<p><strong>Director of Finance (Interim Contract)</strong></p><p><strong>Role:</strong> Interim Director of Finance</p><p> <strong>Duration:</strong> 3-6 Months</p><p> <strong>Work Model:</strong> Onsite (5 days)</p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Brampton</p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>Our client, a privately held manufacturing organization, is seeking an experienced finance leader to provide interim support. This 3-6 month engagement will suit a hands-on professional who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment, enjoys tackling new challenges, and can operate effectively when priorities and processes are not always clearly defined.</p><p>Partnering closely with ownership and senior leadership, the successful candidate will provide financial oversight across reporting, audit coordination, banking relationships, working capital management, operational finance, and special projects. This individual will be expected to quickly understand the business, identify solutions, and provide practical guidance across both strategic and day-to-day finance matters.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Act as the senior finance partner to ownership and executive leadership, providing financial insight and decision support.</li><li>Support the year-end process, coordinate external audit requirements, and manage auditor requests.</li><li>Collaborate with banking and insurance partners, including annual renewals and ongoing information requests.</li><li>Prepare and enhance monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting packages for leadership and advisory stakeholders.</li><li>Monitor working capital performance, including receivables, payables, inventory, and liquidity management.</li><li>Partner with operations and costing teams to evaluate product profitability, costing methodologies, and margin performance.</li><li>Assist with the development and refinement of product cost models and bill-of-material structures.</li><li>Provide guidance and support to the accounting team, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, costing, and general accounting personnel.</li><li>Work cross-functionally to investigate operational and financial challenges, develop solutions, and drive execution.</li><li>Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors to address inventory reporting and ERP-related challenges.</li><li>Lead or participate in special projects and business initiatives as required.</li></ul><p><br></p>
As Vice-President, Finance you’ll be the strategic force behind impactful storytelling,
advocacy, and engagement that advances the CPA profession.
CPA Ontario is not like other organizations
Careers built here tend to look different because the work itself is different. You are not simply contributing to an organization. You are helping shape a profession that touches nearly every sector of the economy at a moment when expectations, technology, and the nature of work are all being rewritten.
About This Opportunity:
The Vice President, Finance reports to the CFO and is accountable for providing strategic leadership and oversight for the organizations finance function, ensuring high-quality service delivery across budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and audit. The VP, Finance balances strategy & execution, supporting and advancing organization-wide initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
As a key member of CPA Onto’s Senior Leadership Team, the VP, Finance leads a team of
approximately 16 (2 direct reports, 14 indirect reports), promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement that values development and commitment to CPA Ontario’s high standards and quality.
What You’ll Be Doing:
• Oversee implementation and management of internal controls and mechanisms to ensure safeguarding of CPA Ontario’s assets.
• Financial Planning & Analysis: Provides oversight of the preparation and delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reporting packages to the Executive Team, Financial & Audit Committee (FAC), Council, and the Annual Meeting, ensuring all reporting requirements are met. Oversees the annual financial planning process, including the development of the budget, business plan, forecast and key planning assumptions.
• Audit: Oversee year-end audit, review and finalize audited financial statements and all other customer and government audits for CPA Ontario, Staff Pension Plan, and Foundation.
• Tax and Treasury: Effective oversight over treasury and cash management, including ensuring appropriate liquidity to meet capital obligations. Oversee CPA Ontario corporate tax returns and information returns.
• Project Management: Support the planning, design, development, implementation and evaluation of organization-wide initiatives to support the business requirements and strategic objectives of CPA Ontario. Support new systems or project selections and implementation from a strategic finance, resource and internal control perspective.
• Manage and authorize procurement activities, including managing CPA Ontario assets, contract review, negotiating terms and conditions with vendors.
• Coach, mentor and lead a team of finance professionals
To Be Successful You Need:
• An undergraduate degree in business or accounting or a related field.
• A CPA certification, and to be in good standing.
• Demonstrated senior financial leadership experience within a complex, fast-paced environment, with deep expertise across controllership, financial reporting, planning, cash management, contracts, and vendor management.
• Strong strategic and commercial acumen, with the ability to anticipate future trends and implications, make sound, well-judged decisions, and balance program delivery with financial and budgetary realities.
