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Nutrien · 1 day ago

Director, External Reporting (Temporary Full-time 12-18 months)

Loveland, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$140K/yr - $261K/yr

15+ years exp

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and they are seeking a Director of External Reporting. This high-profile position involves overseeing the preparation and review of financial statements and ensuring compliance with regulatory reporting requirements, while also driving strategic business decisions within the Finance group.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Play a key role in setting strategic direction for the Finance group to meet current and future reporting needs, including providing insights to facilitate business decisions that maximize Nutrien’s results

Be a key driver to ensure Nutrien’s compliance with the regulatory reporting requirements (financial statements and MD&A) with a forward thinking and collaborative approach

Partner with various groups both Finance and non-Finance teams to ensure that financial results are communicated consistently and convey a clear and concise message to the users of these reports

Lead the external reporting team and oversee the preparation and review of best-in-class quarterly and annual financial statements, and MD&A, ensuring the needs of key stakeholders are met and considering the impact of any emerging issues from financial reporting and market/industry perspectives

Provide thought leadership to the Finance and Reporting teams to help drive strategic business decisions and continuous improvements

Put forward analysis and technical accounting advice for complex and non-routine material financial transactions addressing both operational and financial impacts to Nutrien

Understand and apply how Nutrien’ s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in related day-to-day activities and decisions

Build a high-performance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviour; communicating vision, values, business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team

Communicate and deliver key messages to executive/senior leadership teams, Audit Committee and other business leaders via presentations and analysis provided

Manage preparation, review and timely submission of other public filings (such as AIF, Proxy, prospectus) and other reporting requirements (pension financials, legal entity financials)

Provide recommendations to Finance group regarding best practices and enhancements to the financial reporting process and continuously look for opportunities to automate and/or integrate efficiencies in the process

Be a respected collaborator with external stakeholders including auditors, consultants and legal counsel

Spearhead projects (integration of data used for reporting purposes, purchase price accounting, new accounting standards or regulations) involving financial reporting and disclosures within the organization

Provide financial support for key initiatives and special projects when identified

Expert/go-to-person for financial and regulatory reporting requirements and compliance

Qualification

Accounting Designation (CPA/CA)Financial Reporting ExperienceInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)US GAAPCrop Nutrients Industry KnowledgeTeam ManagementProfessional JudgementInfluencing SkillsCoaching MindsetFinancial AnalysisTechnical Accounting AdviceRegulatory CompliancePublic Filings KnowledgeData IntegrationAutomation OpportunitiesStakeholder CollaborationCommunicationAttention to DetailAdaptabilitySelf-StarterResult-OrientedProject ManagementCollaboration

Required

Accounting Designation (CPA/CA)

15+ years of financial reporting experience, preferably in a large diversified public company and/or a large public accounting firm

World-class understanding of global public company accounting and regulatory reporting requirements and their application in the current reporting environment

Expert knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and securities regulations in both Canada and the US

Broad understanding of the crop nutrients production and retail sectors and the related business issues

Experience with managing, coaching and mentoring a team

Ability to manage priorities and projects simultaneously and identify critical areas and issues during the process

Ability to adapt to a fast paced and changing environment

Ability to influence a diverse group of people and implement change

A drive for achievement and excellence

Self-starter with a high energy level and result-oriented

Excellent oral & written communication to convey technical and complex matters to diverse groups of people

Very high attention to detail

Sound, professional judgement

Good understanding of US GAAP