Director Of Finance & Controller

Note: Our Corporate Office is located in Barrie, Ontario however we are accepting applications from both the Barrie and Toronto areas.

Overview

Topper’s Pizza is a Canadian owned pizza chain that is embarking on an exciting journey to modernize and grow.We are a combination of Corporate and Franchised sites with most of our growth scheduled to be franchised.

Topper’s is an energetic, hardworking, contemporary, dedicated, and exciting company.We are committed to our plans and love celebrating our milestones as we progress!We understand that the route to success comes through our Pizzerias, and through each guest we serve.

We are not new; we have been around for over 40 years and we are proud of our heritage.Founded in the Sudbury area, we have almost 40 sites across Ontario with ambitious growth plans in the coming years.We are committed to quality as a point of differentiation and are fanatical about our people, dough, sauce, and pizzas.

Job purpose

Manage all corporate and external facets of finance and accounting, financial reporting and analysis, asset and risk management, and administration. As a member of the Leadership Team this important role collaborates with Team members to identify and design operational and financial programs to drive market share growth. This important role also attends portions of Quarterly Board meetings and Ownership group meetings.

Duties and responsibilities

·Establish and recommend major financial objectives, including EBITDA, budgets, etc. for the company and franchisees.

·Develop, monitor, and evolve the financial reporting structure for the entire organization as needed to provide support in decision making.

·Manage AR & AP and journal entries in SAGE, produce reports.

·Develop and maintain an audit mechanism for franchised locations, develop and maintain a procedure for franchise reporting of financial statements to ensure compliance.

·Provide benchmarks and targets for financial success among all areas of the company along with corporate and franchised locations.

·Participate in negotiated payment terms with suppliers regularly to optimize revenue generation for the company.

·Present business proposals to lending institutions to acquire new financing that will meet the needs of the company.

·Identify opportunities for increased fiscal effectiveness and efficiency, and develop and implement solutions

·Monitor and manage cash flow levels of all bank accounts for the company

·Prepare and analyze reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position for all departments and corporate stores in areas of income, expenses and expected operations by 4-week period, quarterly and annually.

·Assists President with fiscal planning by developing and monitoring budgets, business financial results and allocating resources accordingly.Participates in annual sales revenue forecasting and formulating annual G&A plan.

·Prepare company books and records for year-end review and engagement.

·Maintain all annual returns and minute books for the corporations.

·Sponsor, lead and/or participate in special projects to identify improvements in functional areas and across departments.

·Liaise with IT partners to oversee Topper’s office IT.

·Represent the organization in negotiations with external agencies and organizations.

·Provideeffective financial controls for the group of companies

·Other duties and projects as assigned

Qualifications

·Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

·CPA, CMA or CA Certificate

·A minimum of 8 years of experience in finance and accounting

·Proven ability to analyze financial data and help the development

·Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically excel

·Experience using SAGE 300 is considered an asset

·Detail oriented coupled with strong organization skills and people leadership experience

·Ability to prioritized and manage time effectively and efficiently

·Excellent problem-solving skills and abilities

Performance Measurements

·Budget development

·Meet or exceed profit target

·Meet or exceed processing time target for period close

·Meet or exceed cash flow management target

·Accurate and timely finance and accounting related queries

·Uphold our mission and vision and behave in a manner that is aligned to our core values

·Accountable for the finance team’s performance

Direct reports

·Financial Analyst

·Accounts Payable/Payroll Clerk

·External contracted service providers

Reports to

• President