to improve the accuracy of the bill of materials
• Assist Controller in the OPEX process to help evaluate financial impacts, and coordinate bi-weekly meetings
• Ad-hoc reporting supporting controller and management team.