Who are you?

• You are comfortable with multi-entity consolidated accounting and reporting
• You’ve got expert knowledge in Quickbooks
• You have payroll experience, and understand Ontario and BC employment law as it applies to payroll and employment practices
• You are experienced with corporate, sales, health and payroll taxes
• You have experience with OIDMTC, SR&ED and/or PSTC tax credits
• You’re a self-starter with hands-on bookkeeping and accounting skills
• You’re able to work in a fast-paced environment while effectively meeting deadlines, coupled with the ability to change priorities with limited notice
• You have experience leading and mentoring a team
• You have excellent communication skills, including written and presentation skills, and you are able to effectively communicate information to every level of an organization, as well as to vendors etc.
• You are adept with tools and able to pick up new ones quickly
• You are keen to make technology recommendations that advance efficiency, communication and reporting
• You have demonstrated experience with production cost reporting
• You love contributing to process design, and you are motivated to continuously find and develop workflow efficiencies
• Nice-to-have: entertainment and/or digital media experience

What will my day-to-day responsibilities include? Leadership

• Coach, mentor, and lead the Finance team, fostering a service-oriented culture of approachability, collaboration and professionalism 
• Establish effective relationships and build trust/credibility with colleagues across both the Finance team and the company at large
• Collaborate with CFO to establish and refine general accounting functions
• Build, implement and document new and/or improved processes
• Provide guidance for meeting workflow demands in tandem with the Production and People departments, for example with regard to contract labour management and expenses
• Establish yourself as the leader of a cohesive and high performing team, with direct reports demonstrating initiative, while providing the team with strategic and technical direction
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement via regular constructive feedback, 1:1’s, status and production meetings
• Develop team member career paths, to ensure growth and succession

What will my day-to-day responsibilities include? Accounting Operations

• Build, implement, and document the systems and processes for the general accounting function, ensuring they can grow and adapt with the company
• Oversee and participate in daily accounting functions, including reconciliations, AR, AP, COA/GL management, cost reporting, expense management and reporting
• Lead and complete month-end closings on a consistent basis
• Oversee and participate in Canadian payroll and related functions, including on-boarding and terminations, severances, reconciliations, ROEs, tax and T4 preparation
• Ownership of monthly corporate accounting reporting including but not limited to, income statement and balance sheets, revenues, cash position, forecasts and cash flow
• Canadian tax return preparation and filings (multiple year-ends)
• Support and participate in accounting processes related to international entities, located primarily in Latin America
• Lead and participate in reporting needs for funding bodies eg. CMF, Ontario Creates, Can
• Export, as well as for Investment and Co-Production partners
• Manage and report all Tax Credit applications, as well as any associated financing

What will my day-to-day responsibilities include? Cashflow Management

• Monitor cash flow by entity, and on a consolidated basis
• Manage cash flow to ensure the company has sufficient liquidity to meet its operational and financial obligations
• Optimize cash flow through effective receivables and payables management
• Manage day-to-day cashflow to ensure timely remittance of payables, and the maintenance of sufficient working capital
• Advise and direct senior leadership regarding cash flow constraints, remedies, and operational implications
• Establish and lead a corporate budgeting practice, while balancing the needs of a wide variety of stakeholders, from service teams to product teams, IP and other investments 
• Oversee and control expense management, including helping to establish an enterprise-wide expense management platform (Tropic)

What will my day-to-day responsibilities include? Operations

• Work closely with Production leads to ensure regular Cost Reporting processes, including maintaining current cost records across both Animation and Digital/Games
• You may relied upon to educate and counsel staff with regard to financial literacy
• Manage Benefits plans, as well as Group RSP / DPSP plans
• Research, recommend and implement process and technology improvements that increase efficiency and decrease costs

What will my day-to-day responsibilities include? Process & Controls

• Collaborate with Board, CFO and Executive to build and manage all necessary controls, to ensure long-term financial success 
• Support CFO and Executive on funding initiatives, applications and reporting 
• Lead Quarterly finance meetings
• Work with outside counsel on tax strategies and implement practices accordingly
• Maintain corporate record keeping, filing & other corporate administrative functions
• Establish, lead and manage budgeting practices across all products and services, as well as functional areas including sales and marketing etc.
• Lead external Reviews and Audits, including reporting and communication with tax authorities