Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as Finance Manager within the Naval Defense organization based in Peterborough, ON. This high-profile role will give you direct exposure to a diverse portfolio of Naval Handling Equipment programs. The incumbent will be expected to fully understand the P&L, Balance Sheet and cash flow implications of a suite of contracts and will be responsible for the associated site operating costs.

These contracts support a substantial financial inflow to the business, and it is critical that we manage them effectively as they generate significant focus both internally and with our external stakeholders. Rolls-Royce in Peterborough, Ontario develops custom electro-mechanical solutions for our Naval Defense and Marine customers.

• Understanding source and potential mitigations of major business risks.
• Understanding of project accounting (life cycle; EACs; ETCs).
• Understanding of percentage of completion revenue recognition.
• Ability to generate and understand program profitability analysis.
• Cost tracking, evaluation and mitigation in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Input costing & rate setting (labour; materials; OH burden).
• Development & generation of KPIs and other business metrics.
• Understanding of basis of calculation and appropriate allocation methodology for shared costs.
• Drive continuous improvement / process improvements / financial efficiency.
• Forecast and manage working capital & cash flows.
• Manage annual budget, 5-year plan and monthly forecast processes.
• Oversight / management of accounting team.
• Training, onboarding and development of staff.
• Handle all internal and external audit requests.
• Collect and report on all required tax information.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports for corporate team.
• Work collaboratively with site leaders to generate timely, accurate and relevant data to allow them to make informed business decisions.
• Create and report on other analysis as required (e.g., major variances; reasonability analysis; generation of proforma information; performance benchmarking).

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or Finance with 5+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance OR
• Professional designation (CPA) or Master’s degree in Accounting, Business or Finance with 3+ years of experience in Accounting or Finance
• Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
• Canadian Controlled Goods and Reliability Security Clearance

• Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
• Experience in preparing budgets/forecasting and long-range forecasting
• Infor Visual, Hyperion and Power BI knowledge; advanced proficiency in Excel and Power Point