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Director, Financial Reporting

Vancouver, BC

Canfor Corporation (“Canfor”) (TSX: CFP) is one of the world’s largest producers of sustainable lumber, pulp and paper and a North American leader in green energy production. Canfor turns the fibre that enters their mills into products we all use every day. Their high-quality lumber and pulp products are used every day around the world in surprising ways, and they continue to look for new opportunities to apply sustainability innovation to supply low-carbon solutions.


With a history that dates back to the 1930s, Canfor has grown to become a leader in the forest products industry. What began with two entrepreneurs has grown to become an international team of forward-thinking and committed employees located in Western Canada and the Southern United States. Canfor is proud of their unwavering commitment to excellence, safety and customer satisfaction, which allows them to safely and efficiently deliver the quality products to their customers around the globe. Canfor is continuously named one of BC’s Top Employers because of their dedication to fostering talent, progressive culture, and supportive benefits and programs for employees.


Reporting directly to the Vice President, Controller, the newly created position of Director, Financial Reporting will oversee the accuracy and completeness of financial records and reporting, internal controls, evaluating and managing disclosures and risk, as well as supporting various Senior Leadership teams, specifically for the Canfor Pulp organization. In addition, the Director will support the VP, Controller by providing operational forecasting, planning and strategic support, as well as oversee the rapidly growing partnership with Arbios Biotech. This role works closely with other Finance functions (Operational Finance, Tax, Treasury) and Operations, Sales, Legal and Human Resources teams. The Director will be responsible for ad-hoc projects including M&A activities such as analyzing the pre-acquisition financial data and managing post-acquisition purchase price allocation and GL integration.


The ideal candidate is a CPA-CA who has a track record of success working within a large corporation where they are the financial leader. This experience is ideally gained in the forestry, mining, oil and gas, tech, or manufacturing sectors, ideally at a publicly listed company. Over their career they have been successful in working with a finance team in aligning, streamlining and improving systems that support the needs of the operating business and reporting requirements. As a Director, Financial Reporting, Director of Finance, or a Corporate Controller, they must have demonstrated their ability to build a strong, service-oriented finance department that is viewed as a business partner to operations. The ideal candidate works collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders, is proactive and results-driven, and is respected for their in-depth understanding of the business.


This role is based at Canfor’s corporate head office in Vancouver, British Columbia.


We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Please note that we will only be in contact with those individuals moving forward with our client.


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