Mill Controller - Crofton, Canada - Paper Excellence

Paper Excellence

Verified Company

Crofton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Controller, as a member of the mill management team, is accountable for financial and management reporting and providing accurate and timely financial information for decision-making in support of mill operations.

With responsibility for all aspects of mill accounting, budgeting, reporting, cash management, financial analysis and forecasting, the Controller provides overall leadership and direction to the accounting and finance function team at the mill.

The Controller is also responsible for ensuring that proper internal controls are in place.

Responsibility:

As a member of the Mill Management Team, participates in the leadership of the overall business of the mill.
Provides support to the development and implementation strategic and operational plans for the mill.
Proactively participates in Union/Management Relations.
Provides financial advice to the mill GM on all aspects of financial data and analysis on the mills performance.
Ensures that all PE-HQ and Mill specific policies and internal control requirements are communicated to mill management
Develops an understanding of the local product market for pulp and raw materials and highlight the risks to the manager.
Manages all aspects of accounting and reporting at the mill and provides accurate and timely financial information to enable day to day and strategic decision making.
Prepares financial statements, forecasts, trends and data variance analysis reports.
Continuously improves the quality and integrity and accuracy of costing data, and its variances.
Works with the Corporate Controller, and mill and corporate management to continually evaluate the financial models, reports, and KPIs used to monitor the mill to ensure that they are relevant and that they support decision making conducive to financial and operational effectiveness.
Ensures monthly reports are prepared on time to meet scheduled datelines from PE-HQ, and other ad hoc requests.
Ensures reporting compliance with GAAP and IFRS, and all legal requirements related to financial management, and provincial and federal requirements.
Leads the preparation of the annual operating and capital budgets for the mill that reflects the objectives, plans, and priorities. Continually evaluates ways to streamline or to improve on the budgeting process.
Ensures the capital budgets are backed up by a strong business case and indepth financial analysis.
Reviews Capital expenditures to ensure that PE-HQ capital guidelines are met.
Oversees the development of business processes, internal controls, systems and procedures to ensure the integrity of information.
Responsible for ensuring the existence of appropriate safeguards to protect the company's assets.
Manages the cash position of the mill by monitoring cash to ensure receivables collected and expenditure requirements can be met
Maintains timely and accurate information regarding cash balances and forecasts.
Provides leadership to the finance team and fosters an environment which motivates the team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results.
Establishes and clearly defines responsibility for staff on the team and ensures the ongoing management and support of staff and effective employee performance

Qualifications:

Undergraduate university degree coupled with a professional Accounting Designation.
A track record of experience and success in a senior accounting or finance position, such as Assistant/Divisional/Mill Controller, or Director in a manufacturing environment.
Excellent business and financial acumen; demonstrated ability to provide highly effective support to the business through rigorous financial analysis and working with business leaders in using data and KPI information to formulate decisions.
Solid analytical and quantitative abilities, problem solving and decision making skills. capabilities with the skill to draw appropriate conclusions and presentations.
A strategic thinker with the ability to manage complexity; able to balance the big picture with the details.
Excellent leadership and team building skills. Able to recruit, develop and retain high calibre people.
Ability to organize and plan, delegate authority, lead and motivate people, and maintain effective control.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences and present financial information in an audienceappropriate manner.
Demonstrated ability to act with high standards and integrity at all times.
Possesses situational awareness of surroundings with the ability to adapt to new and changing environments, who can relate well at all levels.
A high sense of urgency with regards to moving projects forward and making operational improvements; action and goal oriented.
A welldefined sense of diplomacy, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Adaptable and understands a complex and constantly changing busine