Key Responsibilities:

PAE Support and Compliance:

• Ensure the organization’s financial reporting is compliant with relevant standards for PAEs, including IFRS, GAAP, and other regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of financial statements, disclosures, and public filings, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timeliness.
• Stay abreast of changes in accounting standards and regulations, assessing their impact on the organization and leading the implementation of necessary changes.

Financial Consolidation:

• Lead the consolidation of financial statements across multiple subsidiaries, divisions, or entities, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Develop and maintain processes for efficient and accurate financial consolidation, including intercompany eliminations and adjustments.
• Oversee the preparation of consolidated financial statements, providing clear and comprehensive reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A):

• Oversee the preparation of the MD&A section of financial reports, ensuring it provides a clear, insightful, and accurate overview of the company’s financial performance and outlook.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to gather relevant data, analyze trends, and articulate the company’s financial story in a compelling and compliant manner.
• Ensure that the MD&A aligns with strategic objectives and provides meaningful insights for investors, analysts, and other stakeholders.

Performance Analytics:

• Lead the development and implementation of performance analytics tools and processes to provide actionable insights into the organization’s financial health.
• Monitor key financial and operational metrics, identifying trends, variances, and areas of concern, and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Support the executive team with data-driven analysis to inform strategic decisions and optimize financial performance.

Strategic Leadership:

• Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, contributing to the overall strategy and direction of the organization.
• Provide financial leadership and guidance to other departments, ensuring alignment with financial goals and objectives.
• Mentor and develop the accounting and finance teams, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Audit and Internal Controls:

• Oversee the organization’s internal control environment, ensuring robust controls are in place to mitigate financial risk and ensure the integrity of financial reporting.
• Lead the coordination and support of internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Implement audit recommendations and ensure ongoing compliance with audit findings.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage with external stakeholders, including investors, analysts, regulatory bodies, and auditors, providing clear and accurate communication of financial matters.
• Prepare and deliver presentations on financial performance, compliance, and strategy to the Board of Directors and executive team.
• Act as a key spokesperson for the organization on financial matters in public forums and investor meetings.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification required.
• 15+ years of experience in accounting, with significant experience in PAEs, financial consolidation, MD&A preparation, and performance analytics.
• Extensive knowledge of IFRS, GAAP, and other relevant accounting standards.
• Proven experience in managing large teams and driving organizational change.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in a publicly traded company or a large, complex organization is highly desirable