Corporate Controller and Head of Treasury

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the financial closing process (Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly) of all our legal entities;
  • Manage & Communicate Month-end & Quarter-end close calendar
  • Ensure disciplined execution of all month-end activities
• Quarterly:
  • Prepare and review with CFO the Quarterly Accounting matters report
  • Assist in the review of the quarterly litigation review with Legal
  • Assist in the review of the CL&FI quarterly report
  • Ensure timely upload of Financials to MHI SAP FC Consolidation system

• Direct the process of consolidation and reporting of financial information;
  • Prepare Monthly Financial statements for presentation to CFO (preliminary and Final)
  • Gather monthly FS narratives for discussion with CFO and FLT
  • Ensure follow-up and disciplined compliance with all statutory reporting requirements for all legal entities.
  • Ensure timely preparation of MHIRJ financial statements under US GAAP for MHIA

• Coordinate the external audit activities at year-end, and the quarterly interim.;
  • Conduct Annual and/or quarterly Accounting regulations and norms change with KPMG
  • Conduct pre-closing preparation meeting (quarterly, but more important at year-end)
  • Review and acknowledge Audit report for continuous improvement
  • Ensure proper controlling environment is in place (to be detailed)

• Act as responsible for financial conformity and support the SOX audit process.;
  • Develop and communicate MHIRJ Accounting policies
  • Review and acknowledge internal Audit report and implement MAP timely.
  • Ensure proper controlling environment is in place (to be detailed)
• Analyze complex transactions in order to prepare and issue accounting statement of position in accordance with the IFRS norms;
  • Review transaction and prepare accounting SOP as memo to file
  • Coordinate in-depth review of transaction and accounting SOP with KPMG in advance of recording to books of records for approval.
  • Keep central repository of all SOP with MHIRJ Accounting policies

• Direct the treasury and finance shared services teams (Payables, Receivables, T&E);
  • Quarterly review of Finance SS and treasury

• Supervise our Tax advisors in the direct and indirect fiscal and transfer pricing deliverables;
  • Manage and ensure full compliance for indirect taxes (TR One source)
  • Manage and ensure compliance with all jurisdictions law and requirements where we conduct business
  • Manage ULC income Tax filing (BDO)
  • Manage Inc income Tax filing in cooperation with MHIA (BDO)
  • Manage GmbH income Tax filing (BDO local)
  • Manage Interco Transfer Pricing agreements
  • Ensure continuous surveillance to evolving Tax regime to identify opportunities for Tax credits or other support programs, including R&D Tax credits (BDO)
  • Support any Tax audit as requested.

• Ensure the integrity and the optimal utilization of our financial systems, including SAP S4 Hana;
  • Follow-up with IBM on all remaining open Items from the SAP 2022 Go-Live
  • Follow-up with IBM on current deployment of SAP in the Service Centers
  • Assist where possible the SAP SAC planning module for Budget/FCST
  • Provide oversight on Finance IT environment and ensure stability and change management, including peripheral applications (Kronos, One Source, etc…)

• Attract, develop and retain world-class financial talent within the organization.
  • Recruit a solid Accounting manager for the Canadian entity and Consolidation with experience in : Audit, IFRS norms, Month-end close and Financial Consolidation.
  • Support Head of FP&A in the recruitment of a manager accounting for the US entity (located in the service Center)
  • Provide coaching on financial matters so that all employees have the opportunity to perform at the highest level.

Qualification & Requirements

As our ideal candidate,

• Hold a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent;
• Hold an Accounting Designation (CPA); CA would be an asset;
• Have 10 years or more of experience in Accounting and Financial information consolidation or relevant experience;
• Have good knowledge of accounting norms;
• Possess leadership skills and oriented towards results;
• Have the ability to build and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with peers, partners and customers;
• Have the ability to obtain buy-in from various users and able to exert influence to implement change;
• Have good judgement and the capacity to prioritize multiple projects concurrently, meeting tight deadlines and adapting to changing priorities;
• Have good verbal and written communication skills in French and English, as well as strong presentation skills;
• Have excellent knowledge of MS Office;
• Have knowledge of SAP, Corporate Performance management (CPM) applications and Consolidation applications (an asset).

Benefits