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Job Description
Job Description:
Are you looking to join a well established company in the north end of the GTA? Our client is a family-owned business with a 50 yr history in the home building and building supplies industries. To support their continued growth, they are currently recruiting a Finance Manager for the Aurora head office.
Responsibilities of the Finance Manager include:
ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT
- Oversee the accounting department and provide training to staff to ensure proper maintenance of all accounting systems and functions
- Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures
- Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department
- Preparation of month-end, quarter-end and year-end accounting statements and reports
- Manage and review all month-end closing activities including account reconciliations and statutory filings
- Participate in audits and ensure proper filing of tax returns in all jurisdictions
- Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions
- Serve as final point of escalation for Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable issues
- Responsible for payroll using ADP
- Benefit administration
- Create a culture within the department that encourages the team to develop tools, processes and systems to automate standard functions, while enabling the delivery of critical financial and operational information in a timely manner to the management of the organization
- Methodically address key challenges within the organization by leading or supporting initiatives that improve internal and external operations
- Develop and complete regular analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial results; segregate by business line; compare to budget, etc.
- Assist with P&L and capital budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with company's strategic plan
- Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial and management reporting
- Assist in developing annual and long-term financial business plans and forecasts
Job Requirements:
- CPA designation
- 5+ years experience in an accounting role and at least 2+ years in a leadership capacity
- Proficiency in end-to-end accounting for multi-company operations
- Demonstrated leadership ability, team player/leader, and strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated change management capabilities, as would be required in a rapidly evolving organization
- Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills
- Strong operational attitude
- Strong written and oral communication and customer service skills
- High technical competency in excel, with a very strong focus on logical organization and structure of data and reporting
- Demonstrated continuous improvement
- A pragmatic, can-do attitude that gets the job done!
- Construction experience and/or family-owned business experience would be a plus
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