Finance Manager

Mercana•Surrey, BC

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the VP Finance & Operations, the Finance Manager is a key leader within the finance function, responsible for financial reporting, treasury, accounts payable, credit and collections, business insights, and team leadership. This role goes beyond traditional accounting to provide data-driven analytical support, enhance financial visibility, and support strategic initiatives across the organization. This position will support the VP with workflow process improvements, internal controls and projects.

Requirements

Has a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible accounting experience and/or equivalent combination of related education and experience
Has the necessary leadership skills, training & experience to be able to empower and develop the direct reports
Power BI or similar reporting tools experience
Enjoys solving complex problems in an environment that is constantly evolving; has strong critical thinking skills

Nice To Haves

Having a CPA designation and post-designation working experience would be an asset
Experience in wholesale, inventory-based or retail business preferred
Microsoft Dynamics Business Central experience is an asset

Responsibilities

Responsible for the timely generation of monthly financial statements
Maintains and reviews the month-end checklist to ensure accuracy and completement of the financial statements
Prepares and posts month-end journal entries and adjusting journal entries
Responsible for maintenance and recordings of fixed assets and the monthly fixed asset depreciation process; keeps records of all capital expenditure purchases for the bank
Manages Year-end processes and all reporting needs for both CAN and US
Filings of all annual reports for all Mercana companies
Maintains department-level and territory-level profitability reporting
Provides monthly variance analysis of expense and cost accounts
Maintain and review the monthly reconciliation of key accounts
Collaborates across departments and with the head of production to ensure all costs relating to production are accurately accounted for, to properly reflect the financial state of this area on the balance sheet and income statement
Own financial data integrity across Dynamics Business Central & Power BI reporting layer
Translate business needs into reporting outputs
Manages banking operations such as bank inquiries and administration
Responsible for cash management and cash flow forecasting by using MS Power BI and cash management-related reports in MS Dynamics Business Central
Facilitates daily funding requirements and cash transfers between accounts
Responsible for the administration of corporate credit cards
Manages and plans USD/CAD purchases and hedges against FX exposure when beneficial
Supports with treasury process improvements, including but not limited to, cash flow forecasts, automations of reporting and treasury dashboards
Own full inventory accounting cycle, including subledger to GL reconciliation
Ensure accuracy of FIFO costing and landed cost allocations (freight & duty)
Analyze inventory valuation, aging, slow-moving and obsolete inventory
Partner with Warehouse teams on inventory accuracy and Cycle count adjustments
Review and post the monthly Art production inventory count
Review inventory adjustments and write-offs, and do the financial posting
Develop month-end inventory reporting: turns, aging, margin
Implement and strengthen internal controls over inventory movement and valuation
Responsible for overseeing all functions within Accounts payable
Responsible for all aspects of vendor relationship management
Works with direct reports to enhance workflow processes, staff performance, training and development
Reviews and assists the team with invoice coding
Review and approve container (imports) related payments
Review and approve weekly payment runs
Review and approve benefit-related monthly payments
Supports VP Finance in Budgeting, Forecasting, and bank reporting
Participate in cross-functional initiatives (Marketplace, Supply Chain, Operations)
Assists in maintaining accounting procedures and policies