Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Overview

Role

Purpose:

The Controller at DP World Canada is responsible for all accounting, tax, and financial reporting for the various legal entities. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring accounting principles and procedures are applied and current in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports including ensuring all necessary controls are working. You will also act as the key liaison to regional and Head Office reporting and lead the annual audit with external auditors including annual tax fillings.

• Owns the accountability for accurate and timely reporting of IFRS Financial reports.
• Ensures systems are efficient and controls are appropriate and working effectively.
• Owns and keeps current all financial policies and procedures.
• Key liaison to both ARO and HO financial accounting departments and is responsible for insuring we are implementing global standards and approaches.
• Continuously challenging the status quo and sponsors initiatives to reduce low value work and promote efficiencies and automation.
• Provides leadership and create a rewarding team based culture for the finance team, including mentorship and development of Finance staff.
• Works closely with FP&A, Finance Operations and Procurement in driving value added process changes and system enhancements.
• Proactively anticipates and develops executive level reports to aid in improving company performance.
• Leads and manages the preparation of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial results with supporting information to the business.
• Leads the annual audits in conjunction with the third-party auditor.
• Responsible for all tax fillings and tax audits.
• Ensures that company policies and procedures are adhered to and strong internal controls are in place to safeguard the company’s assets.

• A degree in Finance or Accounting, combined with your CPA (CA, CGA, CMA) designation is required.
• A minimum of 15 years’ experience post-designation in a controllership department.
• Previous controllership experience or #2 position in a complex capital-intensive business.
• Experience managing a team of employees with varying levels of seniority.
• Understanding of Oracle Fusion and benefits of leveraging ERP’s.
• Ability to simplify and communicate results and issues to senior management.
• Knowledge of IFRS accounting procedures, management accounting and the ability to produce detailed financial projections to support internal analysis.
• Ability to strategically plan, analyze, implement and review a variety of projects and assignments.
• Strong commitment to client service excellence with the ability to develop and maintain trusting relationships across all levels and functional areas of an organization.
• Outstanding leadership skills and the ability to motivate, develop and encourage staff to positively contribute to business goals and objectives.
• High level analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills and ability to recommend appropriate courses of action using procedures, practices, guidelines and the application of professional knowledge.
• Strong business acumen and bottom-line orientation as it relates to decision making that impacts the organization.
• Knowledge of Oracle Fusion is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Power
  
  BI and/or Maximo would be an asset.