Finance Manager-Planning And Analysis

BerryWorld America, a joint venture with Mastronardi Produce Limited, North America’s leading grower and distributor of greenhouse produce, has created a partnership that will “WOW™” the North American berry market. BerryWorld America, a joint venture with Mastronardi Produce Limited, North America’s leading grower and distributor of greenhouse produce, has created a partnership that will “WOW™” the North American berry market.

This is a significant and exciting development, which aims to provide high quality, exclusive berries that start with best-in-class varietal development to deliver exceptional flavour.

Combining Mastronardi Produce's track record of game-changing innovation, high tech operations, and fresh produce marketing expertise with BerryWorld's exclusive varieties, category management, and global berry expertise will make BerryWorld America a unique alternative for the North American berry market. BerryWorld believes the berries we are bringing to the category will change consumer expectations of how a berry should taste.

Our Head office based in Kingsville, ON is currently seeking a Finance Manager to join our BerryWorld Finance team! Reporting to the Director of Finance, this is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic team of analysts in the high-growth CEA industry (Controlled Environment Agriculture) and high-growth berry segment. The candidate should be highly organized, analytical, detail-oriented and extraordinarily passionate about building data driven solutions to business problems. The Financial Manager position will be responsible for managing the day-to-day financial operations, conducting financial analysis, forecasting financial performance, and communicating financial insights to the senior management team.

Values:

To perform the job successfully, the incumbent’s behavior must be consistent with the PRIDE values expected of all Mastronardi Produce employees: be Passionate; have Respect; be Innovative; be Driven and strive for Excellence.

Primary Responsibilities

• Communicate and liaise inter-departmentally to ensure that financial information is shared
• Financial goals are met
• Manage aspects of the company's IT and ERP systems to ensure accurate and timely financial
• Management team.
• Growers
• Provide guidance to the senior management team on financial matters, including risk
• Develop and implement financial policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance
• Appropriately and effectively
• Manage one staff member in the finance department and oversee their daily activities.
• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
• Establish and maintain measurable performance metrics for all levels.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic decision-making and payment of
• Management, cost management, and financial strategy
• Must thrive at working collaboratively with sales and procurement leadership to achieve goals
• Reporting
• Leverage analytical insights to develop actionable items for improvement.
• Manage margins to ensure the company's profitability
• Aid in the preparation of budgets and forecasts to help guide decision-making and ensure
• Conduct general financial analysis and provide recommendations for improvement to the senior

Education/Background Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, concentration in business, finance, commerce, mathematics,
• Computer science or analytics preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, including experience managing staff

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Experience with ERPs (preferably MS Navision), Advanced Excel and Database skills (SQL, MS Access, JET reporting or other), exposure to Business Intelligence Tools.
• Ability to think through the impact of master data on analysis.
• Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a diverse environment with sensitivity and
• Working knowledge of Software systems.
• Strong financial analysis skills with an ability to identify trends and provide recommendations for improvement.

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• Adaptive personality that can deal with ambiguity.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proactively manage conflict in sensitive situations.
• A strong desire to learn and to continuously improve.
• Attention to detail, highly organized, and willing to work with vast types of data.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter.
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential issues with discretion.
• A strong customer service mindset, as the category directors are the analysts’ main “customers”

Working Conditions:

• Typical office environment.
• Some travel between work locations domestic and international required).

Please note: Mastronardi Produce has accommodation processes and policies in place and provides accommodation for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or documented medical need, please contact the Human Resource office so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodation to be put into place.