• Proven people leader and team builder with experience establishing accountability and developing high-performing teams by aligning roles with individual strengths.
• Demonstrated success supporting multiple, complex change and transformation initiatives while driving parallel projects forward with a st
<p><strong>Interim VP Finance, US GAAP </strong></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Hamilton, ON Area (Primarily Remote)</p><p><strong>Work Model:</strong> Primarily Remote. Must be able to travel to Hamilton, ON, approximately once every 2 to 3 weeks</p><p><strong>Term:</strong> 6-month contract (with potential extension)</p><p><br></p><p>Our client is seeking an experienced finance leader to support a high-growth organization as it advances through significant corporate milestones. This individual will play a hands-on role overseeing financial reporting, technical accounting matters, audit coordination, equity-related accounting activities, and public company readiness initiatives.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting deliverables within a<strong> US GAAP environment</strong>.</li><li>Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors and coordinate all audit-related activities.</li><li>Research, assess, and document complex accounting matters, providing practical recommendations to executive leadership.</li><li>Oversee accounting for various equity-related transactions and maintain accuracy of shareholder records and ownership tracking.</li><li>Support regulatory reporting obligations and assist with ongoing public-company compliance requirements.</li><li>Develop and enhance month-end close procedures, financial controls, and governance processes.</li><li>Partner with external advisors, valuation specialists, and technical accounting consultants as required.</li><li>Establish reporting frameworks, timelines, and documentation standards to support future growth.</li><li>Provide leadership, mentorship, and oversight to additional accounting team members as the function expands.</li><li>Remain actively involved in core accounting activities including reconciliations, analysis, period-end close, and audit support.</li></ul>
<p>Our client is a successful, family-owned distribution business with a long-standing reputation for customer service, operational excellence, and strong relationships with customers and suppliers. As the company continues to evolve and grow, they are seeking a hands-on and commercially minded <strong>Director, Finance & Administration</strong> to oversee finance and key administrative functions across the organization. Reporting directly to the President, this is a unique opportunity to join a well-established business in a senior leadership role where you will have broad influence across Finance, Customer Service, Purchasing, Warehouse Operations, IT, and Administration.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Finance & Treasury</strong></p><ul><li>Lead daily cash management and rolling cash flow forecasting.</li><li>Manage banking relationships, lending facilities, covenant reporting, and lender communications.</li><li>Drive working capital performance through effective management of inventory, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.</li><li>Prepare financial analysis and business cases supporting capital expenditures and operational investments.</li><li>Monitor financial performance and provide recommendations to improve profitability and efficiency.</li></ul><p><strong>Accounting & Reporting</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.</li><li>Deliver accurate and timely financial statements and management reporting packages.</li><li>Provide actionable analysis on profitability, product margins, customer performance, inventory aging, and logistics costs.</li></ul><p><strong>Controls, Risk & Compliance</strong></p><ul><li>Develop and strengthen internal controls and financial processes.</li><li>Ensure compliance with lending agreements, tax regulations, insurance requirements, and corporate policies.</li><li>Oversee annual insurance renewals and risk management initiatives.</li><li>Coordinate tax filings and compliance activities with external advisors.</li></ul><p><strong>Operational Leadership</strong></p><ul><li>Lead and develop teams across Accounting, Customer Service, Purchasing, Warehouse Operations, and IT.</li><li>Improve cross-functional processes including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, inventory management, and customer service workflows.</li><li>Oversee inventory planning, supplier performance, product availability, and working capital objectives.</li><li>Provide leadership for payroll, benefits administration, recruiting, onboarding, information technology, and facilities management.</li></ul><p><strong>Business Partnership</strong></p><ul><li>Partner closely with the President to support budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning activities.</li><li>Deliver meaningful operational and financial insights that support business decisions.</li><li>Act as a trusted advisor on the financial and operational health of the organization.</li><li>Identify risks, opportunities, and process improvements while providing practical recommendations for action.</li></ul>
