Director, Finance, Corporate Reporting and Accounting

Overview
This is a hybrid position (4 days per week in office and 1 day remote).

Lifemark Health Group (LHG) is a market leader in customized healthcare solutions. With over 20 years of service excellence, LHG is one of the largest, most trusted, and most comprehensive providers in Canada. As a national healthcare company, LHG employs over 5,000 highly trained clinicians, medical experts and team members in over 300 locations coast-to-coast and continues to grow both organically as well as through acquisitions.

With that growth, is a vision to be the most innovative healthcare providers in community rehabilitation, workplace health and wellness and medical assessment services. Lifemark was acquired by Loblaw Companies on May 10, 2022.

Reporting to the Vice President, Finance, the  Director, Finance, Corporate Reporting and Accounting  is accountable for all aspects of corporate accounting, financial reporting, and controllership for Lifemark as a standalone operating division. This role owns the integrity of the financial records, statutory and management reporting, internal controls, and compliance with accounting standards and public-company governance requirements. The mandate is to ensure accurate historical reporting, strong balance sheet governance, disciplined close execution, and audit-ready financials at all times.

The successful candidate will be expected to understand our operating model, accounting policies, legal entity structure and the key drivers affecting divisional and enterprise reporting.

What we’re looking for
What we re looking for:

CPA designation is required.

Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

10+ years of progressive experience in corporate accounting and controllership roles.

5+ years of experience leading accounting or controllership teams in a complex, multi-entity environment.

Knowledge of Sage
300 and/or Vena is an asset

Strong technical accounting expertise, including reporting and audit management

Experience operating within a public-company or public-company-controlled environment strongly preferred, without responsibility for standalone external reporting.

Proven ability to lead disciplined close processes and maintain audit-ready financials.

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple reporting deadlines

Experience in system implementation, finance process automation or improvements an asset

Key Accountabilities

Controllership & General Accounting:
Oversee all aspects of divisional accounting operations by ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting and IFRS standards and relevant regulations. This includes leading the financial results close process to ensure accurate, complete and timely results, providing optimal accounting guidance to support business decision making and balance sheet oversight.

Cash, Accounts Payable and Capital Accounting Oversight:
Oversee financial processes for the recording of cash, capital expenditures and accounts payables.

Corporate & Divisional Reporting:
Oversee preparation and delivery of divisional financial statements and supporting schedules for internal management and parent-company stakeholders.

Treasury, Insurance, Tax & Lease Administration (Influence & Oversight):
Partner closely with enterprise treasury, tax, insurance, and lease administration teams to resolve accounting issues, ensure accurate financial treatment, and address operational impacts to the division.

Technical Accounting leadership:
Proficiency in analyzing complex transactions including the setup of newly acquired clinics to assess appropriate accounting treatments and ensuring optimal operational implementation.

Process Improvement:
Drive process discipline, standardization, and continuous improvement across accounting operations. Continuously evaluate and optimize financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Identify and implement opportunities for standardization, centralization, automation and technological advancements, including AI-driven solutions.

Risk, Controls & Compliance:
Support, implement, and maintain robust internal controls, policies and procedures to safeguard…