Program director Jobs in Abbotsford, BC

Job Description

Job Description

The Director provides expert advice and guidance; and leads and directs a comprehensive suite of financial planning, analysis, reporting and risk management services to support the Retail division’s strategic objectives. The Director leads the Finance Retail Group’s team of financial managers and is accountable for achieving performance standards, including the Finance department’s service targets.

Accountabilities

• To meet the Retail Division’s financial and business requirements and for client goals and strategic objectives :
• The routine interpretation and preparation of financials and client strategic objectives in accordance with deadlines, capital and operating budgets, forecasts, variances and major initiatives with respect to KPI’s.
• The preparation of business cases, including cost-benefit analysis, for the development, evaluation and recommendation of current and proposed projects, business strategies, system enhancements, policy changes and other initiatives.
• Directs the Finance Retail operations support team in functions that include : retail inventory oversight, and inventory valuation; sales and non-sales transaction audit and processing; cash floats, retail price variances, and container management; the management of customer account information; and contract management, compliance administrative processes and period-end and year end activities.
• Leads and contributes to continual improvement through business transformation projects, and collaboration with the CFO and other Finance Directors
• Leads and directs regulatory compliance activities to enforce the compliance of industry participants with liquor distribution policies and regulations.
• Mentors team members and ensures that they are qualified and engaged through technical expertise, coaching, relationship, and team building.
• Supervising subordinate employees' performance, including but not limited to providing performance assessments; issuing disciplinary sanctions up to and including suspensions and making recommendations to the General Manager for employee termination.
• Works directly with external and internal stakeholders including but not limited to key departments namely, Information Technology (IT) and Corporate Loss Prevention (CLP).
• Directly supervises up to 4 employees.
• Performs other duties as required by the CFO.

Education and Experience :

Preference may be given to those candidates’ experience in a large retail or wholesale environment.

Knowledge :

Skills and Abilities :