Interim Director of Finance & IT

Go Produce

$130K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance with CGA/CMA/CPA designation; MBA is a plus.
  • 8+ years in FP&A, including 4+ years in management in fast-paced settings.
  • Strong analytical skills for interpreting financial trends, compliance, and budget adherence.
  • Technical proficiency in tools and systems for FP&A automation.
  • Experience in fresh food wholesale distribution is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Develop tools and systems to provide financial and operational insights.
  • Create and assess budgets and forecasts with Business Unit heads.
  • Analyze financial performance to drive strategic decisions.
  • Build models projecting long-term growth and impacts on business operations.
  • Collaborate with leadership on aligning finance and IT with strategic goals.
  • Ensure quality and timeliness of monthly financial reporting and insights.
  • Implement an effective IT strategy to meet data processing and control standards.

Benefits

  • Flexible scheduling to meet business needs, including occasional evenings/weekends.
  • Opportunity to lead a significant team in finance and IT.
  • Direct reporting to the President, positioning for high visibility within the organization.
  • Engagement with executive leadership and the Board of Directors for strategic alignment.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Director of Finance and IT position is a 13-month contract opportunity and will report directly to the President. This position's focus is managing a large Finance and Accounting team, as well as a small IT team. This person will also act as a trusted advisor to our business leaders and will help coordinate the associated reporting deliverables to the executive leadership team and the Board of Directors.

This individual will work primarily out of the Ontario Food Terminal location but will require the ability to travel to our 302 Dwight Avenue location as required.

This role requires the ability to maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of the business, which may included occasional evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities
  • Ensure that financial and operational insights are provided through the development of tools, processes, and systems
  • Create and measure the organization's performance against defined budgets and forecasts
  • Work with Business Unit heads to build their annual budgets and forecasts
  • Analyzing financial and operational results to better understand company performance
  • Produce models to project long term growth and projects, and determine the impacting business factors
  • Work with the leadership team to set annual organizational objectives whereby finance and IT support the operational objectives with an eye towards strategic financial growth
  • Oversee monthly reporting, ensuring a high degree of quality, timeliness, and accuracy, as well as highlighting key business insights
  • Develop forward-looking predictive models that provide insight into the company's operations and business planning
  • Execute a reliable and efficient IT strategy while ensuring that the department meets the organization's data processing and control requirements

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications:
  • Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in accounting/finance along with successfully achieving their CGA/CMA/CPA designation, an MBA is an asset
  • Analyzes the company's financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs, and compliance with budgets. Issue regular status and ad hoc report to senior management
  • 8+ years of FP&A experience with 4+ years of management experience in roles of increasing responsibility at high-growth and high-performing organization(s)
  • Demonstrated technical ability with using tools and systems to automate and scale FP&A tasks
  • Experience working within a fresh food wholesale distribution business is an asset

Personal Attributes:
  • Excels in reporting and interpreting financial information to financial and non-financial stakeholders
  • Demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor in resolving complex business problems with well-structured, detail-oriented analytics
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior management, large/small groups and one-on-one
  • Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives across a breadth of stakeholders
  • A culture focused team player who is collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible - excited to roll up their sleeves

Job Information:
  • Salary Range: $62.50 - $76.92 per hour
  • Position Status: Existing Position
  • Intended Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

AI may be used as a support tool in our hiring process. All applications are reviewed and validated by our trained recruitment team.

Monday - Friday 8AM - 4PM

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