Lallemand Plant Care Looking for Entity Controller at Remote Full Time

ENTITY CONTROLLER (Paternity Leave Cover)

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Reporting to the Business Unit Controller, the Entity Controller is responsible for the direct supervision of all accounting and financial functions at the national level. They will be required to manage the local accounting team consisting of two staff. The selected candidate will be responsible for all of the day-to-day activities of the accounting team and will take ownership for accounting, reporting, internal controls, budgeting and operational analysis. This position also plays a critical role in ensuring all information is available in a timely manner to provide feedback, recommendations and KPIs to various department managers.

This position offers a competitive salary, and a bonus if the contract is held to completion.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day financial functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, tax filing, control of inventory and maintaining an accurate general ledger of accounts
• Build accurate inventory production costs and prepare monthly analysis of variances
• Monitor the financial performance of the entity
• Coordinate, create, review, and analyze annual operating budget
• Compile and analyze financial reporting packages monthly for corporate reporting
• Communicate financial metrics to both corporate and department managers
• Provide supervision and mentoring to the accounts payable and accounts receivables team members
• Manage financial controls in accordance with the company’s internal protocols and procedures
• Review of all expenses incurred to ensure accuracy and legitimacy
• Prepare and analyze financial statements for multiple business units
• Manage relationships with various internal and external clients
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Create and implement policies and procedures to identify, resolve and document accounting issues in addition to creating procedures to make the monthly closing and reporting processes more efficient and accurate
• Assist with ad-hoc requests, special projects and other responsibilities as required

Required qualifications

• Accounting designation with minimum 3-5 years’ relevant accounting experience
• Experience with cost accounting, standard costs, and production variance analysis
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel (advanced skills with pivot tables & linking) and other Microsoft Office products
• Experience in developing and managing budgets
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical skills to develop financial models and projections
• Autonomous with excellent priority management
• Good collaboration and communication with team
• Ability to adapt to change
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Ability to work closely with management teams, both locally and abroad
• Conscientious about timeliness of assignments and quality of work product
• Responsive team player with ability to quickly prioritize among numerous pressing tasks

Other qualifications that are not mandatory, but considered an asset include:

• Experience with inter-company and inter-division transactions
• Knowledge of IBM Cognos BI
• Bilingual in English and French
• Experience in a management role is preferred

GENERAL CRITERIA

• Be available to travel from time to time for inventory counts.
• Be able to sit and work on a computer for long periods of time.

LALLEMAND

Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets yeast and bacteria and other ingredients related to microorganisms or their markets. The company comprises 11 business units, each focused on specific applications of yeast and bacteria and with operations around the world. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 4,500 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.

Yeasts, bacteria, fungi: microorganisms have always lived in harmony with plants since their origin and are now recognized for their multiple agronomic benefits. As a world specialist in microorganisms, Lallemand Plant Care carefully selects strains for agricultural use, in order to improve the nutrition, health and productivity of plants.

Joining the Lallemand Plant Care team means collaborating with people who work passionately to develop sustainable, efficient, and clean solutions for agriculture professionals, horticulture, green spaces, and the forestry sector. We are regularly looking to recruit new talent across the globe to help support our commercial, logistical, marketing, production, and research and development efforts.

JOB DETAILS

Posting Period

From January 19 2023 to March 15 2023

Business Unit Department

Plant Care Finance/Accounting

Country or region

Anywhere in Canada – can work remote

Location of Office

59 Industrial Park Crescent, Sault. Ste-Marie, ON, P6B 5P3

Contract dates

April 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024 Contract – Covering Paternity Leave

Job Status Work schedule

5 days a week, 40 hours per week

Employee Benefits

Competitive benefits package with group insurance

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU? APPLY NOW!

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 17 months

Salary: $60,000.00-$70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Retention bonus

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 3 years (required)

Work Location: Remote

Application deadline: 2023-03-15
Expected start date: 2023-04-03