Finance Controller

Description:

Co-op does business differently. As a co-operative, we believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and how you can help bring our brand to life, visit us at dawsonco-op.crs.

What you’ll do:

The Finance controller will be a key leader within the Finance Department responsible for:

• Assisting the Finance Manager with credit management, inventories, internal audits, year-end file creation, and other special projects as required.
• Maintaining awareness of financial trends, best practices and impacts to the Co-op and its respective commodities.
• Collaborating as needed with FCL and other Local Co-ops to build upon programs and strategies across the CRS.
• Overseeing period end financial statements, communicate with File Maintenance staff on proper period-end procedures, and providing insightful analytical assessment of period-end results to commodity managers.
• Overseeing the maintenance of vendor payable files, AR payment files, and payments.
• Overseeing and maintaining the GL code structure (adding / deleting as required).
• Maintaining a deep understanding of current accounting principles and recordkeeping requirements.
• Ensuring claims, invoices, tax filings and other regulatory filings, and all other paperwork is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Other duties as assigned.