Financial Controller - Thornhill, Canada - Accencis Group

Accencis Group

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Thornhill, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Accencis Group Inc.

is one of the largest franchisors in Canada specializing in the muti-branded strategy in food & beverages and other industries.

We have expanded our presence to include 10+ brands and 40+ restaurants.

With over 8 years of franchise experience, we have helped individuals and corporations achieve financial success through our comprehensive management processes.

The Accencis Group is a collection of successful and well-established dining establishments located in major cities across Canada, including: The Captain's Boil, %Arabica, Midori, and Dear Saigon.

We differentiate ourselves from other restaurant groups by our commitment to offering unique and innovative dining experiences to our guests.

Starting as a single location in 2014, we began our expansion in 2020 and have grown to become a Canada-wide chain of 40+ restaurants.

Throughout the years, our group has evolved and expanded with innovative concepts and fully operable turnkey solutions, consisting of 10+ brands within our portfolio.

The Accencis team is composed of experienced industry experts who understand how to drive profitable growth. We are entrepreneurs, investors, executives, former franchisors, and franchisees, highly motivated to provide reliable service to all clients.

Accencis Group is looking for a
Financial Controller to join the company as a key business partner to the CEO and the leadership team.

This will be a pivotal role in the company's long-term success and will help develop the foundation for continued growth and scalability.

Being an experienced and strategic leader, the Financial Controller will have complete oversight of the finance and accounting functions, managing a strong team to deliver results.

Job description
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Summary of Key Responsibilities_

Development of detailed financial models, creating investor presentations, and supporting financial due diligence;
Developing annual operating budgets and updated views throughout the year for headcount, revenues, expenses, cash requirements, and balance sheet items;
Preparing and issuing monthly financial results, including cash flow projections with comparison to budgets and analysis;
Working with outside counsel to manage shareholder documentation including term sheets, subscription documents, share certificates, and maintaining corporate cap table;
Developing and enhancing processes for financial operations including expense reporting, vendor management, purchase orders, etc.;
Working with external accounting firms to complete annual external financial review and Canadian tax submittals, and ensuring reporting compliance
Working with our CEO and sales team to ensure appropriate agreements are in place including mutual NDA's, teaming agreements, development agreements and consultant agreements;
Reviewing third party agreements and outside counsel when needed;
Preparing Board materials, drafting resolutions (with assistance from outside counsel) and issuing minutes;
Supporting shareholders with shareholder agreements and coordinating AGMs;

Skills Required:

At least 8 years' business experience within finance and accounting
Has strong business acumen working in an entrepreneurial environment building and scaling a business from the groundup
Familiarity interacting with outside counsel and accountants;
Several years' working with Boards of Directors and contributing to board meetings;
Experience within an earlystage company;
Strong English verbal, written, negotiation and communications skills;
Deep comfort leveraging technology including MS Office and Excel in particular;
Financial and/or payroll system experience (QBO or similar);
One or more university degrees in finance, accounting and/or business.