Vice-President Finance and Administration - Transformation

Position: General Manager
Category: Permanent
Location: Laval
Salary : Competitive

Employer features:
Join an employer of choice in a colorful environment. As a proudly local producer and supplier, our client focuses first and foremost on the excellence of its customer service and the quality of its products, while promoting the well-being of its employees.

Advantages: Versatile, high value-added role - Partnership opportunities - Environmentally conscious company - Lots of management latitude - Renowned clientele - Superb new offices - Growing company - Flexible hours - 4 weeks' vacation - Holidays off - Full benefits - Above-market salary - Bonus program

Your responsibilities in a few words:
Lead the restructuring of accounting, financial, administrative, and technological teams by supervising their development and ensuring the consistency of tasks - Validate monthly financial statements - Supervise the closing of financial years - Prepare and manage established budgets while carrying out analysis of financial projections – Develop reports measuring budgetary gaps, performance indicators as well as areas for strategic improvement – Manage and improve the integrated accounting management system – Organize internal audit activities – Design cost accounting methods and internal control procedures – Oversee the payroll system and ensure compliance with laws and regulations – Allocate financial resources in accordance with company policies and programs – Establish effective administrative and financial controls – Represent the organization during negotiations and official functions – Cultivate solid relationships with financial institutions to negotiate advantageous conditions, as well as take steps to seek subsidies - Ensure excellent inventory management - Prepare quotes and quotations according to the business needs - Play an active role in the future implementation of a new ERP system - Collaborate closely with operational, HR and support departments

Your strengths for this position:
• BAC in accounting
• Hold a CPA designation
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in an operational role and strategic decision-making in an SME
• Strong restructuring skills as well as experience in ERP implementation
• Skilled with the Microsoft Office Suite (advanced Excel)
• Have business acumen and mobilizing leadership
• Familiarity with the retail sector (asset)
• Good command of budget planning, forecasting and financial analysis
• Bilingualism: Required

An ideal opportunity for an entrepreneurial, proactive, involved, stable, trustworthy, communicative person with positive and mobilizing management qualities. Reporting to the President, a hard-working, committed and experienced manager, you will play a key role in the transformation of the company. You will be responsible for restructuring financial, accounting and administrative teams and operations. It is in collaboration with your manager that you will formulate directional policies and the desired direction for the good of the company's development. With ambition and an entrepreneurial spirit, this is a wonderful opportunity to progress into a general management role. Do you think this is your next career challenge? Apply here to share your interest in this key role in finance.