Norcan is a complete hydraulic service and sales company established in 1974 and is now 8 branches throughout western Canada. We service customers in a variety of industries: Marine, Forestry, Mining, Material Handling, Original Equipment Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Production facilities. We are in a growing industry with a diverse set of skills and abilities that are critical in the operation of industrial and mobile equipment throughout the country.
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Finance Director to lead our financial operations and strategy. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in corporate finance and financial services, with a proven track record in budgeting, risk management, and cost management. This leadership role requires a strategic thinker who can effectively manage accounts payable, account reconciliation, and oversee the financial health of the organization.
Duties
Cost analysis & controls
•Conducting reviews to ensure staffing and overhead spending are appropriate
•Ensuring that manufacturing variances to standard and start-up costs are accurate
•Prepare and communicate various operational metrics as required
•Reviews all line items on the Trial Balance
•In co-operation with Management, Procurement, BDs, Operations, and Engineering ensure that the company always has a healthy productivity pipeline to deliver against expected targets
•Ensure ongoing proper transactions and controls are in place in the facility so that accurate costing and profit analysis can be performed
•Preparing of not standardized data and analysis required by Central Dept
•Develop an understanding of the cost structures and establish cost models
•Drive the site to meet or exceed all annual financial metrics
•Partner with the BU President & ELT to develop and ensure that product & service costs are accurate and meet the cost improvement objectives set by Summus ELT
•Lead the preparation of insightful analyses of daily/weekly/monthly results vs
•Product costing – calculates and reports cost prices
•InControl - prepares, administers, and monitors plant procedures
•Continuous improvement project analysis
•Strategic sourcing analysis
•Validating production volumes and analyzing leverage
•Ensuring that productivity factors are in-line with expectations
Accounting
•Assist and facilitate financial month end close within 5 days and reconciliations within 7 days
•Own account reconciliation process to maintain integrity of company general ledger and its supporting sub-systems
•Month end close & reporting – updates/reviews cost accruals, analyses actual results vs budget/PY in production volumes, variable costs, yields, variances, fixed costs OWC and capex
•Work in close cooperation with the Summus accounting team and shared service centers with respect to the registration of financial transactions in the accounting systems
•Responsible for company month-end activities
•Support and lead the coordination of all internal and external financial and operational audits and address any audit findings with plant & warehousing and corporate leadership
•Responsible for all transactions represented in Eclipse
•Coordinate and lead all company internal/external financial and operation audits
•Compliance to legal requirements (Internal/External Audit) and balance sheet reviews
•Responsible for the overall financial performance of the BU
Budgeting & Forecasting
•Prepare monthly and rolling forecast
•Monitor, analyze, and report monthly actual results against the budget
•Establish and implement short- and long-range department goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
•Supports Summus FP&A and drives budgeting process for the plant
Plant Investments
•Oversee the development of capital expenditures and analyze capital spending by project
•CAPEX Controlling with supporting information/calculation enabling the overall preparation of AR's including Cash Flow & IRR calculation
•Serves as the finance coordinator responsible for physical inventories of all locations
•Assist with the analysis of inventory levels and days inventory on-hand (DIO) to ensure they meet ISC/Operations targets
•Review annual physical inventory and/or cycle-count program to ensure accuracy
•New product cost development analysis and support
Business Unit Leadership
•Review and work with the Business Unit President and ELT
•Work with Summus ELT, Summus Finance, and BU ELT to drive further standardization and process efficiency
•Must demonstrate leadership as part of a cross-functional management team
•Support Branch Managers with insight and analysis to enable a more profitable branch
•Lead, organize and support projects in branches for favorable impact to the bottom line
•Work closely with leadership to ensure that all financial transactions and reporting are complete, accurate and timely
Experience
•Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; Master’s degree or CPA preferred.
•Command of general and operational accounting including corporate, legal & regulatory requirements
•Experience in preparing daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc financial reports and analysis
•Understands advanced management accounting concepts, Activity based costing, target costing, value chain analyses, Six Sigma process analysis and improvement, Lean Management reporting, 5S principles
•Extensive experience in finance management roles with demonstrated expertise in budgeting, risk management, and corporate finance.
•Proven leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop finance staff.
•Strong analytical skills with a focus on cost management and financial analysis.
•Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, for effective collaboration across all levels of the organization.
•Familiarity with financial software systems and tools for efficient reporting and analysis.
•Extensive experience with Office Suite of programs (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
•Ability to work with a large volume of detail producing accurate results within aggressive deadlines
•Strong budgeting and forecasting background to facilitate development of the annual business plan
We invite qualified candidates who are passionate about driving financial excellence to apply for this pivotal role within our organization.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $100,000.00-$140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
•Employee assistance program
Schedule:
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person