About Ya YA Foods:
Ya YA Foods is a dynamic and high-growth manufacturer of liquid food and unique beverages. With over 30 years’ experience, we have evolved into a versatile manufacturer and co-packer of a variety of low acid and high acid beverage and liquid food items. We are a family-owned Canadian business who prides itself in its proven track record of satisfying the needs of global multi-national customers. We are a solution provider for our customers, always striving to exceed expectations on innovation, quality, service, and speed to market. For further information about us, please check our website at yayafoods.com
A career at Ya YA FOODS will offer you the opportunity to…
- Build a career, not just have a job
- Work in a dynamic and high-growth company with very skilled professionals
- Become part of a teamwork focused culture
- Be a part of an organization that supports your future growth path
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of financial planning and analysis (forecast, budget, long-range planning, and variance analysis).
- Maintain detailed financial models to support both short and long-term strategic plans.
- Generate financial analyses, reports, and presentations for executives.
- Facilitate improved monthly reporting and communication of the operating plan vs. actual performance throughout the Company.
- Provide financial expertise and strategic support, including helping with new business opportunities.
- Work cross-functionally on budgeting and ad hoc forecasting projects.
- Support the next phase of Ya Ya Foods’ US expansion.
- Develop KPIs and analyses to track key business metrics.
- Generate Daily Report to update C-executives on overall health of the company.
- Generate Monthly Finance KPI dashboard.
- Generate Monthly and yearly budget head count dashboard for senior leaders.
- Generate quarterly operation performance metrics presentation for board of director meetings.
- Develop and maintain Customer, Manufacturing Line and SKU level P&L.
- Development and Completion of Board of Director monthly/qtly presentations.
- Consolidate & Track individual KPI to determine bonus payout for employees.
- Continuous Improvements Lead for Finance Team.
- Fulfill any financial audit requests.
- Compliance with the Company's Integrated Management Systems which includes, but is not limited to Production, Quality, Food Safety & GMP.
- Compliance with all rules & policies regarding health safety, occupational safety, environmental safety, food safety, legal regulations, company requirements, etc.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 3 to 5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel)
- High level communication skills to interact with all levels of management
- Able to organize, multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- CPA designation (earned or working towards) an asset
- NB: Successful candidates will be required to provide photo ID, banking details, a valid SIN number, and (if applicable) a valid work permit
Why Join Us
We believe that the key to creating and growing a successful business is by investing in our people—some of whom have been a part of our team for over 30-years. This is at the core of who we are, what we do, and how we grow our business—as a versatile, automated manufacturer and co-packer of a wide-variety of beverages and liquid food items. In our view, a happy team means a better workforce, a better product, and more satisfied customers.
Furthermore, we encourage different perspectives and celebrate diversity in our workforce. Where every employee has the opportunity to realize his or her full potential in a working environment that is supportive of everyone. Upon request, we will gladly provide accommodations to any candidate with a disability taking part in the selection process.