Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting

Job Descrption

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

Benefits:

• Compensation: $128,000 to $176,000 CAD per year 
• Annual Performance-Based Incentive Bonus 
• 5% RRSP match 
• Stock purchase plan 
• Starting 3 weeks of vacation 
• Benefits package (health and dental) + $600 health spending account 
• Half-Day Fridays 
• Continuous learning and career growth with global mobility opportunities. 
• A chance to contribute to something bigger - advancing the future of healthcare through automation. 

MAJOR DUTIES:

The Director, Financial Reporting and Accounting is a key finance leader for the Cambridge-based Life Sciences Systems business (>300 Mn revenue), responsible for leading core accounting and reporting activities while ensuring a strong control environment and high-quality financial information. This role oversees a team of 5–8 direct reports and provides leadership across record-to-report activities, monthly close, balance sheet integrity, cash collection and forecasting, and compliance processes. The successful candidate will bring strong technical accounting expertise, proven leadership experience, and a solution-oriented mindset focused on simplifying processes, strengthening controls, and driving automation.

Specific Responsibilities

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING
•    Lead the financial reporting and accounting function for the Cambridge Life Sciences Systems business, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial results.
•    Own the record-to-report (R2R) process, including journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and governance over month-end and quarter-end close activities.
•    Direct the monthly close process to ensure deadlines are met and financial information is complete, accurate, and well supported.
•    Provide leadership over balance sheet governance, including reconciliations, review of key accounts, issue resolution, and continuous improvement of account ownership and controls.
•    Oversee cash collection performance and support robust cash forecasting processes to improve visibility, working capital management, and decision-making.
•    Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal accounting policies, and corporate governance requirements, while maintaining a strong culture of integrity and accountability.
•    Partner with internal and external auditors to support audit readiness, coordinate audit requirements, and ensure timely closure of audit findings and control actions.
•    Help strengthen and sustain a strong compliance culture, ideally within a SOX environment, through effective internal controls, documentation, and disciplined process execution.
•    Identify and implement opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate accounting and reporting processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and quality.
•    Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5–8 direct reports, building capabilities, accountability, and a high-performance team culture.
•    Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, project finance, corporate finance, treasury, and other business stakeholders to support financial insight and business performance.
•    Provide timely analysis of financial results, risks, and issues, with a proactive and solution-focused approach to problem solving.
•    Responsible for ensuring that the Cambridge Systems Division financial reporting is in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
•    Develop and/or prepare specific financial analysis as assigned by the Vice President, Finance, Corporate Finance, or Division General Manager for the effective management of the division and interpretation of results.
•    Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•    CPA or CA designation is required.
•    Progressive experience in financial reporting and accounting leadership roles
•    Proven leadership experience, including managing and developing teams.
•    Demonstrated success in process improvement, simplification, and finance automation initiatives.
•    Experience operating within an organization with a strong compliance culture, including external audits; SOX experience is strongly preferred.
•    Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience with financial close, balance sheet management, reporting, and controls.
•    Experience with cash collection, cash forecasting, and working capital disciplines.
•    Strong business partnering, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
•    Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with a practical, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset.

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