<p>Our client is seeking a General Accountant to join their team in a hands-on role supporting both accounting and payroll operations. Reporting to the Controller, the role will be responsible for;</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Support the month-end close process, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.</li><li>Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and general ledger analyses.</li><li>Maintain the fixed asset ledger and related accounting schedules.</li><li>Perform inventory reconciliations and support inventory accounting activities.</li><li>Assist with standard costing, job costing, purchase price variance (PPV), and production variance analysis.</li><li>Reconcile inventory, subledgers, and other accounts to the general ledger.</li><li>Support accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, resolving discrepancies as required.</li><li>Support financial reporting and operational analysis.</li><li>Participate in process improvements and support an evolving accounting function.</li><li>Coordinate weekly payroll for over 50 employees, including hourly, salaried, and temporary staff.</li><li>Review employee timesheets and supervisor approvals to ensure payroll accuracy.</li><li>Verify temporary employee hours and provide approved hours to staffing agencies.</li><li>Prepare payroll journal entries and payroll-related accruals.</li><li>Reconcile payroll balances, vacation accruals, benefits, and year-end payroll information.</li><li>Assist with payroll audits and validate T4 reporting and payroll records.</li><li>Ensure payroll processes comply with company policies and legislative requirements.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support financial operations for a busy media environment in Toronto, Ontario. This Long-term Contract position will partner with production, studio operations, HR, IT, and finance teams to keep project finances organized, maintain accurate billing and payment activity, and support budget oversight for freelance and vendor-related work. The successful candidate will bring strong analytical ability, sound judgment, and a proactive approach to coordinating financial processes across multiple stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Coordinate with studio teams, HR, and IT to establish freelancers in the required financial and production systems so they can begin work efficiently.<br>• Lead onboarding support for freelance workers, including guidance on weekly processes and training on submitting job requests, purchase orders, and related financial documentation.<br>• Monitor completion of required training and approvals for freelancers, and work with internal partners to resolve access or system issues when they arise.<br>• Partner with studio and production leadership to forecast annual freelance resource needs and maintain associated budget plans for review and approval.<br>• Facilitate regular billing and financial review meetings with project stakeholders to track costs, resolve discrepancies, and support accurate reporting.<br>• Review vendor and freelancer invoices for completeness, obtain the necessary approvals, and coordinate timely submission for payment processing.<br>• Verify that freelancer time is charged to the correct projects each week and collaborate with producers to address missing or inconsistent entries.<br>• Support project financial administration by assigning or managing job numbers, maintaining accurate project statuses, and responding to billing-related questions from studio staff.<br>• Prepare and route financial request documentation for approvals, maintain organized tracking records, and contribute to ad hoc reporting as needed.
We are looking for a Corporate Finance Manager to lead core financial operations and support sound business decision-making in Markham, Ontario. This role is responsible for strengthening reporting accuracy, overseeing key accounting activities, and guiding budgeting and control processes across the organization. The successful candidate will bring strong leadership, systems knowledge, and a practical approach to improving financial performance and compliance.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee daily and monthly accounting activities to ensure financial records are complete, accurate, and prepared in accordance with internal standards.<br>• Lead the budgeting and forecasting cycle by working with business leaders to develop plans, monitor variances, and provide meaningful financial insight.<br>• Manage accounts payable and payroll processes to support timely payments, proper controls, and reliable financial reporting.<br>• Review reconciliations, journal entries, and period-end results to maintain the integrity of the general ledger and related financial statements.<br>• Administer and optimize the use of financial platforms, including ERP and supporting accounting applications, to improve reporting efficiency and process consistency.<br>• Support audit and compliance requirements by preparing documentation, responding to inquiries, and maintaining strong internal controls.<br>• Supervise finance staff, provide direction on priorities, and encourage high standards of accuracy, accountability, and service.<br>• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting procedures and contribute to finance-related system or process changes where required.
We are looking for an experienced Sr Finance Manager to lead financial reporting activities and support sound business decision-making in Thornhill, Ontario. This role is well suited to a finance specialist who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with the ability to improve reporting quality, strengthen controls, and deliver timely insights. The successful candidate will work across systems and stakeholders to ensure accurate results, effective analysis, and dependable financial processes.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable standards.<br>• Oversee core accounting operations and provide guidance on reporting matters, reconciliations, and period-end close activities.<br>• Analyze financial results, earnings trends, and key performance indicators to support leadership with meaningful recommendations.<br>• Manage and enhance reporting processes within ERP and related accounting platforms to improve efficiency and data reliability.<br>• Review account balances, reconciliations, and supporting documentation to maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness.<br>• Partner with internal teams to resolve reporting issues, respond to ad hoc financial requests, and deliver clear analysis for business planning.<br>• Support the administration and effective use of systems such as BlackLine, ADP financial tools, and other accounting applications.<br>• Contribute to finance-related process changes or system updates when required, ensuring reporting continuity and proper documentation.
