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Financial Reporting & Compliance

- Lead the monthly, half-year, and annual financial close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to IFRS.
- Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, and variance analyses.
- Oversee complex financial accounting areas including warranty provisions, inventory reserves, accruals, and other significant estimates requiring judgment.
- Maintain full compliance with Canadian statutory reporting obligations and coordinate with internal and external auditors.
- Oversee and maintain internal controls, accounting policies, and financial governance processes.
- Manage fixed assets, revenue recognition, inventory accounting, and costing models.
- Coordinate intercompany reconciliations and reporting within Halma’s group environment.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis

- Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasts.
- Provide financial analysis and insights to support strategic decision‑making, operational efficiency, and cost control.
- Partner with department leaders to interpret results, monitor KPIs, and support business case development.

Treasury, Tax & Regulatory

- Oversee cash management, banking relationships, working capital optimization, and cash forecasting.
- Coordinate corporate tax filings with external advisors and ensure compliance with CRA and IRS requirements.




- Review tax filings for Chilean legal entity and approve filing with the SII.
- Administer Canadian indirect taxes (HST/GST) and support U.S. sales tax compliance activities, including implementation of Avalara tax for U.S. sales tax automation and compliance.
- Develop processes for monitoring U.S. state nexus and sales‑tax obligations; liaise with external compliance providers.

Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement

- Maintain and optimize financial workflows within the ERP environment.
- Serve as a key contributor in ERP implementation or expansion projects; experience with Odoo is an asset.
- Lead process‑improvement initiatives across finance, purchasing, operations, and reporting functions.
- Support the development of automated and scalable reporting through Excel, PowerQuery, and Power BI.

Statutory and Statistical Filings

- Manage all Canadian and U.S. statistical and governmental reporting obligations, including recurring Statistics Canada surveys, industry reporting, and U.S. economic census‑related filings as applicable.
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely submission of all required statistical returns.
- Coordinate with internal teams to gather required operational, sales, and production data.




- Maintain documentation and controls to support auditability and compliance with federal and state/provincial data‑reporting standards.

Team Leadership

- Mentor and oversee finance team members, providing guidance on accounting best practices.
- Establish performance measurement standards and support professional development, ensuring continuous upskilling of the finance team.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with operations, sales, supply chain, and engineering teams.
- Uphold a strong culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

- Chartered Skilled Accountant (CPA) designation required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting or finance roles, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, internal controls, and financial statement preparation.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including demonstrated experience with PowerQuery.
- Experience leading month‑end close processes, audit preparation, and financial reporting.
- Strong understanding of inventory, costing, and manufacturing workflows.

Preferred & Asset Qualifications

- Experience with U.S. sales‑tax administration and multi‑state nexus compliance.
- Experience with ERP systems; exposure to Odoo is a significant asset.
- Working knowledge of Power BI and data‑model development considered an advantage.
- Experience in intercompany reporting within a public‑company or multinational environment.
- Familiarity with Tagetik or similar consolidation tools for intercompany eliminations and group reporting.
- Experience working within

📌 Financial Controller (Kitchener)
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