Sr. Manager, Finance

This is what you will do

We are seeking a highly motivated and business-oriented Senior Manager of Finance to join our growing organization in Canada.

This role will serve as the lead finance and accounting partner for the affiliate, supporting business growth through sound financial planning, performance management, compliance, and operational excellence. The successful candidate will combine strong financial expertise with a hands-on approach and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic and evolving environment.

The ideal candidate would have a strong mastery of business and accounting processes in SAP, and has hands-on experience performing financial operation activities such as monthly accounting closes, with working knowledge of Order-To-Cash (OTC), Procure-To-Pay (P2P) and treasury processes.

The successful candidate will be able to build strong business partnership with the Canadian commercial leadership team, providing reliable and timely financial reporting/planning processes, while ensuring compliance with the financial governance framework.

You’ll be responsible for:

Accounting, Financial Operations & Reporting

• Own the monthly and quarterly close end-to-end, including the close calendar, journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and flux/variance analysis, with clear tie-outs to the financial statement, cash flow and balance sheet.
• Ensure commercial sales for Chiesi Canada are booked with the appropriate sales/payer discounts in the ledger, reconciling actual invoicing with projected estimates on items such as patient copay.
• Own core operational accounting areas such as cash, bank reconciliations prepaids and accruals, fixed assets, leases and ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and on time in accordance with IFRS and company policy.
• Management of local purchasing, procurement and treasury activities in collaboration with Chiesi’s Accounting and Treasury team
• Maintain the integrity of master-data in SAP such as the chart of accounts, vendor/customer master, material master.
• Own bank relationships. Ensure compliance with Group Treasury Policy, including bank account governance, payment and cybersecurity controls, counterparty risk management and coordination of treasury capital allocation initiatives and planning with Global Treasury;
• Provide accurate and timely financial information and reporting packages for Chiesi Canada to support the consolidation of financial results at Chiesi Group level,and coordinate external audit activities in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

Taxes

• Lead all Canadian tax compliance and reporting activities, including corporate income tax, provincial tax requirements, transfer pricing compliance, Country-by-Country Reporting support, and reporting requirements, in collaboration with Group Tax and external advisors.
• Manage transfer pricing compliance for Canada,
  With the support of external advisors, partnering with local and global R&D and Tax function, ensure domestic tax incentives are identified and, where deemed applicable, their application duly calculated and diligently reported in compliance with local rules.
• Act as the primary Finance contact for external auditors, tax advisors and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), ensuring timely and compliant responses.

Business Partnering & FP&A

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning process as the trusted business partner to the Commercial leadership team.
  Partner closely with Global Finance (Accounting, FP&A/Controlling and Tax teams) to ensure alignment with corporate governance, reporting and compliance standards.
• Serve as the senior Finance representative for the Canadian affiliate, providing independent financial leadership, governance and decision support to local management and global stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain management reports to inform business performance, generating insightful commentaries on business drivers and fluxes.
  Support the development of business cases, scenario analyses, and financial evaluations to drive meaningful strategic and operational decisions

You will need to have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Controlling, FP&A, or related financial roles, with a preference for experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare or other regulated industries
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting
• Strong analytical and business acumen – intellectual curiosity and ability to structure problems, diagnose issues and triangulate with multiple approaches while keeping sight of the “big picture”.
• Self-directed and confident, with ability to contribute to shared commitment and goals to achieve high standards of performance.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and cross-functional stakeholders with a high attention to detail, while navigating changing priorities or timelines.

We would prefer for you to have

• Experience working with ERP systems and analytic tools (SAP, Power BI experience is an asset)

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