Manager, Assistant Controller (Canada)

Division: Corporate Finance and Accounting
Job location: Remote (Ontario)
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday
Employment type: Full-time permanent

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you!

Aurora Cannabis is a leader in the rapidly evolving global cannabis industry, serving both medical and consumer markets worldwide. Dedicated to helping people improve their lives, Aurora is driven by science and innovation, with a focus on providing premium medical cannabis products produced with the highest standards. We proudly serve both patients and consumers across Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Our global brand portfolio includes Aurora, Being, CanniMed, CraftPlant, Daily Special, Drift, Greybeard, IndiMed, MedReleaf, Pedanios, San Raf, Tasty’s, Whistler Cannabis Co, and WMMC. Aurora's brands continue to break through as industry leaders in the medical, wellness and adult recreational markets wherever they are launched.

At Aurora, employees are at the heart of everything we do as we execute with excellence and agility. Whether in our manufacturing facilities, in our state-of-the-art research labs or supporting our global business development, or, within our corporate functions such as HR, operations, government affairs, and more – our diverse A-Team leads with expertise, passion and dedication every day. Together, we are opening the world to cannabis and making a meaningful impact for patients, consumers, our communities and our A-team. 

Job summary

You’re a dynamic finance leader with a successful track record for building and improving processes. You thrive in a collaborative space where you can work with like-minded individuals to achieve goals and ensure successful KPIs. You enjoy reviewing complex sets of data and introducing innovative solutions that allow organizations to be on the cutting-edge of the industry – and this is why we have the perfect role for you!

We’re looking for a vibrant leader to plant their roots with us as a Manager, Assistant Controller (Canada). In this role, you will report into the Director, Global Corporate Controller and oversee and provide Finance leadership for Aurora’s Canadian cannabis operations. You will work closely with all levels of the organization and provide strategic leadership to enhance and maintain consistent accounting policies, procedures, and controls for our Canadian operations. Sound interesting? Keep reading…

As the Assistant Controller (Canada) you will…

• Manage daily, month end/quarter end/year end closing procedures across Accounting / Finance, including facilitating review meetings and analytics, ensuring results are accurate and timely
• Support a high-performing team of professionals to ensure continuous growth and development at Aurora through effective performance management, training, and coaching programs
• Review reconciliations prepared by other team members, ensuring completeness and accuracy across the trial balance, and delivery of accurate financial statements
• Ensure all journal entries are IFRS and SOX compliant
• Facilitate the preparation of monthly financial analysis and reports for both Flash and month end/quarter end close
• Liaise with the Corporate Finance leadership team to ensure timely, complete and accurate delivery of financial information and results for monthly and quarterly consolidation
• Review variances, including actual to budgeted results, and forecasts, together with relevant financial and operational analyses to support all reporting requirements
• Design, implement and maintain internal controls to support a SOX compliant multi-national organization
• Actively lead process improvement initiatives and technology enhancements, including the standardization of reports and improvement to consolidation process
• Participate in annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes and special projects, including the ERP rollout initiative
• Coordinate with external auditors on quarterly reviews and annual audits and respond to inquiries and provide ad hoc reporting as needed 

You will be setup for success if you have…

• 5 + years of relevant work experience as a finance leader and people manager in a publicly traded company environment
• Relevant post-secondary education, such as a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting, with a CPA designation (we would also welcome an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)
• Prior experience working with complex consolidation for a global multi-national organization and using ERP software (asset)

You’re the ideal candidate because….

• You are an excellent communicator and can connect with all levels of an organization to convey complex information in engaging formats 
• You are a natural relationship-builder and can nurture long-term partnerships to satisfy agendas and collaborate effectively in a team setting
• You are a dynamic navigator and can quickly adapt to new environments with changing priorities and maintain a high-level of accuracy when doing so
• You are a client-obsessed leader who goes above and beyond to exceed the expectations of others and cultivate successful outcomes

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! You will be empowered to achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, meeting-free-Friday-afternoons and more!  

• Total Rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, company SWAG, team activities and modern technology. 

• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with cannabis.

Next steps
Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and we will contact you if we see a fit via email.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways. We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity.  Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities (hot tip: if you are an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by sharing this posting with someone in your network! If they are the successful candidate, you may be eligible for a bonus!).  

Diversity and inclusion
At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know!

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