Finance Manager

• Flexible medical, dental, and vision plan
• Employee & family assistance program
• RRSP matching program
• Health & Wellness reimbursements
• Product purchase program
• Opportunities to take part in job-related training and development
• Growth and progression opportunities within Irving Tissue/Irving Personal Care and the larger network of the J.D. Irving group of companies
• Relocation cost (if applicable)

•    Deliver accurate and timely weekly, monthly, and annual financial reporting while maintaining the integrity and reliability of financial reporting systems. 
•    Support forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis activities, providing meaningful insights to inform business decisions and performance management. 
•    Prepare and analyze financial and operational reports to meet business reporting requirements and support strategic objectives. 
•    Lead, coach, and develop finance team members by fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning. 
•    Support talent management processes, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee development, and succession planning within the finance function. 
•    Contribute to the successful delivery of departmental and organizational initiatives by participating in and supporting a variety of ongoing projects. 
•    Evaluate customer financial performance by gathering, analyzing, and validating key financial inputs across the product lifecycle to support profitability and strategic decision-making. 
•    Partner closely with Sales and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, optimize pricing strategies, and maximize customer profitability. 
•    Lead the customer quotation and bid process, ensuring financial assumptions, risks, and profitability targets are clearly assessed and aligned with business objectives. 
•    Lead the annual budgeting process, facilitating budget planning sessions, coordinating input from key stakeholders, and ensuring the timely completion and submission of budgets across the organization. 
•    Serve as the primary liaison with JDI Corporate Finance, responding to a broad range of requests including capital investment proposals, financial variance analyses, business performance updates, and ad hoc financial reporting requirements.
•    Identify, communicate, and support cost reduction and margin improvement opportunities through data-driven analysis and collaboration with operational stakeholders. 
•    Deliver actionable financial insights and performance metrics to leadership teams, enabling informed decisions that drive profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth. 
 

• University Degree or equivalent (Preferably in Finance & Accounting)
• Professional Accounting Designation - CPA designation, or actively pursuing a CPA designation (CPA in progress), is required.
• 7 – 10 years of relevant experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated people leadership capabilities
• Collaboratively leading and working with all business partners, internal and external
• Strong financial reporting, accounting, internal controls, budgeting and forecasting experience
• Experience leading and developing analysts, leads and individual contributors