Finance Manager - Costing

Position: Finance Manager - Central Costing
The Opportunity:

Maple Leaf Poultry is entering an exciting new chapter, building on a world-class London manufacturing facility and a strengthened Blue Sky integrated business model across Fresh and Further Processed operations. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a high-profile, established Poultry business.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are eager to join our team, committed to growing the business, and motivated to work through challenges together. Ideal candidates bring a strong passion for our objectives, the flexibility to adapt to a dynamic environment, and a resilient mindset driven by the desire to achieve winning results as a team. Together, we believe we can do great things for our people, our consumers, and our communities.

If you think that this opportunity might be for you, we encourage you to read more details about this exciting role below.

Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by March 09. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.

Reason for vacancy:
Existing Headcount
Compensation: $94,000 - $141,000 CAD base pay annually plus annual short-term incentive Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:
Reporting to the Director Finance, Poultry Operations, the Finance Manager, Central Costing provides costing leadership, support and analysis to plant finance and the Poultry business leadership team. We are looking for a versatile and self-motivated finance professional with strong technical skills and aptitude for modelling and analyzing data. This position plays a key role in the budget/forecast process and is responsible for the execution of monthly standard cost updates for the business.
As the Finance Manager, Central Costing, you will:

• Consolidate, validate, and analyze weekly actuals and forecasts
• Be responsible for validating and setting up standard cost of products/materials in SAP and manage the costing role for the ECR process
• Review and complete all standard cost revisions for approvals and entry into the SAP system
• Manage monthly costing changes in SAP - including live prices, co-manufacturing prices, and standard update changes
• Lead the costing budget process for Poultry, inclusive of setting plant targets, SAP cost updates, COGS validation and overall financial impact
• Be responsible for the preparation and analysis of monthly full year forecasts and month end reporting
• Work with all plants to ensure accuracy of all standard cost components (i.e., raw material yield, direct labour, packaging & ingredients)
• Ensure compliance with C3 in relation to Journal entries and GL account reconciliations, and with external audit requirements including costing process walk-throughs and testing
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and modelling to support projects and business decisions
• Be responsible for the maintenance/update of standard operating procedures for Poultry costing processes, and related Costing narrative supporting year end audit activities
• Be an active business partner to the commercial and plant operations team including:
  • Provide leadership to plant finance team in understanding costing requirements
  • Interpreting cost changes and providing analysis on the cost changes
  • Identifying, recommending and supporting cost improvement opportunities
• Providing financial analysis for business cases to support commercial initiatives and capital projects
• Responsible to ensure accounting procedures adhere to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and approved corporate policies
• Provide ad-hoc analysis to support projects and business decisions as required

What You’ll Bring :

• 3-5 years Manager Finance background in a manufacturing environment.
• Completed Bachelor’s degree – ideally with specialization in business finance or accounting.
• Technology savvy individual with excellent aptitude for working in information systems modeling and analyzing data
• Demonstrated experience in cost accounting, budgeting, and internal controls
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships with business partners and team
• Superb sense of urgency,…