Job Descrption

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

Benefits:

• Compensation: $128,000 to $176,000 CAD per year
• Annual Performance-Based Incentive Bonus
• 5% RRSP match
• Stock purchase plan
• Starting 3 weeks of vacation
• Benefits package (health and dental) + $600 health spending account
• Half-Day Fridays
• Continuous learning and career growth with global mobility opportunities.
• A chance to contribute to something bigger - advancing the future of healthcare through automation.

MAJOR DUTIES:

The Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting is a key finance leader for the Cambridge-based Life Sciences Systems business (>300 Mn revenue), responsible for leading core accounting and reporting activities while ensuring a strong control environment and high-quality financial information. This role oversees a team of 5-8 direct reports and provides leadership across record-to-report activities, monthly close, balance sheet integrity, cash collection and forecasting, and compliance processes. The successful candidate will bring strong technical accounting expertise, proven leadership experience, and a solution-oriented mindset focused on simplifying processes, strengthening controls, and driving automation.

Specific Responsibilities

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING
• Lead the financial reporting and accounting function for the Cambridge Life Sciences Systems business, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial results.
• Own the record-to-report (R2R) process, including journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and governance over month-end and quarter-end close activities.
• Direct the monthly close process to ensure deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate, and well supported.
• Provide leadership over balance sheet governance, including reconciliations, review of key accounts, issue resolution, and continuous improvement of account ownership and controls.
• Oversee cash collection performance and support robust cash forecasting processes to improve visibility, working capital management, and decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal accounting policies, and corporate governance requirements, while maintaining a strong culture of integrity and accountability.
• Partner with internal and external auditors to support audit readiness, coordinate audit requirements, and ensure timely closure of audit findings and control actions.
• Help strengthen and sustain a strong compliance culture, ideally within a SOX environment, through effective internal controls, documentation, and disciplined process execution.
• Identify and implement opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate accounting and reporting processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and quality.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5-8 direct reports, building capabilities, accountability, and a high-performance team culture.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, project finance, corporate finance, treasury, and other business stakeholders to support financial insight and business performance.
• Provide timely analysis of financial results, risks, and issues, with a proactive and solution-focused approach to problem solving.
• Responsible for ensuring that the Cambridge Systems Division financial reporting is in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
• Develop and/or prepare specific financial analysis as assigned by the Vice President, Finance, Corporate Finance, or Division General Manager for the effective management of the division and interpretation of results.
• Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• CPA or CA designation is required.
• Progressive experience in financial reporting and accounting leadership roles
• Proven leadership experience, including managing and developing teams.
• Demonstrated success in process improvement, simplification, and finance automation initiatives.
• Experience operating within an organization with a strong compliance culture, including external audits; SOX experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience with financial close, balance sheet management, reporting, and controls.
• Experience with cash collection, cash forecasting, and working capital disciplines.
• Strong business partnering, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with a practical, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset.

Additional Information

If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply

The Compensation offered will be based on the local job market and may vary depending on factors such as the job-related knowledge, skills, experience of the selected candidate, as well as other objective business considerations. Subject to these considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, such as an annual cash incentive in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and/or other benefits. Details of these benefit plans will be provided when the selected job candidate receives an offer of employment.

This role represents an existing vacancy within the organization.