Senior Manager, Internal Controls

Location: Markham, Ontario

Job Description:

Position Overview:

The Senior Manager, Internal Controls and Projects will be responsible for the internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures program for the company. In this role, the individual will partner with the process and control owners to review processes, test, provide recommendations on remediation activities and conclude on design and operational effectiveness. The Senior Manager will also provide support for other key financial projects related to systems and process improvements. This role will collaborate closely with the finance and accounting, internal audit, IT and business functions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting Program and Disclosure Controls and Procedures program to ensure compliance with securities regulation and National Instrument 52-109.
• Lead the planning and establish the scoping for the program;
• Complete assessment and testing for design and operational effectiveness for the program;
• Collaborate with internal audit to support other projects as required;
• Lead communication with stakeholders including training on controls and requirements;
• Manage external audits on internal control testing as required and coordinate planning to maximize efficiency of resourcing and external audit;
• Lead the quarterly sub-certification process and work with process owners to maintain and update process documentation as well as creating documentation for new processes and initiatives;
• Continuously improve and optimize the control assessment and ongoing testing procedures;
• Leverage program and process knowledge to suggest process efficiencies and optimization;
• Administer and improve the internal control technology used, including reporting capability;
• Manage third party provider and resources supporting initiative including tracking performance and budget;
• Provide support for other key financial projects related to systems and process improvements.

Qualifications:

• +6 years of experience in similar role
• Experience in the retail or CPG industry a plus
• Experience with Workiva a plus
• CPA, CA designation preferred
• CIA and CISA designation a plus

Skills and experience:

• Interpersonal and teamwork – excellent influencing and negotiation skills, works well in a collaborative environment with demonstrated success building and maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders and colleagues to find solutions.
• Problem solving and nimbleness – ability to understand complex problems and collaborate with functional areas to design and implement feasible solutions.
• Communication – excellent oral and written communicator and confidence in dealing with people at all levels.
• Planning and organization – very structured approach to prioritizing and ensuring that multiple priorities and customer needs are met in a timely manner. Ability to pivot priorities to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Continuous improvement mindset –   challenges status quo and look for opportunities to make processes more efficient.
• Integrity – strong sense of integrity and stewardship.