We are looking for an experienced Director, Total Rewards to shape and lead a comprehensive rewards strategy that supports business goals and strengthens the employee experience in Toronto, Ontario. This role will oversee compensation, benefits, wellness, absence programs, and workforce insights while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on people-related decisions. The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with practical execution, helping the organization build effective programs, maintain compliance, and drive continuous improvement across total rewards.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Create and advance a long-term total rewards framework that aligns compensation, benefits, and wellness programs with organizational priorities.<br>• Oversee the design, delivery, and evaluation of compensation, benefits, disability and leave programs, ensuring they remain competitive and effective.<br>• Advise executive and senior leaders on pay decisions, workforce planning, organizational design, and potential people risks.<br>• Lead, coach, and develop the Total Rewards team while fostering strong performance, accountability, and high-quality service delivery.<br>• Monitor regulatory obligations related to employment standards, pay equity, transparency requirements, and governance, and ensure programs remain compliant.<br>• Interpret workforce metrics and external market data to identify trends, support planning, and guide evidence-based recommendations.<br>• Contribute to annual budgeting, forecasting, and priority setting across HR initiatives with a focus on sustainable and impactful rewards programs.<br>• Direct communications and change initiatives related to reward offerings, policies, and program enhancements to support employee understanding and adoption.
We are looking for an Accountant to join a team in Vaughan, Ontario on a contract basis, with the potential for a long-term opportunity. This role will provide hands-on accounting support during a key staffing transition while helping maintain day-to-day financial operations. The successful candidate will bring practical costing experience, strong analytical ability, and confidence working with financial systems in a manufacturing or product-based environment. This opportunity is expected to run for approximately six months to one year, with the potential to become an ongoing position.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage daily accounting activities to support continuity across core finance operations, including payables, reconciliations, invoicing, and related financial processes.<br>• Lead the consolidation and maintenance of costing data, ensuring information is accurate, current, and aligned with reporting requirements.<br>• Perform hands-on standard costing work, including reviewing cost structures and supporting period-end cost rollups during key year-end timing.<br>• Analyze manufacturing and cost variances, such as bill of materials discrepancies, and investigate results to support informed financial decisions.<br>• Partner with finance leadership and internal stakeholders to maintain reliable reporting and provide practical support during departmental changes.<br>• Contribute to payroll-related accounting activities and help ensure financial records are complete and properly reconciled.<br>• Use ERP and accounting software tools effectively to process transactions, monitor data integrity, and support reporting needs.<br>• Assist with finance-related process updates, including the transfer of costing information and participation in future ERP or system migration activities as required.
<h2>Accountant</h2><p><strong>Location:</strong> Vaughan (Hybrid)</p><p><strong>Compensation:</strong> Competitive salary + benefits</p><p><strong>Industry:</strong> Global Organization</p><p>Our client, a rapidly growing global organization undergoing significant business and systems transformation, is seeking an <strong>Accountant</strong> to join their team.</p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for a detail oriented accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and wants exposure to global operations, process improvement initiatives, and large-scale transformation projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the month-end close process, financial reporting, accounting operations, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple business units.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Perform full-cycle accounting activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal controls and accounting standards.</li><li>Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.</li><li>Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and adjustments.</li><li>Complete balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and account analyses.</li><li>Assist with the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.</li><li>Analyze financial results, investigate variances, and identify trends and opportunities for process improvements.</li><li>Support intercompany accounting and reconciliations across multiple entities.</li><li>Prepare indirect tax filings, remittances, and related reconciliations.</li><li>Assist with cash management activities and reporting.</li><li>Support external audits and other regulatory reporting requirements.</li><li>Develop and maintain process documentation, standard operating procedures, and workflow maps.</li><li>Participate in systems implementations, process improvement initiatives, and Shared Services projects.</li><li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders across finance and operational teams to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.</li><li>Complete ad hoc analyses and special projects as required.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>3-5 years of progressive full-cycle accounting experience.</li><li>Experience working within a Shared Services environment is strongly preferred.