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Manager, Financial Reporting & Operations
Honda Canada Inc
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Posted 29 oct.
About this role
The Manager, Financial Reporting & Operations leads two core Finance functions: Financial Operations and Financial Reporting. The incumbent will be accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, and effectiveness of transaction processing, period-end close, and financial reporting. The Manager will work closely with business leaders, Finance management, other Honda companies, cross-functional project teams to understand business activities and ensure their accounting and reporting impacts are appropriately addressed. As a key member of the Finance leadership team, the Manager develops people and strong teams, drives process and system improvements, and builds the team’s ability to respond to changing business requirements. RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership and Functional Oversight * Establish functional objectives, priorities, performance measures, and service expectations * Provide clear direction for team results, significant deliverables and issue resolution. * Monitor key risks, material issues, significant judgments and exceptions, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate escalation. * Represent the functions in cross-functional initiatives and provide clear recommendations to Finance leadership and business stakeholders. Financial Operations * Provide oversight of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Inventory accounting functions, ensuring transactions are processed accurately, completely and within established timelines, policies, controls and approval requirements. * Monitor operational accounting activities and key performance indicators, identify risks or service gaps, and implement appropriate corrective actions. * Drive sustainable improvements in high-volume transaction processes, including standardization, automation and stronger use of system controls. Financial Reporting * Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and reporting processes, ensuring that required deliverables are completed accurately and on time. * Oversee the preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, Canadian local consolidation, reporting packages, and supporting analyses. * Lead the assessment and documentation of complex and non-routine accounting matters under IFRS and company accounting policies. Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and Audit * Maintain an effective internal control environment across the core finance functions and support SOX compliance activities * Coordinate audit requirements and ensure requested information is complete, accurate, and provided within required timelines. Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS * Bachelor’s degree * CPA designation required * 10 years of progressive relevant experience, including experience leading teams with multiple functional responsibilities * Strong knowledge of IFRS, consolidation, and financial analysis * Experience in a large, complex organization with multiple business units, legal entities, or foreign affiliates * Experience with SAP or a comparable enterprise resource planning system * Experience supporting audits and SOX compliance preferred * Automotive sector experience a preference * Involvement in major system implementations, finance transformation, automation, and process-improvement initiatives preferred * Familiarity with U.S. accounting requirements preferred * Demonstrates a high degree of integrity and promotes a governance-focused culture. * Strong leadership, coaching, and people-development capabilities * Ability to communicate complex accounting matters clearly * Strong continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to challenge inefficient or ineffective practices. * Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with reporting, business intelligence, or data-analysis tools HIRING PRACTICES * The salary range for this position is $123,176.00 - $146,271.00 annually. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of job-related factors, including education, experience, knowledge, and skill set. * This is an on-site with occasional work-from-home position that requires employees to work on-site four days per week with the opportunity to work-from-home one day per week (with a dedicated workspace at the assigned company office). * This posting is for an existing vacancy that Honda Canada Inc. is actively seeking to fill. * Honda Canada Inc. does not use artificial intelligence (AI) in its recruitment or candidate selection processes. * Honda Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations during the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities, upon request. Accommodations will take into account the applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email Human Resources at [accessibility@honda.ca](mailto:accessibility@honda.ca) or call (905) 888-4331. *The Power of Dreams is alive at Honda. Browse Jobs at Honda Canada, Honda Financial Services and Honda Trading Canada. Build a career with Honda.* Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. The best people produce the best products. That's why Honda is constantly on the lookout for bright, ambitious team players who have a strong commitment to improving society, the environment, as well as themselves. Honda has long been a company whose corporate culture centres around people who successfully work together to produce technologically advanced and environmentally conscious products. We believe that everyone involved in the process of buying, selling or producing a Honda product should have a positive experience. 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