Job Description

Position Title: Manager, Financial Accounting Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Position Location: Florenceville Main Requisition ID: 25341
SUMMARY: A key financial role, the Manager, Accounting Canada, reports to the Controller, North America and is responsible for providing support on period-end closing activities, general accounting, with a focus on cash management, finance transformation, compliance, and managing the relationship with the internal and external auditors.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, other duties may be assigned:

• Review and monitor daily cash positions; manage the transactions and coordinate with Treasury on cash/loan requirements
• Ownership of regional cash flow and balance sheet forecast process
• Oversight of accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate local and regulatory standards as well as corporate requirements
• Support the timely production and submission of statutory and internal financial reports for payroll, tax, risk management and other regulatory bodies as required.
• Support annual external and internal audit schedules, internal coordination and documentation for timely and successful audits; review any issues with senior management and implement action plan to address and resolve
• Research, develop, execute, and lead new accounting and financial standards and develop necessary systems to ensure efficient and compliant processes
• Support accurate completion of financial reporting requirements (monthly, quarterly, yearly) in accordance with Company accounting standards
• Manage fixed asset and depreciation records to ensure compliance with capitalization and depreciation guidelines
• Support regional month-end close activities, reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Support regional forecasting activities
• From a regional perspective, support relationship with Shared Services team based in India, ensuring all transactions are completed accurately and timely
• Focus on continuous process improvement to increase effectiveness and efficiency
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to translate key business and financial assumptions into clear and measurable financial projections and/or business plans.
• Collaborate with the other finance departments to support overall regional goals and objectives. (Ops Finance, ISC, Commercial).
• Provide NA Finance Leadership with ongoing strategic and operational support

REQUIRED EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• BS in Accounting or Finance, CPA required, MBA considered an asset
• 5+ years of progressive experience in Accounting/Finance. Public Accounting experience a plus
• Solid applied understanding of GAAP and IFRS
• Solid applied understanding of general financial analysis concepts such as margin analysis, ROI, DCF, capital evaluation
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment producing food products or other consumer products desired
• Ability to identify, create, and implement process improvements and enhancements.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines and prioritize department\xe2\x80\x99s work in a dynamic environment
• Ability to apply broad business perspectives and experiences to identify opportunities/risks
• Ability to build relationships, manage conflict and embrace change.
• Strong technical, analytical and systems skills. Experience with Microsoft Excel is a must.
• Experience with SAP, EDW, OneStream is a definite asset.
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• Detail oriented and strong organizational skills
• Self-starter, ability to work independently

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Integrity and trust
• 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

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: Finance
Division: NA Finance
Department: Financial Accounting CA
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Centreville || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Hartland || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Moncton Company: McCain Foods (Canada)