</li><li>Experience supporting multiple entities, business units, or international operations is considered an asset.</li><li>Strong understanding of month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and general accounting principles.</li><li>Experience with ERP systems, including <strong>Oracle Fusion</strong>.</li><li>Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>Experience creating process documentation, SOPs, and workflow maps.</li><li>Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.</li></ul><h3>Education</h3><ul><li>Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.</li><li>In the CPA program is preferred.</li></ul><h3>Why Join?</h3><ul><li>Opportunity to join a growing global organization during an exciting transformation period.</li><li>Exposure to international operations and complex accounting environments.</li><li>Involvement in systems enhancement and process improvement initiatives.</li><li>Collaborative team environment with strong opportunities for professional growth and development.</li><li>Hybrid work model and competitive compensation package.</li></ul>
We are looking for an Accountant to join a Toronto, Ontario team in a Long-term Contract position. This role supports day-to-day financial operations while providing clear analysis and dependable reporting that helps leaders make sound business decisions. The successful candidate will contribute to accurate accounting records, strong controls, and coordinated financial administration across areas such as payments, reconciliations, investment activity, and contract support. This position also plays an important part in finance process improvement and in supporting the rollout, adoption, and ongoing enhancement of the organization’s financial management system.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee core accounting records by maintaining the general ledger and related financial documentation with a high degree of accuracy.<br>• Manage payable and receivable activities, including reviewing invoices, processing transactions, and helping ensure payments and receipts are recorded on time.<br>• Complete regular reconciliations for bank accounts, corporate credit cards, and other balance sheet items to support reliable financial reporting.<br>• Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc financial analyses that highlight trends, explain variances, and identify potential risks or opportunities.<br>• Support planning activities through budget-to-actual reporting, forecasting, cash flow review, and financial modelling for management use.<br>• Record and reconcile investment transactions, confirm portfolio balances against custodian information, and produce periodic investment reporting for stakeholders.<br>• Assist with audit and compliance requirements by organizing schedules, preparing supporting documentation, and helping meet legislative and policy obligations.<br>• Strengthen finance operations by documenting procedures, recommending efficiencies, and serving as a key support resource for financial system configuration, testing, training, and continuous improvement.<br>• Coordinate finance-related deliverables, monitor reporting timelines, and maintain organized contract records to help ensure deadlines and administrative requirements are met.
<p>We are seeking an Accountant to join a growing and dynamic health care organization. This role offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact within a collaborative Finance team while gaining exposure to financial reporting, consolidations, compliance, treasury, internal controls, and process improvement initiatives.</p><p>Reporting to the Controller, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across multiple entities. This position is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment and is looking to broaden their expertise while contributing to operational excellence.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Prepare monthly account reconciliations, journal entries, supporting schedules, and month-end working papers.</li><li>Assist with the preparation of consolidated financial reporting, including intercompany transactions and consolidation adjustments.</li><li>Review expenses and allocations to ensure accurate accounting treatment and classification.</li><li>Support indirect tax, regulatory compliance, and statutory filing requirements across multiple jurisdictions.</li><li>Prepare annual information returns and related supporting schedules, including T4A, T5, and NR4 reporting.</li><li>Assist with royalty reporting, government filings, and related reconciliations.</li><li>Support internal control monitoring, documentation, testing, and remediation tracking.</li><li>Maintain organized and audit-ready financial records, process documentation, and compliance calendars.</li><li>Assist with treasury reporting, cash management analysis, and related control activities.</li><li>Participate in process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, automation projects, and special assignments.</li></ul>
