Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting

ATS Automation • Cambridge, ON

2d • CA$128,000 - CA$176,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting is a key finance leader for the Cambridge-based Life Sciences Systems business (>300 Mn revenue), responsible for leading core accounting and reporting activities while ensuring a strong control environment and high-quality financial information. This role oversees a team of 5–8 direct reports and provides leadership across record-to-report activities, monthly close, balance sheet integrity, cash collection and forecasting, and compliance processes. The successful candidate will bring strong technical accounting expertise, proven leadership experience, and a solution-oriented mindset focused on simplifying processes, strengthening controls, and driving automation.

Requirements

• CPA or CA designation is required.
• Progressive experience in financial reporting and accounting leadership roles
• Proven leadership experience, including managing and developing teams.
• Demonstrated success in process improvement, simplification, and finance automation initiatives.
• Experience operating within an organization with a strong compliance culture, including external audits; SOX experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience with financial close, balance sheet management, reporting, and controls.
• Experience with cash collection, cash forecasting, and working capital disciplines.
• Strong business partnering, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with a practical, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial reporting and accounting function for the Cambridge Life Sciences Systems business, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial results.
• Own the record-to-report (R2R) process, including journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and governance over month-end and quarter-end close activities.
• Direct the monthly close process to ensure deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate, and well supported.
• Provide leadership over balance sheet governance, including reconciliations, review of key accounts, issue resolution, and continuous improvement of account ownership and controls.
• Oversee cash collection performance and support robust cash forecasting processes to improve visibility, working capital management, and decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal accounting policies, and corporate governance requirements, while maintaining a strong culture of integrity and accountability.
• Partner with internal and external auditors to support audit readiness, coordinate audit requirements, and ensure timely closure of audit findings and control actions.
• Help strengthen and sustain a strong compliance culture, ideally within a SOX environment, through effective internal controls, documentation, and disciplined process execution.
• Identify and implement opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate accounting and reporting processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and quality.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5–8 direct reports, building capabilities, accountability, and a high-performance team culture.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, project finance, corporate finance, treasury, and other business stakeholders to support financial insight and business performance.
• Provide timely analysis of financial results, risks, and issues, with a proactive and solution-focused approach to problem solving.
• Responsible for ensuring that the Cambridge Systems Division financial reporting is in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
• Develop and/or prepare specific financial analysis as assigned by the Vice President, Finance, Corporate Finance, or Division General Manager for the effective management of the division and interpretation of results.
• Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.

Benefits

• Compensation: $128,000 to $176,000 CAD per year
• Annual Performance-Based Incentive Bonus
• 5% RRSP match
• Stock purchase plan
• Starting 3 weeks of vacation
• Benefits package (health and dental) + $600 health spending account
• Half-Day Fridays
• Continuous learning and career growth with global mobility opportunities.
• A chance to contribute to something bigger - advancing the future of healthcare through automation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed