Finance Director*

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At Cascades, sustainable development means above all respecting the nature of our 10,000 talents. We take care of you:

• Work-life balance (telecommuting, flexible hours)
• Group insurance & pension plan with company contributions
• Accessible gym space and/or paid sports activities
• Profit-sharing plan (not once, but twice a year!)
• Employee assistance program (because we care about the physical and mental health of our employees)
• Long-term career management plan and training center (we told you we bring out the best in our people!)
• Contributing to the success of a Quebec multinational with strong environmental values

Your challenge!

Reporting to the Senior Financial director, the Finance Director's mission is to support the management of financial activities and in the development of the group's strategic plan by coordinating the financial analysis and planning processes. With your expertise in finance and administration, you act as a liaison between Cascades' financial partners and support the business units’ management team in their margin and processes improvement initiatives. You thus support strategic decision-making by producing accurate and reliable information. Finally, you contribute to the implementation and maintenance of an effective control structure within the company in order to minimize the risk of errors, irregularities and fraud related to financial processes.

Develop your full potential, sustainably

Expand your expertise by joining the Finance team of our Containerboard Packaging Division as Finance Director.

*** Please note that this position is based in St-Bruno de Montarville and requires 10% travel***.

With the help of your team, you will be responsible for the financial management of four Canadian production units:

• Interpret the relationship between financial results and operational performance
• Coordinate the planning cycle (#LookingForward)
• Management of operating costs and accuracy of standard costs
• Ensure the integrity of our business processes and internal controls
• Be an outstanding partner to the division's management team and the various members of the organization, contributing to the development and execution of strategy. (#supportdecision-making)
• Support your supervisor Vincent Blain in the implementation of productivity improvement initiatives (#maximizeprofitability)

Bring out the best in yourself

Commit. Evolve. Preserve. 

Every day, our green-blooded colleagues choose to respect their nature by passionately contributing to our mission.

You too can put your strengths to good use:

• Act humanely, with integrity and respect

• 10 years' experience in a related field and CPA designation

• Knowledge of SAP

• Strong analytical skills and rigor 

• Excellent knowledge of financial management best practices;

• Be at ease in a context where several components need to be defined, and be recognized for his/her ability to plan and organize resources;  

• Excellent coaching, impact and influence skills, and leadership skills that encourage employee involvement;

• Be bilingual, both orally and in writing.

Core competencies defined for this job