JOB DESCRIPTION
Irving Consumer Products is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including but not limited to:
- Flexible medical, dental, and vision plan
- Employee & family assistance program
- RRSP matching program
- Health & Wellness reimbursements
- Product purchase program
- Opportunities to take part in job-related training and development
- Relocation cost (if applicable)
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead Financial Strategy in Manufacturing Operations
Join Irving Consumer Products as a key member of our Finance leadership team where you'll play a pivotal role partnering with Manufacturing Operations and company wide cross-functional teams. This role is ideal for a strategic finance professional who excels at transforming operational data into actionable insights and driving performance through collaboration and analytical excellence.
What You'll Do:
- Lead with Influence: Drive the delivery of accurate and insightful financial reporting, variance analysis, and performance metrics across all manufacturing sites, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Financial Planning: Lead key financial processes for manufacturing including forecasts, budgets, and long-term strategic plans, while ensuring alignment with broader business objectives and quality weekly and monthly manufacturing financials.
- Provide Strategic Financial Leadership: Offer expert guidance on commodity trends, foreign exchange impacts, manufacturing cost drivers, hedging strategies, and cost optimization opportunities.
- Drive Capital and Cost Strategy: Lead capital investment analysis, quarterly benchmarking, and collaborate on enterprise-wide cost-saving initiatives to support sustainable, profitable growth.
- Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with the executive team, manufacturing site leadership, and cross-functional teams to coach, problem-solve, and standardize financial reporting.
- Deliver Advanced Analytics: Lead scenario planning, cost modeling, and sensitivity analysis to support complex decision-making in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
This role is perfect for a proactive, collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about using data to drive analytical solutions and financial models in support of strategic outcomes.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent leadership capabilities
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic
- Results-driven, strategic, and analytical thinker
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Previous manufacturing experience is considered a strong asset
- Ability to communicate effectively across the organization
- Proven ability to lead by influence and collaboration
- Demonstrated change management experience
- 10-15 years of relevant work experience required
- CPA Designation
- Education Required: Bachelor's Degree
ABOUT US
Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has operations in Canada and the United States and are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With a culture that nurtures talent and creates an inclusive workplace, you can grow your career across our various operating divisions.
We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.
Worried you do not meet all the requirements? Studies have shown that many applicants apply only to job opportunities when they feel they meet 100% of the criteria. We promote an inclusive environment where everyone is appreciated, recognized, and empowered to contribute fully. If you are interested in this position but are worried you did not meet all the requirements, we would encourage you to still apply.
We appreciate your interest in our company however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
ABOUT THE TEAM
At Irving Consumer Products , we know the key to success is our people.
We are a leading manufacturer of premium quality tissue products - including national brands Royale® in Canada and Scotties® in the US - and private label. We also produce baby diapers under our Royale® brand as well as private label diapers and training pants for North American retailers.
We pride ourselves in our commitment to providing the best quality products and exceptional service to our consumers and customers.
Our parent company - J.D. Irving, Limited, is a responsible steward of the forests. Each year, its forest operations harvest less than 2 percent of the forest it manages, ensuring that the company grows more wood than it harvests. J.D. Irving has planted more than 1 billion trees since 1957, and the J.D. Irving Forest Supply Chain has been declared carbon neutral.