Organigram Inc Looking for Financial Controller at Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Full Time

Who We Are

Founded in 2013, Organigram is a leading Canadian licensed producer, focused on producing high-quality, indoor-grown cannabis for adult recreational consumers in all provinces and the Yukon. Headquartered in Toronto (Ontario), Organigram has three state-of-the-art cultivation and processing facilities in Moncton (New Brunswick), Winnipeg (Manitoba) and Lac-Supérieur (Quebec), and our adult-use products can be found in retail outlets from coast-to-coast. Organigram’s adult-use brands include Edison, SHRED, monjour, Laurentian Cannabis, Holy Mountain, Big Bag O’Buds, Tremblant Cannabis and Trailblazer.

Our mission is to delight consumers with trusted brands that deliver innovative cannabis products and experiences while promoting education and industry advocacy.

Over the past year we have seen significant growth in this emerging cannabis industry and attribute this growth to our team members. We believe our deep-rooted culture; our values and our welcoming work environment have contributed to our overall success. Our focus on innovation, responsiveness to the needs of our customers and our people–centric approach have helped us become a trusted name amongst our stakeholders – be it our customers, partners, investors, our team members, and the communities that we support.

Why work with us?

Organigram is a diverse and inclusive organization that cares about you and the community you live in. Our competitive salary and benefits, education reimbursement and flexible work environment are designed to work for you as you grow and develop in your career. We offer an annual wellness credit and unlimited vacation to support your health and wellbeing. And you can feel good knowing our Organigram Operating for Good program provides you with the opportunity to support your community through sponsored volunteer initiatives.

At Organigram, we rely on an accurate financial system to drive business forward. The Financial Controller report to the VP Finance & Accounting while also working directly with leadership team and directors from other departments. The Financial Controller will be responsible for leading the Moncton N.B. based Finance team with providing accurate and timely financial information. Key responsibilities will include managing the organization’s monthly financial reporting process, including preparing financial statements and reports and support documentation and reconciliations. They are responsible to develop and maintain corporate accounting policies, internal control development, and remediation to ensure SOX compliance. They are also the lead contact with the external financial statement auditors’ fieldwork team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership of all processes and outputs linked to monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial reporting, analysis, commentary and reviews
• Ensure month-ends are completed by the 10th working day of the following month
• Manage 6 direct reports and a team of 26 total staff
• Ensure quality financial information and data accuracy is used by the business for decision-making and that potential risks and opportunities are anticipated and understood
• Manage accounting operations for business units ensuring adherence to IFRS accounting standards and disclosure requirements
• Supervise the accounting team, reviewing team’s output and working collaboratively to achieve departmental goals and regulatory control compliance.
• Oversee the receivable, payables, payroll, general accounting and inventory teams to provide direction for their day-to-day work while reviewing key reports and entries
• Review the periodic adjustments to inventory and biological assets per IAS 41. Work closely with Sr. Inventory and Costing Manager on inventory and costing matters
• Work closely with VP Finance and the AP Supervisor and Treasury Manager – Banking for the disbursements cycle and related banking transactions (including the detailed review of the underlying support for all vendor payments)
• Participate in operational improvement programs in partnership with key operations managers, including inventory management initiatives
• Ensure there is proper support for the monthly financials through the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, as well the journal entries in accordance with corporate control environment
• Develop and communicate accounting policies, and procedures. Design and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) to remediate any identified internal control deficiencies while ensuring best practice policies are developed and adhered to
• Proactively manage Moncton relationship with external auditors including the schedule, prepared-by-client (PBC) requests and act on follow-up items, including working papers to assist tax compliance
• Comply with local, provincial, and federal tax reporting requirements and filings
• Support in coaching and developing the Finance team, and proactively engage with rest of the company’s stakeholders
• Support implementation of new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (Microsoft Dynamics 365)
• Work with the Internal Audit (“IA”) Department on the identification and assessment of key financial controls and their remediation of any identified control deficiencies or best practice recommendations
• Work with the Assistant Controller in meeting with senior directors of other departments to review monthly expenses.
• Assist with any special projects or ad-hoc requests from the Chief Financial Officer or senior executive team (“SET”)
• Ensure completion, filing and payment of tax matters, including: GST & QST (CRA), PST (BC, SK, MN & QC), excise tax (CRA), 2.3% health tax levy (Health Canada), income tax filings for all companies (annual), payroll related remittances (CRA), ON Employers Health Tax (OHIP), workman’s compensation (several Provinces), health and dental (MBC), RSP (Manulife), etc…
• Ensure filing of annual surveys from Stats Canada
• Provide supporting documentation for other members of the Finance team, as needed for Financial Statement preparation, internal and external audit purposes
• Work with the VP Finance and Director of Financial Reporting in the assistance of the corporate accounting team’s preparation and analysis of the quarterly and annual external consolidated financial statements, disclosures and accounting policy memos
• Lead preparer of first draft for Finance Department’s G&A budget

Qualifications

• 8-10 years in a Senior level Finance role
• CPA
• Experience managing a large Finance/Accounting team
• Must be able to work in the Moncton office
• CPG or Manufacturing experience not required but helpful

Thank you for your interest in Organigram.

Organigram is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fair and equitable recruitment practices, and we invite the opportunity to discuss any accommodation needs required throughout the hiring process. Please email us at [email protected] and include the following: Job posting title, your name and contact information and your preferred method of contact.

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those shortlisted will be contacted for an interview.