VP of Finance

POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

Vice President, Finance Endicott, NY, USA or Toronto/Waterloo Region, Ontario Canada

About the Company:

A fast-growing solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing company with significant proprietary and patented technologies to the Southern Tier region of Upstate New York. The company plans to expand operations into Bécancour, Québec, Canada and eventually in Ontario, Canada.

Position Overview:

The Vice President, Finance is a hands-on leadership role responsible for the corporate accounting function with deliverables focused on quarterly reporting of financial statements. The candidate will be responsible for financial processes, financial systems, and controls. Opportunities exist for the role to be based in either Endicott, New York or in the Toronto to Waterloo, Ontario corridor. The role will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer located in Toronto.

Job Description:

• Responsible for and lead the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close process.
• Lead the preparation and review of all financial statements, including monthly internal business unit/divisional financial statements and quarterly external financial statements.
• Ensure all external reporting is in compliance with IFRS, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Toronto Stock Exchange.
• Preparation/review of complex accounting areas including business combinations, contingent consideration, debt and equity, segmented reporting, etc.
• Develop, refine, and implement policies and procedures to ensure proper accounting and controls of financial information.
• Oversee the relationship with external auditors to ensure smooth and efficient execution of annual year-end audit.
• Manage and supervise regional controllers to ensure consistent application of accounting policies and procedures.
• Manage the company’s banking relationships and organizational cash flow
• Some travel will be required between company sites but one site will be the main base.
• The individual will be empowered to build out the accounting team

Skills and Qualifications
• Professional accounting designation (CPA)
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and or Finance
• 10+ years of experience, with a minimum of four (5) years of post-designation experience in a director/VP level capacity for a publicly traded entity
• Strong understanding of IFRS
• Experience with Oracle accounting and enterprise reporting systems
• Experience leading teams (management and supervisory experience)
• Manufacturing experience in the semiconductor or electronics industry with advanced understanding of cost accounting.
• Significant experience in current audit practices and having worked for a major accounting firm.

How to apply:

apply for this role by sending your resume to  Put “VP Finance” in the subject line.

Should your experience meet the qualifications for the role, our Recruiting team will be in touch to schedule an introductory call. At this company, we strive to provide environmentally friendly energy. This requires us to maintain a company culture that values employee individuality and inclusion. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, empowering and globally minded. We firmly believe that diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual identity, cultural background, religion, disability and age produces ideas and perspectives that make our efforts stronger and our products superior.

Our leadership team is committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do and how we lead.