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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Director, Financial Reporting (and Controllership) to lead the company’s financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and financial compliance activities. This role will be responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company’s financial information while building scalable processes and controls to support the company through its next stage of growth. You will lead two direct reports, the Senior Financial Analyst and the AP AR Specialist. This is a key leadership role within Finance, combining strong technical accounting expertise with operational leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring financial information is accurate, complete, and delivered according to established timelines.
Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE).
Own the integrity of the general ledger and other records within our ERP (Netsuite) including account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, provisions, intercompany transactions, and other accounting activities.
Prepare and review supporting schedules, reconciliations, and financial analysis to ensure the accuracy and completeness of reported results.
Review and approve manual journal entries.
Prepare complex journal entries such as payroll, reclasses, transfer pricing, and intercompany transactions and allocation.
Partner with FP&A and business leaders to investigate significant variances, unusual transactions, and accounting matters.
Develop and maintain accounting policies and ensure consistent application across the organization.
Research and provide recommendations on technical accounting matters and new or complex transactions.
Collaborate with the VP, Finance in the preparation and timely delivery of financial and management reporting to the Executive Team and other stakeholders.
Own the successful completion of the year-end review and other assurance engagements, as required.
Serve as the primary operational contact for external accountants and auditors.
Support the VP, Finance on significant accounting judgments and matters requiring discussion with external advisors.
Collaborate with the VP, Finance and COO on efforts for any future financing events, strategic transactions, or audit requirements.
Provide leadership and oversight of the company’s day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, cash accounting, and general ledger activities.
Establish clear processes, responsibilities, service levels, and controls across accounting operations.
Ensure processes are appropriately documented and are not dependant on knowledge held by a single individual.
Ensure vendor payments, customer receipts, payroll transactions, expense reimbursements, credit notes, and other financial transactions are appropriately authorized, recorded, and reconciled.
Monitor accounts receivable and accounts payable aging and partner with relevant teams to address material outstanding balances.
Coordinate the preparation and timely filing of corporate tax, sales tax, and other required financial filings across applicable jurisdictions.
Oversee the company’s tax compliance and manage the day-to-day relationship and information requirements of external tax advisors.
Collaborate with the VP, Finance and external advisors with corporate tax planning, transfer pricing, cross border transactions, duties and other tax matters.
Monitor tax and regulatory requirements relevant to JENNY BIRD and escalate potential impacts and changes needed to the VP, Finance.
Support tax registrations and financial compliance requirements associated with expansion into new markets or jurisdictions.
Oversee daily accounting and controls related to cash and banking activities such as bank account access, payment authorization, banking changes, and cash movements.
Ensure bank accounts are reconciled accurately and on a timely basis and ensure accurate accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory and other working-capital information to support cash management decisions.
Collaborate with the VP, Finance with cash flow forecasting.
Support banking covenant calculations and reporting requirements.
Assist with documentation and reporting associated with credit facilities and other financing arrangements.
Continuously improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of the company’s financial reporting and accounting processes.
Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, strengthen controls, and improve the quality and accessibility of financial information.
Optimize the use of the company’s ERP, accounting, expense management, payroll, reporting, and other Finance-related systems.
Partner with IT and other stakeholders on Finance system implementations, integrations, upgrades, and process changes.
Develop and maintain clear process documentation and standard operating procedures across the Finance function.
Build processes and infrastructure that can scale with increased transaction volume, organizational complexity, and geographic expansion.
Reports to the VP, Finance.
Oversees the Financial Reporting Team, including management of the existing team in addition to all future hires.
Partners with the VP, Finance to lead team role design, career development, coaching, and recruitment efforts, ensuring the wholesale team’s growth aligns with company objectives and individual development goals.
Collaborate with our operations team to stay informed on inventory availability and upcoming product launches.

