Manager, Internal Controls - Toronto, Canada - Kinaxis

Kinaxis

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At Kinaxis, who we are is grounded in our common belief that people matter.

Each one of us plays an important part in accomplishing our work, building our culture and making a global impact.

Every day, we're empowered to work together to help our customers make fast, confident planning decisions.

This is how we create a better planet - for each other, for our customers and for generations to come.

Our cloud-based platform RapidResponse ensures that the products we need - everything from medicine and cars, to day-to-day items like toothpaste - make it to market and into our hands when we need them with mínimal ecological footprint.

We make the world better, and you can too.

Manager, Internal Controls:

Job location:
This position is to be hired in Ottawa, Canada, Toronto, Canada or in Montreal, Canada. If you are located in Toronto and Montreal, the position will be remote.

If you are located in Ottawa, you will be expected to work in a hybrid model with a minimum of working in the office 3 days a week.

About the team:

As a member of the Internal Controls team within Finance reporting to the VP Finance, the Manager of Internal Controls will support the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting Program for Kinaxis.

This is an exciting opportunity to partner with your colleagues and business partners to build and maintain a robust system of internal controls to support the strategic objectives of a high-growth, multi-entity, and global business.

Key responsibilities will include review of the design and testing of Kinaxis' system of internal controls and disclosure controls ensuring appropriate documentation is in place to support certifications required as a TSX listed company and ensuring SOX level readiness to support future compliance requirements.

This role will also partner closely with Kinaxis' IT group and systems owners to ensure IT General Controls have been appropriately designed and are operating effectively.

In this key and highly visible role you will partner with other members of the Internal Controls team, process owners in Finance and IT and across all areas of the business and provide regular reporting to the Executives and the Audit Committee.

What you will do:

Execute the evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness testing of the Company's Disclosure Controls & Procedures (DC&P) and ICFR processes to support the CEO and CFO certifications under the (NI and under SOX in the future.
Work with process owners to maintain and update existing DC&P and ICFR process documentation as well as creating documentation for new processes and initiatives.
Work with IT stakeholders to document, evaluate the design and test effectiveness of IT general controls.
Continuously improve and optimize the control assessment and ongoing testing procedures.
Lead and support process and control improvement initiatives and remediation activities.
Administer the AuditBoard system used to manage the control assessment program.
Support audit requirements and manage engagements with third party service providers.
Provide regular reporting to management and the Audit Committee of the Board on status of the program, key issues and risks, any identified deficiencies and remediation activities.
Respond to financial control enquiries and provide advice.
Provide ad hoc assistance with projects as required including M&A activities.

What we are looking for:

Postsecondary degree in finance, accounting, or related field, with a CPA preferred.
5+ years of experience in finance or accounting, with a strong background in ICFR/SOX.
Experience in computer systems and auditing IT general controls.
Experience in a multientity global environment, hightech industry experience an asset.
Experienced using financial systems. Experience with ERP systems, Netsuite an asset as well as risk management systems such as AuditBoard
Excellent communication skills, including being able to clearly communicate financial information to colleagues and stakeholders, and work collaboratively with integrity.
Skilled in Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Able to manage multiple and dynamic priorities and deadlines and thrive in a fastpaced environment.

What we have to offer:

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Challenging Work - We love solving highly complex problems. And as the global leaders in our industry, we never stop innovating—our work is never "done. That's because across our teams and in all roles, every employee is empowered to bring their best ideas forward and to jump in and solve the problems they're passionate about.
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Great People - We take our work seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously It's in our DNA to celebrate, laugh, and have fun. We are stronger, together, when we are open, honest, and above all, real. Every person is valued here and plays an important role in our shared success.
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Global Impact - As a global team spanning continents,