Finance Manager - Toronto, Canada - BENEFIT COSMETICS SERVICES

BENEFIT COSMETICS SERVICES

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

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Founded in 1976 by twins Jean & Jane Ford in San Francisco, today we're in 59 countries with more than 3,000 BrowBars & 6,000 trained service experts worldwide.

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The Corporate Finance Manager will lead the financial planning, analysis and reporting for all activities of the Canada corporate headquarters in Toronto.

They will partner with the Canada department heads and Finance leadership in monitoring key financial metrics to support the achievement of financial goals and the identification of improvements across the company.

What You'll
Do:

Budgets and Forecasts- Manage the budget and forecast process for Canada to ensure that plans are reasonable and in line with company goals and submitted accurately and on-time. Provide analysis necessary to support budget assumptions. Prepare and present the annual budget, R1 and R2 forecast plans for Canada in collaboration with department heads. Lead budget owners in a monthly review of their financial results and collaborate with them to update rolling forecasts based on current conditions, identify financial risks and opportunities, and communicate these updates to senior management. Prepare CapEx budget and Balance Sheet budget and forecasts. Complete Group reporting requirements.
Financial Reporting and Analysis- Serve as analytic lead in the month-end close preparation of P&Ls. This includes preparing accruals with budget owners, researching financial posting issues, providing the accounting team correcting entries, and meeting with accounting partners to ensure the completeness, correctness, and accuracy of the P&L's. Provide monthly commentary on financial results to the Global Finance consolidation team to help them understand variances to periods under review (e.g., forecasts, prior years). Prepare monthly scorecards of project
- and/or vendor-based expenses for select Canada operations.

Partner with accounting team in review of balance sheet positions (e.g., stale accruals, contingencies, etc.)
Develop KPIs that will aid the GM and department heads manage the business, improve productivity, and increase profitability.
Prepare monthly management reporting pack for Canada for presentation to GM and Benefit Executive Management
Pricing Management
Review trade agreement and transfer pricing to ensure accuracy for invoicing.
Review competitive analysis and provide recommendations Business Operations.
Partner with the GM and senior leadership team on management of Canadian business and office requirements.
Review business processes and recommend necessary improvements.
Be the resource for the Canadian team for any Finance related topics.
Maintenance of finance planning systems and work with Global Financial Systems team to improve user experience.
Internal Controls
Monitor implemented controls through ongoing documented reviews in partnership with the Global Internal Controls team.

Qualifications**:

BA in Finance, Accounting or Economics, preferred.
CPA preferred.
Minimum 7+ years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, or Accounting
Experience with major accounting and forecasting platforms
Proficient in excel and proven experience gathering statistical data and generating reports with thoughtful recommendations and visualizations
Strong accounting skills
Experience in a major Accounting Firm is a plus
Skills & Abilities:Forward focused with ability to distill historic data to chart future path for achievement of goals
Personal Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own actions, including failure. Embraces experiences as learning opportunities and not chances to blame.
Priority Setting: Determines the interrelationships and relative importance of tasks and acts accordingly.
Results Oriented: Drives behavior to emphasize achievement. Selfdirected toward accomplishment. Is action oriented. Likes challenge. Pursues opportunities. Consistently high achieving.
Customer Focus: Builds effective relationships, identifies customer expectations, understand issues from business partner point of view; offers practical recommendations.
Building Relationships: Drives cross department collaboration with peers in International FP&A, Operations and Accounting to share information, develop synergies, and prioritize actions within the finance function. Strong organizational and commun