Requirements

CPA designation with strong technical accounting and controllership experience.
Approximately 8–12+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including experience leading a controllership or financial reporting function.
Strong knowledge of ASPE and experience preparing or reviewing financial statements.
Experience leading month-end and year-end close processes in a complex, multi-entity environment.
Strong understanding of accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, general ledger, and cash.
Demonstrated experience developing and operating effective internal controls and financial policies.
Experience managing external financial statement reviews or audits and working with external accounting and tax advisors.
Working knowledge of Canadian corporate and indirect taxation, including GST/HST; exposure to U.S. sales tax and cross-border tax matters is strongly preferred.
Strong systems orientation with experience improving ERP, accounting, reporting, and Finance processes.
Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to identify issues, determine root causes, and implement practical solutions.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain accounting and financial matters to non-finance stakeholders.
High level of judgment, integrity, attention to detail, and ownership.
Comfortable operating in a growing, entrepreneurial environment where both strategic thinking and hands-on execution are required.
Effective communication skills.
Conscious and kind leaders.
Embody brand mission of empowering and uplifting others.
Compassionate and reliable individual who will lead with empathy.
Inspire teammates and peers with a strong work ethic.
Support growth of team members through establishing a relationship built on trust and respect.
Embody proactiveness, curiosity and desire to learn while building.
Confidence and comfortability to not only manage and collaborate laterally, but to also work directly with our founder to communicate ideas and support the company’s goals and manage up when required.

Skills

Financial Reporting
Accounting Operations
Internal Controls
Financial Compliance
Technical Accounting
Operational Leadership
Controllership
Monthly Close
Financial Reporting
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Payroll Accounting
General Ledger Integrity
Tax Compliance
Internal Controls
External Review/Audit Processes
ASPE
Netsuite
Journal Entries
Account Reconciliations
Accruals
Provisions
Intercompany Transactions
Financial Analysis
Accounting Policies
Technical Accounting Research
Management Reporting
External Accountants
External Auditors
Financing Events
Strategic Transactions
Audit Requirements
Cash Accounting
Vendor Payments
Customer Receipts
Payroll Transactions
Expense Reimbursements
Credit Notes
Corporate Tax
Sales Tax
Tax Advisors
Corporate Tax Planning
Transfer Pricing
Cross Border Transactions
Duties
Tax Registrations
Financial Compliance
Cash and Banking Activities
Bank Account Access
Payment Authorization
Banking Changes
Cash Movements
Bank Reconciliations
Accounts Receivable Aging
Accounts Payable Aging
Working Capital Management
Cash Flow Forecasting
Banking Covenant Calculations
Credit Facilities
Financing Arrangements
Process Improvement
Automation
ERP Systems
Accounting Systems
Expense Management Systems
Payroll Systems
Reporting Systems
Finance Systems
IT Systems Integration
Process Documentation
Standard Operating Procedures
Team Leadership
Career Development
Coaching
Recruitment
Inventory Management
Product Launches
Excel
Analytical Capabilities
Problem Solving
Communication Skills
Judgment
Integrity
Attention to Detail
Ownership
Strategic Thinking
Hands-on Execution

Location

East Room located at 507 King East, Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

8-12+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience
Experience leading a controllership or financial reporting function

Education Level

CPA designation

Salary/Compensations

$175-185K

Benefits

3 weeks vacation + 3 floating days + Summer Fridays (office closes early at 1 pm)
Your birthday off!
A comprehensive benefits program + flexible health care spending account
Parental leave top-up
Employee discount to use towards JENNY BIRD pieces!
Access to Group RRSP Plan
Membership to the East Room at 507 King East, Toronto, Ontario

About the Company

We are a fast moving, complex business with direct to consumer, wholesale and major department sales channels with customer experience at the core.
We value our partnerships, developing and strengthening our relationships with our boutiques and majors.
We are inspired by our consumers, and consciously strategize how we can exceed our five star shopping experience.
At JENNY BIRD, we seek managers who have effective communication skills and are conscious and kind leaders.
It is important that our leaders naturally embody our brand mission of empowering and uplifting others.
As a brand, we have seen incredible growth and success through our team’s proactiveness, curiosity and desire to learn while building.

Equal Opportunity

JENNY BIRD does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, ancestry, colour, place of origin, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, family status or marital status, or any other protected category recognized by provincial or federal laws.
Should you require any accommodation, please inform us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
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