Manager Cash Control & Reporting

Position Title: Manager Cash Control & Reporting

Job Requisition ID: 50332

Career Group (ADSP): Administration

Division: Finance (01000179)

Department: Finance and Accounting

Work Location: ON - 5559 DUNDAS STREET W

Province: Ontario

The typical salary range for this position is $69 840.00 - $96 030.00 annually. The base salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity considerations.

This posting is for an existing permanent full-time vacancy.

SUMMARY:
Manager, Cash Control is responsible for overseeing the financial operation and cash management processes within the company’s Store Retail locations. This includes ensuring accurate cash handling, reconciliation, reporting, implementing, and maintaining effective cash control procedures. This role is essential in preventing and detecting fraud, as well as ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITES:

• Manages a Team of 6+ employees. 2 Accounting Services Supervisors as direct reporting relationships. 6+ Accounting Services Coordinators as indirect reporting relationships.
• Regularly conduct meetings with Head Office Business Partners & Front-End Specialist to resolve critical problems related to errors in weekly reporting and/or reconciliation errors.
• Analyze and resolve weekly Cash Reconciliation Reports discrepancies.
• Analyze and reconcile company supported and in store fund raising campaigns.
• Analyze and ensure the accurate processing and reconciliation of employee taxable benefits.
• Develop and maintain enhanced reports to key Metro and Food Basic Business partners.
• Establish and maintain all written documentation provided to Metro and Food Basics Stores regarding procedure and policy changes.
• Communicate any new and/or changes to existing procedures and policies to Metro and Food Basics Stores, and Business Partners to ensure the uniform application of controls, accountability, and reporting.
• Participates in various store related projects and initiatives.
• Collaborate and participate with internal and external customers to develop innovative solutions for various initiatives and projects.
• Conduct store visits to review store cash control processes to improve efficiency and controls.
• Participate in internal and external audits related to cash and financial controls.
• Develop, establish, and follow up procedures with Cash Reporting Supervisor to ensure Stores provides the accounting required for reconciliation.
• Investigate, resolve, and respond to Stores regarding inquiries, balancing and reporting issues.
• Facilitate the reconciliation of store statements by investigating and resolving accounting balance discrepancies with store locations.
• Collaborating with Front End Specialist to address cash management issues and ensure proper implementation of procedures.
• Collaborate with all relevant external customers to resolve store-related issues, address accounting balance discrepancies, and initiate new processes for our stores.
• Provide Store Close instructions and disposal of Store records and equipment.
• Ensuring all cash handling activities adhere to company policies, legal requirements, and internal audit guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• College diploma or University studies in finance/accounting
• Working towards or currently holding the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Accounting designation
• 5 to 7 years of progressive accounting analysis work experience and has experience managing a Team. Retail experience is an asset and preferred.
• Requires advanced knowledge of MS Office, SAP, BDMS, and Sweda POS essential.
• Advanced Excel skills required including macros, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, advanced formulas and working with complex spreadsheets with multiple tabs and links.
• Must be able to prioritize multiple tasks and manage regular, strict, and urgent deadlines.
• Decision-making skills, accuracy and attention to detail is essential.
• Required to streamline the work to reduce the time required and to be cost effective to the Department. Ensure the work is completed with resources available.
• Requires strong analytical skills. Ability to analyze and manage General Ledger accounts.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, internally (stores) and externally (suppliers).

RELATIONSHIPS:
Toronto and Quebec Head Office Business Partners, Ontario Stores, Suppliers, Customers, Internal and external auditors.
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The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

Disclosure on Use of Artifical Intelligence in Recruitment: At METRO, we are commited to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. In compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (Bill 149), we disclose that METRO and certain third-party job boards we use incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for positions. The use of AI helps us efficiently review the large volume of applications we receive, ensuring that every candidate's profile is considered promptly and consistently. This technology supports our goal of providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment procedures, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by METRO's Talent Acquisition team or METRO employees. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.

METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.

We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.

Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.

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