<p> Accounting Manager </p><p><br></p><p>Are you a CPA (or CPA-track) professional who thrives in a fast-paced sales and service environment and enjoys owning the financial processes that keep a business running efficiently?</p><p>Our client is seeking a hands-on accounting leader to take ownership of financial reporting, cash management, reconciliations, and operational accounting. This highly visible role will partner closely with Sales, Service, Collections, Operations, and senior leadership to ensure strong financial controls, optimize working capital, and support business growth.</p><p><br></p><p>What You'll Own</p><ul><li>Lead the full month-end and year-end close process, ensuring accurate financial reporting, account reconciliations, accruals, foreign exchange transactions, and general ledger integrity.</li><li>Own balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and multi-entity financial activities, proactively identifying and resolving discrepancies.</li><li>Manage daily treasury and cash management functions, including cash positioning, cash flow forecasting, borrowing requirements, liquidity management, bank relationships, and foreign currency exposure.</li><li>Monitor working capital performance, supporting collections, receivables management, cash conversion initiatives, and process improvements across the business.</li><li>Prepare and analyze financial statements, management reporting packages, cash flow reporting, profitability analysis, and operational performance metrics.</li><li>Partner closely with Sales and Service leadership to evaluate business performance, customer profitability, revenue trends, and operational initiatives.</li><li>Support revenue recognition, deferred revenue accounting, warranty reserves, and transactional review within a high-volume commercial environment.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement in accounting processes, internal controls, reconciliations, reporting accuracy, and financial systems.</li><li>Coordinate audit, tax, banking, compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements while maintaining strong governance and financial controls.</li><li>Mentor and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused finance culture.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<p>Our Niagara Region client is seeking a CPA-designated accounting professional to join their finance team as <strong>Accounting Manager</strong>. Reporting directly to the Divisional Controller, this role plays a key part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting, supporting budgeting and forecasting activities, and providing meaningful financial analysis to operations and senior leadership. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on CPA who enjoys partnering with the business, leading reporting processes, mentoring staff, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the preparation, review, and analysis of monthly and quarterly financial statements.</li><li>Prepare journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting.</li><li>Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.</li><li>Analyze financial results, investigate variances, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.</li><li>Prepare and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics.</li><li>Partner closely with operations and construction teams to provide financial insights and decision support.</li><li>Coordinate year-end audit requirements and act as a key liaison with external auditors.</li><li>Assist with corporate tax filings and government reporting requirements.</li><li>Review account reconciliations and support the integrity of the general ledger.</li><li>Identify opportunities for process improvements, enhanced controls, and system efficiencies.</li><li>Provide leadership and mentorship to a General Accountant while supporting broader finance team initiatives.</li></ul><p><strong>What Sets This Role Apart</strong></p><ul><li>High visibility with senior leadership.</li><li>Meaningful interaction with both finance and operations teams.</li><li>Opportunity to influence process improvements and business performance.</li><li>Strong career growth with a company that prefers to promote from within.</li><li>Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, operational analysis, audit, tax, and strategic finance initiatives.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>On behalf of our client, Robert Half is seeking a Director of Sales based in Brantford, ON, working on-site within the food and food processing sector. This leadership role is responsible for driving sustainable growth and overseeing key account relationships. The position offers the opportunity to shape commercial strategy and lead a dedicated team in a dynamic environment.</p>
<strong>Job Responsibilities</strong>
<ul><li>Oversee and expand key account relationships to support long-term growth and profitability.</li><li>Develop and execute strategic plans to increase volume and enhance market share.</li><li>Collaborate with commercial, innovation, and supply chain teams to ensure effective category development.</li><li>Lead and develop the site-based commercial team, fostering engagement and responsiveness to market shifts.</li><li>Work closely with new product development teams to introduce innovations aligned with consumer trends.</li><li>Monitor market and consumer trends to inform commercial and product development strategies.</li><li>Design and implement promotional programs to maximize category performance and profitability.</li><li>Negotiate pricing and agreements with customers and suppliers, including new product costings.</li><li>Manage account administration, including forecasting, cost confirmations, and promotional activities.</li><li>Provide regular sales performance analytics and reporting to drive continuous improvement.</li></ul>
<strong>Job Requirements</strong>
<ul><li>Minimum of 7 years of experience in a commercial sales role, preferably within the food sector or with a prominent retailer.</li><li>Demonstrated expertise in price negotiations and agreement management.</li><li>Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.</li><li>Track record of successfully leading and developing commercial teams.</li><li>Familiarity with category management tools and the ability to translate insights into actionable plans.</li><li>Understanding of business accounting and forecasting principles.</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at multiple levels.</li><li>Capability to identify emerging trends in the food market and drive relevant initiatives.</li><li>Analytical skills to interpret data, recognize opportunities, and assess potential risks.</li><li>Commercial acumen and the ability to identify technical opportunities that support business objectives.</li></ul>