Vice President-Officer, Finance

The Vice President-Officer, Finance acts as a strategic financial business partner for the organization as well as oversees the day-to-day finance department operations. Reporting directly to this role are the leaders of: Finance Shared Services, Tax and Finance Center of Excellence.  This role provides leadership, financial/business acumen, and oversight to drive planning, execution and achievement of Company objectives and goals. This highly visible role provides strategic leadership and is responsible for fostering cross-functional relationships, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and driving financial performance through effective team leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Strategy Planning and Management

• • Act as strategic partner to senior leadership of the organization, influencing strategic decisions and financial direction
  • Identify and execute low-hanging operational improvements with high ROI
  • Communicate, engage and interact with Board of Directors, Executive Committee Members and other business leaders of the Company
  • Create and establish yearly financial objectives that align with the Company’s three-year plan; assist President with annual financial planning for the organization
  • Assist President and New Business Development team with new business opportunities
  • Drive spend effectiveness strategies across the Company
  • Identify, assess and mitigate financial risks, ensuring compliance with regulations
  • Translate complex accounting information to various audiences to drive informed business and financial decision making
  • Apply continuous improvement mindset with the ability to embrace bigger box thinking that advances the company’s financial agenda
  • Act as a trusted business partner to the business leaders to create an environment to both challenge and support the leadership team with sound financial guidance and proactive strategic insights
  • Share and leverage best practices to drive organizational efficiency and effectiveness
  • Lead strategic initiatives across multiple functions to improve financial accuracy, profitability and achieve strategic goals
  • Advise executive leadership on the financial implications of strategic

Finance Center of Excellence Leadership

• • Provide leadership and support to the Finance Center of Excellence leader to ensure:
    •  all monthly financial reporting including monthly analysis vs forecast vs budget; review and analysis of the monthly financial results provide insights and actionable plans to the leaders of the organization
    •  the budgeting and forecasting process including working closely with leadership to develop annual budgets, track performance against targets and provide regular financial forecast updates; and
    • the financial planning and analysis process, including developing and implementing financial models, forecasting future financial performance and providing insights into the financial implications of business decisions
  • Analyze financial performance, provide insights and make recommendations to optimize financial outcomes and cost efficiencies

Finance Shared Service Leadership

• • Provide leadership and support to the Finance Shared Service leader and team to ensure that all required financial processes run effectively and are executed accurately and in a timely manner
  • Manage the financial risks and ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with the external auditors

Tax Team Leadership

• • Provide leadership and support to the Tax leader to ensure complete and accurate tax reporting and compliance
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts, both within the tax team and at external advisors, as well as business leaders to ensure all tax issues are properly addressed

Leadership & Internal Controls

• • Lead a high-performing finance and accounting team, providing mentorship, guidance and professional development
  • Delegate tasks and ensuring efficient operations within the finance department
  • Foster a culture of financial discipline, accountability and continuous improvement within the team
  • Manage financial risks of company by identifying and assessing financial risks, developing risk mitigation strategies and implementing controls to safeguard the company’s assets
  • Develop and implement robust internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting and minimize risk exposures

Education

• • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • Master's Degree (MBA) or equivalent experience - Preferred

Experience

• • A combination of experience spanning the following areas:
    • Progressive Corporate Finance experience and in-depth experience across multiple disciplines including but not limited to: Accounting, Reporting, Taxation, Treasury, Consolidation, Foreign Currency, and Capital Management
    • Broad experience & perspective in navigating system and departmental inter-dependencies, information flow, application support, and troubleshooting
    • Experience partnering and collaborating with Senior Management
    • Experience in change management/transformation

Licenses & Certifications

• • CPA - Certified Public Accountant

Languages

• • French-Canadian - Preferred
  • Spanish - Preferred

Software/Technical Skills

• • SAP Financial Modules or similar ERP system

Other Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• • Strong financial analytical skills and overall business acumen abilities with a Required proven record of developing and implementing financial strategies that drive
  • Effective communicator with ability to convey complex issues in a simple manner Required and prepare effective presentations to Senior Executives
  • Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and build across all levels of the Required organization
  • Strong leadership and management skills with experience leading cross-functional teams holding self and others accountable to meet deadlines and commitments
  • Critical skills in developing partnerships, modeling behaviors, and developing team capabilities, including feedback mechanisms to support learning, coaching, and enabling continuous learning
  • Proven experience in financial modeling, forecasting and data-driven financial analysis to support strategic decision making
  • Strategic thinking skills with attention to detail and ability to excel in a changing business environment
  • Extensive technical expertise in IFRS, tax regulations and regulatory compliance with a proven track record of maintaining accounting integrity
  • Positive attitude and dependable team player recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization
  • Exceptional leader with the ability to manage through complexity to identify solutions and deliver results as well as have the courage to challenge the status quo

This role will be a hybrid role. Subject to business needs, employees may work remotely up to two days per week. Assigned office days will be determined by your manager. #LI-Hybrid

Base Salary

• • The targeted base salary range for this position is $310,000 - $330,000 per year.
  • Base salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the successful candidate, as well as factors such as internal equity, cost of labor in the hiring location, and alignment with market data.

Additional Compensation

• • This position is eligible for a 65% bonus at 100% of target, with the opportunity to achieve above 100% dependent on company performance and in alignment with company bonus plans.
  • Bonus awards are discretionary and contingent upon individual performance as well as Brother achieving its corporate objectives, in accordance with the applicable bonus plan in effect. 
  • This position is also eligible for an auto allowance paid monthly in the first pay period of each month. This auto allowance may be used in the employee’s sole discretion but is intended toward maintenance of the employee’s own vehicle they’ll be using for business commuting. This is independent and in addition to the company’s Travel & Entertainment policy, which covers mileage reimbursement and additional business travel expenses.